Jill & Keith's SF

Life in San Francisco.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Christmasland

Merry Christmas from San Francisco! We spent Christmas Eve at our friends John & Pamela Barrango's crazy Christmas showroom just south of the city. The Barrangos make carousels and the sort of giant ornaments you see in malls and department stores this time of the year. So it's Christmas craziness there all year 'round... and a terrific place for a holiday potluck. The giant wreath and elk head is just one example of the whimsical stuff one finds in the magical world of Barrango...

Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season yourselves! Jill and I are having an extremely lazy Christmas day at home. This is a well-deserved rest after something like 8 holiday parties in as many days. Most notably, last week we celebrated Jill-mas (Jill's 32nd birthday) at Benihana in Japantown. I don't think I've ever seen Jill as excited about anything as she was about sitting around the hibachi table watching the acrobatic cooking antics.

Next stop, New Year's Eve... Hard to believe we're almost to the end of this most exciting and eventful year!

Here's to a great 2008!

(Don't try this with actual polar bears, by the way.)

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Keith-mas!

We just finished up the festivities from Keith-mas, which of course, is the week-long birthday celebration that surrounds December 4th (otherwise known this year as Keith’s 40th Birthday). Last weekend we drove to San Luis Obispo, shopped, ate, drank and visited the Madonna Inn (where more eating and drinking occurred, in an incredibly pink and festive environment).

The B&B we stayed in was quaint, very well located and SO not our style… here is a shot from inside the room and one from outside.


This weekend, we took the ferry to Tiburon and stayed at JDV’s gorgeous Waters Edge Hotel. Our friend La Dona’s birthday is the same day as Keith’s, so she and her friend Chris were also along to celebrate La Dona-mas. Both of our suites had amazing views of the Bay and San Francisco. Friday night we dined at Sam’s and then hung out on the balcony and in front of the fire, playing half-hearted game of Uno. Saturday was comprised of shopping along Tiburon’s Main Street and drinking and eating.



Though it was very cold in both locales, we had a great time and Keith-mas was celebrated with a bang! (I started to say "bone-chillingly-freezing" but it was really only in the high 30's and low 40's, and I don't want to hear the wrath from you folks in colder climates!)