Snaps of my Weekend

                              

                  Had drinks and snacks @ Buffalo Bills  with my girl friends C and R lots of girl talk.

 Completed and mail out my first pen pal Letter for Girls Inc.

                                This is my third year participating in this project and I enjoy it a lot.

                                     I am looking forward to getting my letter from my pen-pal

                                        I wonder who she is  what she will  be like this year.

                               Had a date night with E and stumbled upon this fabulous little sushi place

                                  Thanks Yelp for making a great night possible with this little gem

                                             Had a hot cocoa with my honey and got the littles

                                                          a work book lmG to be exact

                                                     Played Casey Jones with the littles

                                   lmG was Casey and bbD was the bad guy  cowboy train robber

                                                              Love these silly littles

                                                              Snuggled with my baby

Date Night : Yelp Space Odyssey

In the planetarium 

E and I had a date night this last Sunday. My mom watched the littles overnight while we had dinner at Zachary's  and then heaed over to the Yelp Elite event at the Chabot Space and Science Theatre.  I did not snap a bunch of photos because we were having alot of fun . I have lived in the Bay Area my whole life and have never been to this place. Silly right. We attended the Planetarium show which was awesome and then checked out the telescopes. We spotted Jupiter, M-13  ( I think that's what it was I forget now for sure.. a little too much vino complments of Yelp) which is thought to be the oldest cluster of stars which basically ahd something to go with the creation of the universe... but again I am not 100% sure I got all of those details and another cluster of stars, but I really forgete why they are important.

Of course, the tasty nibbles were fabulous.  Edible Explorations (olé mole!), The Sage Table, Otaez (ceviche is a way of life) and Miraku (sushi boat and all) powered us through the evening! Desserts by Sweetface Cupcakes, A Sweet Affair, Local 123 (mmm drip coffee) and Gelateria Naia (whiskey gelato?!) rounded out the nosh.  I loved  the Sweetface cupcakes and the pistachio gelatto the best. It was the yum!

We got home around 11. I  was dead tired the next day but It was so much fun to get out and spend time with my honey and Yelp of course!

PS. I even got a cute little Yelp Elite Lunch Box that I forgot to snap a picture of but will when I get a chance this week. Loved it! Tres Retro .

Dinner:Del Fuego!

Last night my mom and sister took LMG to karate. We have decided to hold off a few months as he is really not paying that much attention. We don't want him to not like it so lessons will resume once he matures a little. While LMG was at his lesson I had a hot date with my hubby and my little baby David. We went to Buffalo Bills . I had my favorite salad the Del Fuego: Spicy chipotle dressing romaine lettuce, black beans, cucumbers , roasted red peppers, tomatoes, tortilla chips and roasted pumpkin seeds. YUMMY! We also and the staple Buffalos Bill's nachos. A trip to Buffalo Bills would not be the same with out them. BBD tore up some chips and place beans and chicken strips ad enjoyed some alone time with his mom and dad. It was a quick and tasty meal then back home to make sure we were on time for the arrival of my little karate kid.

PS. I really enyoy taking pictures of my food. I think the snaps come out good. What do you think?

Date Night : Eddie Papa's

E was headed out of town last week for a competition with his students. He would be gone for 4 days so we turned Wednesday into date night. We had a few errands to run before he left town. After much debate as to where to eat( the never ending battle we have when we dine out) I decided on Eddie Papa's in Pleasanton. What a delight. We will be going back soon. I really loved the saucy-ness of this place. Drinks are served out of jam jars and at the end of your meal you get a little bowl of cotton candy. Very creative, looking forward to our next visit.

We ended the night at Walmart, to pick up some travel essentials for E.

9 Years & Counting

E and I celebrated our 9 year anniversary together on Friday. No, it was not 9 years of wedded bliss but 9 years together in this day and age is something to talk about , in my opinion. My sister came to care for the littles while E and I drive out to the city for some alone time. We made a day of it. We had lunch at Cha Cha Cha's on Haight. The food was outstanding, totally our type of down home ( well for us anyways ) cuisine. The mood was busy, the salsa music was pumpin' and the sangria was flowin. I really like this place and want to go back soon. Read my Yelp review of it here

After Cha Cha Cha's we did a kinda touristy thing and drove to fishermans wharf. not to check out the street vendors but to pick up a cupcake. Kara's Cupcakes it is both a sad but good thing you do not live near me!







The day ended up with us back in the East Bay to watch a total man movie, "The Fast and The Furious" but it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Happy Anniversary E. I love you!

Bitter Sweet Snaps

I was so taken with BitterSweet last week I wanted to share more photos of this yummy little gem of a shop.

Faz & Bittersweet

Chocolate, pecan macroon from Bittersweet



Wine Flights @Faz


Yummy


I have been ruined for any other hot chocolate ...ever


So Cute and Yummy!

