Updates about Sean, Ty, Cheesecakes, and Parks

So let's begin. Ty hasn't found a job yet in San Fran. He's been to an interview that I know of. It went okay, but a lot of the jobs he's looking at requires a car (and he doesn't have one). He was thinking of finding a part time job while he's searching for the right job. I hope that makes sense.

As for Sean, he's a busy guy. He's gone for pretty much 12 hours of the day. When he's around he's tired and about 2-3 hours later he's already in bed. So not much to report. From what I hear he's really enjoying his co-op and he's surrounded by pretty cool people.

Mom McD, I'm not sure who reads this blog, but I'm sure you're not the only one. I believe you are the only one that comments, which is fine by me. It keeps me on my toes.

Yesterday we decided to go to The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate their 30th Anniversary and to get $1.50 slices of cheesecake. Ty and I waited 2.5 hours while Sean only waited about an hour (he got there late). The food was delicious. We had Buffalo Blast and Fried Calamari for appetizers. Ty had a Double BBQ cheeseburger or something like that. Sean had some Spicy Beef and I had Shrimp with Angel Hair pasta. There was so much food and great bread. We had to take our cheesecakes to go. On the way out a homeless man was asking for food. Knowing I wasn't really going to eat my pasta (I only took 5 bites of it, I was so full) I gave the man my food. It was going to a more appreciative stomach. I rather give away food than money. My good deed for the week. I thanked Sean later since he paid for dinner. Good karma.

Today I sat in the Strybing Arboretum in the Golden Gate Park and read Left Bank by Kate Muir. I think the book is okay so far. I didn't know anything about the book going in. It just looks interesting. While in the park I fell asleep and when I woke up I was watching a pair of twins pushing their own little stroller while their grandma walked with them and pushed their stroller. They were two years old and so adorable. The little boy, Avi, came up and said hi to me and the little girl, Lily, waved at me the entire time as she walked by. Their grandma said that it was their favorite thing to do, to push their baby strollers, and follow her like little chicks. I love adorable kids and nice people. The world would be a better place, don't you think?

Things I Do During the Week

Well, I always plan to go to the museums. But when it's overcast and gloomy, I tend to stick close to the apartment. So here's a bit of my schedule during the day.

7:30 am - Wake up Sean since his alarm clock is waking me up and not him
8:30 - Sean leaves and now I'm wide awake
9:00 - Ponder which movie to watch
11:00 - Start making breakfast/lunch
11:30 - Check e-mail and Facebook
12:30 - Look out the window and decide if I want to go out.

This is where my day is decided by the weather, it doesn't usually clear up until 2 pm...

If it's nice out:
1:00 pm - Get my bike and backpack ready for a day at the park or beach
1:30-6 - Find a nice spot at the beach or park and read/take pics
6 - Come back to the apartment and relax, maybe read some more
7:30 - Make dinner with Sean or Ty
8:30 - Watch TV with Sean
11 - Sleep

If it's gloomy out:
1-7 pm - Read in the living room, Facebook, blog, read some articles, maybe venture outside to pick up some groceries

Then it follows the same as above. I love to read so I read a new book pretty much every day. When I don't have movies to watch, I just lay in bed and read until it's noon.

I do plan on visiting the Fine Arts Museum in the park and the MOMA in Downtown SF. There's the Legion of Honor Museum near the Golden Gate Park. The San Francisco Zoo is pretty much down the block.

I'm also scheduling interviews for my co-op position back in Boston. My first phone interview was two Thursday back. I believe I did pretty well. Today I just got a call from another company. They wanted me to go in for an interview, but I told them that I was in California and could not do so. They'll get back to me next week. I'm still waiting to hear from two or three more companies. My co-op coordinators are extremely helpful and want the best co-op for me. I hope I find that perfect fit somewhere.

Here are pretty pictures of roses I took while walking through the Rose Garden in Golden Gate Park.

Napa Valley

We decided that a trip to Napa Valley was a must when we're in San Francisco. Along with Laura, Seth, Fisher, Sara and Joe we headed north. We visited Robert Mondavi, V. Sattui, and Beringer Vineyards. They were beautiful and the weather was gorgeous.

View of the Mondavi Vineyard.

Seth, Ty, and Laura.

Sara and Joe.

Sean and I.

Curt, our guide.

Inside where they store the grapes.

Down where they pour it into the barrels.

Some wine tasting afterwards.

Fisher and Ty taking pictures at V. Sattui.

