Just Another Date Night

I guess we frequent this restaurant a lot! But, what can I say...the prime rib is the bomb!!!

I don't want to lose all these memories that we have built over time! This was last year in August for my birthday. 

The next day we ate at 21st Amendment before we headed home!

 

The Weekend With Good Friends

Earlier this year we had a wonderful "baycation" with our best friends.

It started off with dinner at The House Of Prime Rib. They've never been there, so it was fun to see them totally enjoy it!!

It was our first time staying at The Palace Hotel and it was absolutely gorgeous! They had champagne and chocolates in our room when we arrived, and the room was so comfy and huge.

 

I loved the ceiling!

After breakfast, we headed to the Coit Tower steps. What a great way to work up our appetite again!

 

One of my favorite places to have lunch is at The 21st Ammendment. The food there is so fresh and delicious!

Virginia Is For Lovers

When my sister and I were kids, we had t-shirts with those exact words on the front! Oh, and it also had a big red heart! I loved that shirt!

And that really does describe how I feel about Virginia. That's where I was born, that's where my grandparents live, where my FAVORITE Aunt lives, and many more relatives from my mother's side of the family.

All my memories from Virginia are wonderful ones. Even though we never lived there, I can't help but feel like I am "home" when I walk into my grandparents house.

I love to share the stories of my times in Virginia with my children, in hopes that they could somehow get a glimpse of what I felt at the time.

I don't think they'll ever get it! But, that's okay. They can experience it for themselves.

Our plan (Lord willing) is to take a vacation there next summer. I am looking forward to it already. Just spending the little time I had with them and my Aunt this week made me realize how much I miss them. My Aunt is truly an original! She can make the shyest person come out of their shell (or scare them to death). LOL! But, she always has good intentions, and it's a total understatement when I say she is the life of the party!

While they were here visiting in California this week, we went to a couple of places with them! Of course, eating is always involved.

Here is my youngest with my mom and my grandparents. They look WONDERFUL for being 90 and 92 years old! God has been good to them!!

Here we are!! Ready to eat!! The almost hour long wait was worth it!

The day before they left back home, my Aunt & Grandparents treated us to The House Of Prime Rib. I've posted about it on my blog before. It's a wonderful prime rib restaurant in the city, and their PR is to die for!! It was their first time there, and they enjoyed it! Here is my mom, my aunts girlfriend, and my aunt!!

Here's the infamous prime rib cart!! It goes to each room, and they personally cut it for you right there!

Oh yah, baby! Medium well..end cut!! Deeelish!

DINNER IN THE CITY

On Saturday, we we went to dinner with some of our good friends. It is our FAVORITE place to go when we want an AWESOME prime rib dinner! It's in San Francisco, so we don't go there too often, but it's definitely a place you want to go to for a special occasion. We're probably better off with it not being too close to home or else we'd probably eat there more often! My pictures really don't do it any justice, but the ambiance, food, and the service always exceeds our expectations. I love it because it's so laid back and you have people wearing jeans and t-shirts, to suits and ties. If you are ever in the city, you definitely need to try The House Of Prime Rib. If you check out their website, they were also featured on The Food Network, and the PBS Channel.

We had early reservations, so after dinner we drove over to Fisherman's Wharf so we could get dessert at Ghiradelli Square. We also walked around a little bit, and the weather was surprisingly cool. Typically, it's freezing in the evening, but on this night, you could walk around without a jacket.

Here is the room that we ate in. I believe there are four rooms total, and they are all decorated differently.

The awesome San Francisco sourdough bread.

This salad is delicious! They bring it out to your table just like this. One server holds the dressing about a foot above the salad, and while he pours the dressing over it, another server spins the bowl. It's pretty cool to watch!

Tossing it up!

Now, I wish I was able to take a better picture of the prime rib cart. They literally bring it over to your table and serve you right there. The prime rib server already has your order, and knows what cut you requested. Next to the prime rib are the creamed spinach, mashed potatoes.

Oh yah, baby! Now that's what I'm talkin' bout!

You have a choice of what kind of cut you want. The guys usually order the King Henry Cut which is HUGE! This was my plate, and I always ask for The House Of Prime Rib cut.

This is my husband's plate.


And his baked potato, which they prepare at your table, too.

Now, we're all done with dinner, and ready to get our dessert on! We're waiting for the valet.

Oh yah! Check out our sundaes at Ghiradelli!! It's hard to see, but behind the banana split is a waffle cone sundae.

This was mine! Brownie sundae with mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Afterward, we walked down to Fisherman's Wharf, and I'm pretty sure we burned tons of calories. It was such a beautiful night!

As were walking, there was this guy who was doing this air brush painting. I have to admit that it was pretty awesome. You can request a picture you want, and he'll make it right there. You will find many interesting people as you keep walking! There's the guy who is painted in all silver, a band playing on the corner, and just tons of people everywhere!

We didn't get home too late, and it really was a perfect evening! Well, except for the steep hill we had to climb to get back to our cars! Actually, I think I was the only one complaining. :)