Bella Boo

Flecks of dry, sunburned skin aren't my only souvenirs from a weekend with the dogs-
I finally uploaded the pictures!

3 girls. 4 dogs.

This is Bella.
Alice affectionately calls her "Bella Boo".

She's an older dog with joint and pain issues.
She didn't get to go on the sun(burning)ny hike with us
so we took her for a stroll around the hilly neighborhood.

I think we wore her out.
She quietly laid down in every store we entered,
waiting while we shopped.

Sami girl would be trying to jump into everyone's laps, sniff all the merchandise, sneeze all over things, and make that chirpy, whiny noise when she wants to leave.
I asked Jbear when Sami will settle down and he assures me it comes with age.

Bella almost didn't make it.
She laid down right on the sidewalk to take a break on our trek home.
We were devising a plan on how to carry her back uphill
(she isn't a small dog)
but lucky for us she's a trooper
and made it back without us.

The Weekend After...

The weekend after the deadline was..

bliss.

Wearing my sweater to the beach.
 Football.
 Seagulls.
Sand.

Seabright Beach
Twin Lakes State Beach
Santa Cruz, CA 95062










Chowing down on this chili cheese burger. Discovered the most delicious beans. EVER!



Bush's Bourbon and Brown Sugar Grillin' Beans.
here.
I could have emptied the tupperware. They were delicious!

Pedicures with Gracie.
Hello lollipop toes!

We were a bit hesitant to go to a well-rated salon called Hand Job (located in the Castro) and ended up at a well-reviewed less provocatively titled salon.


Simply Unique Nails
734 14th St. 
San Francisco, CA 94114


We spent much effort trying to explaining when to use gerunds (-ing verbs) to my pedicurist but Grace and the lady on the other side of me kept comparing it to French and I have not studied any English grammar in over a decade... I think we confused the poor girl even more. English has to be one of the most confusing languages on this planet because my explanation for conjugations and placement of words always seems to be "that's just what sounds right". I am glad it is my first language.

 
Lured Gracie out to SF with salted caramel ice cream.

Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110







 

Visited my favorite bakery thanks to my brother. My first time by public transportation into the neighborhood of churches. I love their flower arrangements!


Tartine Bakery & Cafe
600 Guerrero St.
San Francisco, CA 94110









Celebrated the graduation of our muffintop lawyer with strawberries and cake. I was expecting champagne and not so many lawyers.

I loved how the man handing out diplomas treated every person on stage so cordially, he shook the hands of graduates, parents, fiances and babies all the same.

At the end of the day

I came back

for this one.

 The End.