Nursery Prep

After spending most of Wednesday at Babies 'R Us, it was time to start making changes at home. Pete embarked on the classic right of passage of fatherhood - building the crib!
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Bring It On!

Thursday night, we dined at our favorite pre-theater spot of 2011, Le Colonial.

Then, after struggling to park due to the Furthur concert next door at the Bill Graham civic center, we headed to the Orpheum Theater for Bring It On! (and what a long strange trip it's been to take me through the theater door instead of the concert door!)

It was great: all the light-hearted fun of the movie, with better dialogue, new plot twists, and songs mixed in!

We had previously seen one of the actors (Neil Haskell) in a minor role in West Side Story, and as the 2nd runner-up on So You Think You Can Dance, Season 2. He did a good job, and it's nice to see him get more musical theater work.

Overall the cast was pretty impressive. The 4 main characters all displayed an amazing combination of dance moves, cheer leading skills, and vocal range.

Post Christmas Shopping

Just got back from our first trip to Babies 'R Us. Most exciting purchase: the car seat!

Breakfast of Champions

After previously enjoying the Mt Shasta Black Bear Diner, we decided to stop at the Black Bear Diner in downtown Sonoma. It definitely lived up to our high expectations. Simple, filling, delicious! Good way to start our journey back to the city.

Relaxation Central!

Stef booked us an overnight at the Sonoma Mission Inn. We drove up Monday mid-day and spent the afternoon at the spa:



We both enjoyed the warm pools, I took a nice hot steam, and Stef and I both got massages. Stef said it was the best she's felt in a while!

Monday evening we went to The Girl and the Fig for dinner. To start, we shared a fruit and cheese platter, she got a soup, I got a salad, and for our entrees, Stef got the hamburger and I got pork belly sandwich. Finally, we had the profiteroles for dessert. Everything was delicious! I would highly recommend it to anyone traveling through Sonoma!

--Pete

Merry Christmas!

Hope Santa was as good to you as he was to us!

Merry Christmas Eve!

The last of the nog (at least this bottle)

Dinner prep

Pete puts together some extra spicy Kung Pao chicken

Speaking of coming up quickly....

I decided to take the baby bjorn for a test run (thanks Mom for the bjorn and thanks Desiree for the sleep sheep and pajamas!)

Christmas is coming!

Finally with lights and ornaments...

Getting closer...

Got a base, but now our lights are burned out : (

Still, starting to look a little more like Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Sorta. Apparently we don't have a Christmas tree stand in the closet.

Inspiration Point

in the Presidio, after Dim Sum at 5 Happiness in the Richmond district, and right before I dropped Stef off at her Ladies Holiday Tea.
Really beautiful spot. You may have stopped here if you've done the 49 mile drive (which I highly recommend).
--Pete