Date Night.. my turn to pick! I have been stalking this place on Yelp, Bitersweet Cafe and thats where our night ended but first we went to Faz in Pleasanton. I have never been to this place but wish I had know about it before. We were seated right away despite my attempt to use my open table app for my iphone( it worked but when we got there, we were seated right away!) The food was delish, we had fantastic wine flights, the presentation was tre chic and of course the vino was supremo.I had the pomegranate chicken, e had the swordfish.

After dinner we dashed over to Danville to check out Bittersweet, a chocolate cafe. Oh my G I felt like I died and went to chocolate heaven. I had a classic hot chocolate and a chocolate pecan macroon. There are so many different types of chocolate at Bittersweet, and yummy baked treats, and cafe drinks and did I mention I LOVE IT. It was a sweet way to end the night, but believe I will be back there to visit again.

Spud Box Wednesday

In the fabulous box this week!
Asparagus
Avocado
Bananas
Cucumbers, Long English
Oranges, Blood
Pears, Red Danjou
Salad Greens, Spring
Spinach, Baby
Sprouts, Alfalfa
Strawberries
Tomatoes, Roma
Rosemary Potato bread

Dinner Diaster

Dinner date with Sandra and her family

Leperchaun day came and it went. I of course wore green. Came home and whipped up a dimple meal for the littles and then headed to Chilis in SL for dinner with my cousin and her kids. The food was good but service afwul. I yelped it read here for the full story .

Sweet Treats

Oh PW Market, one of my favorite stores. A major reason they have such a special place in my heart... The bakery. PW is my first choice to shop at if I have to bring dessert to a party or if I want a show stopper ending to a great party. I adore all of their treats and one thing that makes me happy and puts a smile on my face is walking into their store browsing the bakery display and picking out something fantastic.

Today I picked up some mini cannelloni and E and I.. just because.

Off to the market: Trader Joe's

After work I need to make quick run to Trader Joe's I needed some pantry items and something else for breakfast ... I am getting sick of kashi and fiber one bars. While there I picked up the following"

Flowers
Olive Oil
mini blueberry muffins
mushrooms
garlic french fries

I was searching out cupcakes because I had a sweet tooth and they did not have any. BOO HOO... oh well that led me to my next stop...


PW Market for even more market adventures.

Date Night Adventures...Weekend Outings

So I am taking a moment to catch up on weekend adventures.We secured our favorite sitter Amanda to come over and chill out with the littles while E and I took some time out for ourselves and had a date night. We headed over to
Sushi Boat in Union City for a quick bite of sushi. We have frequented this place in the past but and enjoyed it, however I think the quality of service has gone a little down hill, in fact its almost low-rent... They really had a way of speeding up your meal to get you in and out. I know Friday night is a busy night but I hate to be rushed at a meal and especially on date night. They have also changed their menu since we had visited last and the jury is still out with us and the changes.

After dinner we headed over to Best Buy to kill sometime and do some research on items we are thinking about getting.. we actually picked up a Wii something I have been wanting for awhile. After Wii shopping we headed over to our new favorite spot Zuckersuss in Hayward. I have Yelped this place recently and need to write them another fabulous review because they and their yogurt rocks!


After the yogurt E and I headed home and played with the Wii until midnight or so was so much fun!

Saturday, the littles and I headed over to Emeryville for a Red Egg and Ginger party for baby BW. We had a fantastic time. I was hoping to stay longer but when flying solo with littles its better to head out when your ahead of the game before the inevitable meltdown. Saturday night we chilled at home and I prepared for my morning of massage sessions on Sunday.


Sunday, was out the door and at the massage studio by 7:30 am . I had 3 clients all moms from the CVMC. 1 hot rock session , 2 swedish sessions. It was quick and painless had a little gab session and was home in 3 hours.

Favorite Indian in Hayward deliver. WE LOOOVE Favorite Indian and recommend it to everyone we know that likes Indian food.


on the dinner menu... tandoori chicken, garlic naan, lamb vindaloo and samosas with rice... YUMMY

Yelp Elite Event

I recently made Elite status on Yelp. I was quite pleased that my reviews were taken into account and I was granted this almighty badge of honor. If you Yelp , then you know what I am talking about. One of the great benefits of being Elite are the Elite Events. Last night we attended my very first Elite event at Easy925 in Danville. It was an 80's themed party. We did not come in dress up but still had an awesome time. Yelp and Easy925, along with SKYY provided us with drinks. You basically got to sample the drinks and you would vote for your favorite. The winner(drink) with the most votes got a permanent place on the menu as the Yelp approved drink. I likes the Cruel Summer, E liked the Purple Rain. Before we left I got a cute Elite hoodie that I am looking ofrward to rocking about town sometime soon. E let me know that I am kinda of a nerd with my Yelp obsession and my blog on the way home but it's ok... I may have become a bit of a geek but I am still chic ;)

I will admit all the drinks last night were smidge much for me I had a little trouble getting out of bed and for a moment felt a little woozy. I can not party like I use to. Boo hoo. Oh well, maybe more Yelp Elite events will keep me in a more regular go out mode.