September 11, 2008

california: the picture edition

we did SO MUCH in the short time we were out there, it's going to be hard to write a satisfactory recap without it being reeeally long. i'll try to reign it in, though :-)

we were out there in the first place because my sister is at stanford, getting her masters & phd there in genetics. no big deal, she's just sort of a genius.

we drove out to the coast next, with a brief stop for me:

..and ended up by Half-Moon Bay, at Dune Beach (or... something like that).

the next day was spent in napa, going to several 95 billion a few wineries, and doing a lot of tasting. fyi for locals: i cannot recomment ceja vineyards highly enough. the wine is GREAT. and the people are fantastic.

dinner that night was at ubuntu, a vegitarian / vegan restaurant with its own yoga studio. and OH MY HOLY KALE was this place extraordinary. highly, highly recommend. YUM.

the next day (sober again!) we hit up sausalito & tiburon:

..and berkeley in the afternoon.

the next day was lovely because not only did i finally get to meet the famous miss leyba, but we had a mini highschool reunion of sorts - four of us from lawrenceville all there at the same time. (two of them live in northern california normally, sure... but still!)

it was a fantastic, lovely week, a much-needed break from work. as usual, full sets are up on flickr. hooray california! and tonight i leave for the Outer Banks. september = awesome. :-)

18 comments:

  1. Awesome pics miss busy-bee! Have a great weekend!

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  2. that sea turnip thing is WEIRD!!!

    And those pictures are awesome, especially of the fish.

    what camera do you use?

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  3. your pictures are gorgeous! I love the one with the grapes.

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  4. GREAT pictures ... you look so relaxed and happy!

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  5. Being amazingly talented seems to run in your family. Seriously.

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  6. Man how I love northern California. Seriously, you're making me clean up drool as we speak.

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  7. Great pictures! Sounds like an awesome trip!

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  8. Fun! I love the photos of the beach! And ubuntu totally sounds like something I would like to try. What an interesting concept for a restaurant!

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  9. Oh, man, look at those GORGEOUS PHOTOS.

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  10. OMG you wen't to Alice's. I love Alice's. You have made me feel all nostalgic and wistful and like I MUST MOVE BACK TO CALI RIGHT THIS MINUTE. sigh.

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  11. looking at your pictures makes me realize that i need a new camera!

    omg.

    but it looks like you had a great time!!!

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  12. Everyone looks so happy in these pictures. Except for the baby. I can imagine the baby saying, "I didn't authorize the use of my likeness on your blog, Alice."

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  13. lol, the baby is saying "I know I really need a nap, but mom's friends are WAY too much fun." she fell asleep for the night (over 2 hours early!) about 10 minutes after you all left.

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  14. hi
    hello
    how was your day?
    i liked your blog
    you are fantastic!!!

    really nice blog
    fabulous fantastic
    bye
    take care
    see you

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  15. YUM! All of a sudden I feel the need to become a vegetarian! that food looked amazing :)

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  16. I have some friends who once lived on a houseboat in Sausalito. Sounds heavenly.

    Great pics...looks like you had a good time!

    Have fun in the OBX...I was just there in July/August and I was a complete slug. It was divine.

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  17. Lovely lovely pictures! You did MUCH better than I did in the photo-documentary portion of your trip. Kudos, seriously. I usually get so caught up in something lame that I forget to take ANY pictures until the last day when I'm madly walking around taking inane pictures of "dog looking out window" and "husband having conversation with cousin", etc.

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  18. Fantastic photos! I love the restaurant one, and what is that jellyfish thing someone's holding? (Points deducted from me if it is, in fact, a jellyfish.)

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