Bringing you the Here & Now series, a Friday feature intended to capture my life as it is in this moment: shows I'm watching (better question: what aren't I watching), products I'm excited about, restaurant raves, weekend plans, all of the little things that I was into this week. A bookmark for the here & now, if you will!
This week... this week was standard. On the rainier, busy-at-work-ier, can't-get-out-of-bed-ier side of the spectrum, but it was full of such goodness too. My dad was in town for a day, so we enjoyed some noodles and sake at a cozy neighborhood spot. I've discovered a new show to binge, had some funny conversations at work, successfully laundered and dry-cleaned my clothes (win!!) and you know what: this goodness deserves to be remembered too! So we have, the Here & Now, Edition Uno!
Eat & Drink
More often than not, our Sunday evenings consist of grocery shopping and then a stop at In-N-Out because... well, because we live in California so gotta take advantage. A couple of weeks ago, In-N-Out released a new addition to their menu for the first time in over a decade: hot cocoa! Of course, a taste test was necessary. Verdict? It was yum, but then again I'd probably eat cardboard if it was from In-N-Out.
Earlier that day, we were visiting a French family who we're friends with. After a made-to-order omelette brunch, they brought out a traditional Galette des Rois ("King's Cake") and the kids (four under the age of ten!) showed us the ropes. If you eat the slice of the (delicious) cake with a token hidden in it, you get to be king or queen for the day. A cultural lesson I fully supported!
See & Do
Like I said, it's been a work-heavy week. However, my weekends are fiercely protected for play! Cassandra and I found ourselves purposely getting lost in the city - it's a concept we picked up in Croatia, when we were encouraged to go "drifting" and letting the geography of the city pull us in different directions. Um, total win.
Not only did we stumble across the most breathtaking view of the city - you could see the Golden Gate Bridge all the way over to our neighborhood on the other end of San Francisco - but also we came upon some heartbreakingly beautiful and thought-provoking murals in the Mission. Definitely putting put of these new finds on my list of places to return to and further explore.
Read & Watch
I'm halfway through The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes, and am into it - however, it's been a few days since I last picked it up sooooo... no, no, no. Hang on. Pause. I'm going to commit to finishing it, because I can count the number of books I read last year on one hand, and that makes me sad. Will report back next week.
OKAY NOW - THE AMERICANS. Yes, I'm many years late to this one but I watched it out of boredom on Amazon Prime one day and now I'm hooked. I'm almost through with the first season, and it's only been a week. Halp!
Weekend Forecast
Hooray for three-day weekends! On deck: a West Wing event on Saturday which I'm over the moon excited about, potentially some hiking in Oakland, aaaaand... we shall see.
Who has Monday off? Who has grand plans?!
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