Another Date Night

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I were on our way to the city (again) for an awards ceremony. We were so late! The traffic that night was crazy, and of course, there was no parking close to the hotel. So, what did we do? We decided to just skip it and head to dinner somewhere else. My husband has his favorite Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco, so that's where we went! I'm glad we did because what I ordered was delicious!!

All dressed up and ready to go!

This was the bomb! Shaken beef (filet mignon) served with garlic noodle.

Korean style short ribs. Yum!

Lunch With Mama

My mom loves it when she gets to spend time with her grandkids. She especially loves going out to eat with them! Since my other kids had plans already, I took her to lunch with the two youngest. She wanted Red Lobster, so that's where we took her. Back in the day (years ago), my husband and I used to eat here all the time when we were dating. And after all these years, I still order the same thing. Crab Alfredo!

Mom and I!

I'm not sure when they started adding fried veggies with the fried calamari?

Mom shrimp platter. Shrimp alfredo, garlic shrimp, and friend shrimp. My son ordered the same thing.  

My daughter ordered the same thing as me. She didn't care for it though.

The "babies" of the family.

Our Annual Valentine's Getaway

It seems like a tradition now, that my husband and I always go on a "baycation" every Valentine's Day! And for some reason, we are always drawn to the city! I think it's the night lights, the sounds, the food, and feeling far, but still close to home! But, not only that, you can go anywhere in the city and not have to be dressed up..lol! Not that I don't like to, but it's way more fun to eat in comfy clothes!!

We wanted to try an Italian restaurant we have never been to before, so we decided to check out Trattoria Contandina. Not a huge place, either. If we took our kids, we would take up a third of the restaurant, lol. The service was excellent, the food was delicious, and we will definitely be back!

This was us after we played tourist in the city! We headed to dinner after this.

The bread was so good. Or, we could have been starving!

This dish is what their restaurant is known for. I can see why! Delicious! 

Carlesimo | rigatoncelli | pancetta | porcini | peas | sun-dried tomatoes | spicy tomato cream

This was just as tasty!

Ravioli con Fungi | Far West Fungi porcini ravioli | mushrooms | marsala | cream

We never skip dessert. Champagne Lemon Cheesecake. DIVINE!

Spumoni Layered Ice Cream Cake

Golden State Warriors!!

This night will go down as one of the best date nights, EVER!!!

My husband and I are huge Warriors fans! We love watching the games, and our kids think we are crazy when they hear us screaming at the TV! Being in the trade that my husband is in, he has tons of connections, and one of those connections has season ticket holder seats that he gave to my husband to use for one of the games! An additional bonus was having VIP parking as well!

The teams warming up!

Loved our seats!

Come on, D!!!

Of course, the highlight was seeing our names on the Jumbotron and hearing them wish us a Happy Anniversary!

Harlem Globetrotters

One of the funnest things we did with the kids is to take them to a Harlem Globetrotters game! It was so entertaining, and our friend gave us suite tickets to enjoy. I remember watching them on TV when I was little, so it was pretty surreal to see it live! And of course, I had to get a hat, and the boys a basketball!!

Escape To Alcatraz

Considering my husband and I grew up in the Bay Area, neither of us have ever been to Alcatraz Island! We were planning another one of our "staycations," so what better time to do it then! From the boat ride to the tour, it was so worth. It is well organized, and just the history alone is amazing!!! I highly recommend this to everyone!!

 

After we were done with the tour, we went straight to the hotel, rested for a bit, cleaned up, and headed to dinner which was only a couple of blocks away. We wanted to try this Italian restaurant,  Barbacco, that had great reviews! Besides the uncomfortable chairs, the food was really tasty!