Sara, Joe, and Laura (and Ty's arm) are wine tasting.

Cassandra, our amazing wine expert.
(She gave us 9 wines instead of the 6 that came with our purchase.)

Haha.

Taking some pictures at Beringer.

Back in the apartment playing Taboo. Ty and Joe.

Sean and Seth.

Neon Party

On Friday, Seth's roommate, Hannah, had a house warming party to celebrate Seth and Jack being the new roomies. Here are some pictures from the night.

Ty's awesome shirt.

Sean's tie dyed shirt.

Cool fish tattoo on Fisher's arm.
Seth's cool face paint.

Fisher and Laura's arms.

Awesome face by me.

Ty's talking to Amelia and I'm just there on the right.

Some bright orange shirt and white pants guy.

Plans for the Weekend

Hello! I have tons of pictures to post up later this weekend. Now for the plans. Today (Saturday) we are going to Napa. Tomorrow we are going back to Santa Cruz (because Sean really wants those rare sneakers and to see the beach again). Friday night was the neon/fluorescent party and it was awesome. Can't wait to see those pics on the computer. Okay, I gotta sleep now if I want to wake up around 10 am. =)

More Pictures from Santa Cruz

More pictures from the Straw Maze at Half Moon Bay. Enjoy!

It doesn't look like much, but it's a huge maze!

Goats!

Big gorilla.

Sean being Sean.

Peeking into the next room.

Are you following?

Into the next room!

Finally... the exit 40 minutes or so later.

Trip to Santa Cruz

Sean decided that going to Santa Cruz for the day would be a great idea. Sean, his two co-workers, Seth and Mark, along with Ty and me set out yesterday to drive down to the Santa Cruz boardwalk. Along the way we stopped a little outside of Pescadero and checked out the view from the cliffs. We got to Santa Cruz and decided to stop at a local farmer's market. While there we received an awesome tip: stop by and have lunch at Emily's Good Things to Eat in town. And we did and the food was amazing! Here's the address in case your in the area.

Emily's Good Things to Eat
1129 Mission St Santa Cruz, CA 95060
http://www.emilysbakery.com/about_emily.html

Then we went down to the boardwalk area and spent the next 4 hours lounging around on the beach and sun bathing. We decided to drive downtown and check out what they had to offer. There was a lot of restaurants and cool shops. We went back to the boardwalk and had dinner at the end of the pier. While driving back Sean decided to be spontaneous and turned off the highway when he saw a sign for a Straw Maze.

It was so ridiculously fun! It was almost dark out when we got there. We heard from the owner that there were two girls still in the maze and they've been there for the last half hour. It normally takes people 20 minutes or so to navigate the maze. Sean and I got separated for a while and it was almost scary. We met up again in the second big room and also ran into Ty and Mark. Seth was probably done at this point. Anyways, we ran around some more and finally got out of the maze. Whew! Those poor girls had been there for over an hour at this point.

Arata Pumpkin Farm
185 Verde Rd.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
http://www.aratapumpkinfarm.com

Check out the Google Map aerial view. It's not the current maze, but it looks pretty cool. Make sure you are on the Satellite View.

We made it back to San Fran around 10 pm and the boys decided to go visit the local bar scene. That was when my day ended, but their's continued. I wish they wrote on here, but they are busy, I guess. Okay, that's it for now.

Our trip to Santa Cruz. Approximately 2 hours worth of driving.

Making our own paths.

This guy did it in his car...

We're doing it more eco-friendly. L to R: Mark, Seth, and Sean.

That's not dead fish, it's sea lions!

Sean walking to a new vantage point.

A beautiful view of the cliffs.

Sean and I taking a photo op.

Mark standing at the cliff's edge.

Sean looking northward.

Ty taking videos of the scenery.

Mark being adventurous and climbing down into a valley.

Time to head back into the car! Oh yea, the SpaceCase can fit a dead body or two.

A walk on the wild side.

So peaceful.

Mark and Sean having a talk about technology and string theories.

Ty's sun bathing.

I'm doing the same!

A picture of the pier.

Seth, Ty, and Sean posing for the camera.

A nice picture in front of the Boardwalk area.

Posing on the pier.

I like Seth's sunglasses. Sean's checking out the menu at the Dolphin.

Mark and Ty.

The boys from L to R: Mark, Sean, Seth, and Ty.

Sea lions! I love the little babies!

More pictures to be uploaded tomorrow!