I Fly.

The hubby is a daredevil. He will bungy jump, free fall, and now he did a simulation of jumping out of a plane.

Caden did it too.

Just for the record, I told Gary that he could sky dive (the real kind) but Caden could not:)

We found a place outside of San Francisco and off we went.

Here they are getting ready to go in the tunnel. They are both very excited.

In the tunnel waiting for their turn. I think Caden might be getting a little nervous at this point.

Here's Caden fixing to 'jump' in.

He's very happy at this point.

He's going on his own at this point.

This is right before the instructor takes him up really high in the tunnel. They add much more air in the tunnel at over a hundred miles an hour and it takes them up and drops them.

There he is going up in the tunnel.

Here is Gary's turn. He had just 'jumped' in.

Gary didn't get to go as high up as Caden did but they both loved it and said that they would do it again. Of course Gary would jump out of a real plane if he could find one.

Maybe that would be a really good birthday present for him:)

Have a great Monday.

Melanie

Kara's Cupcakes.

I love cupcakes.

I love gourmet cupcakes.

I love Walmart cupcakes.

I don't discriminate when it comes to a cupcake;-)

When we were in San Francisco, I ran across Kara's Cupcakes.

It was a stark looking store where all the focus was on the cupcakes.

They were not very big but they were very yummy.

I bought a chocolate one with a raspberry filling and a red velvet. I bought a third one but I can't remember what it was.

They really have cute packaging too.

They were very good but then again, I haven't met a cupcake that I don't like:) As I was leaving and trying to get a photo of the name of the bakery, I took this photo. Later when I uploaded it, I noticed that it caught my reflection in the window:)

This was the start to my weight gain that has taken place through vacation and these past two moves. It sure was fun putting the weight on but now it is back to the treadmill. You play, you pay!

Thanks to all of y'all for your support during this nightmare move. I am plugging along one box at a time. We are filing a claim for them to repair our furniture, replace the refrigerator, and a repair guy is coming on Monday to hopefully fix the dryer. Gary is on vacation next week so we plan on working hard and finishing up. I know that it will all come together but it has been rough. I have felt the love and support from everyone and it really means a lot. I would think about your emails when I was unpacking and remembering all the sweet words and prayers. It helped a lot.

Have a great weekend and I will have a sneak peek of the dining room on Monday;-)

Melanie

Let's Do Lunch.

I wanted to tell y'all about the wonderful lunch that Gary and I had while we were at the Farmers Market in San Francisco. (you can read about the market here.) There was a lot of vendors there cooking on the spot so we decided to try one.

Now I will start off by saying that I am married to a meat and potatoes kinda guy. He doesn't eat any veggies, condiments or salad. It can sometimes be a challenge but he has expanded his taste buds in the 20 years that we have been together. He sometimes will call me and read something off the menu and ask me if he will like it.

Yes, he does. THAT is how long we have been together:)

So here are some pictures of our yummy lunch.

You know you can't go wrong when there is a line like this.

Look at that pork on the rotisserie.

This is the menu. I don't know if you know what Porchetta is but it is a pig that is gutted and then layered with meat & fat and rolled up. I couldn't believe that Gary tried it but he did and he loved it.

I got mine with everything on it. Doesn't it look delish?

Gary got his plain.

Look at all that meat and it had that fatty pork skin on it. It had crunch and was juicy.

We had rosemary potatoes and a coke with our sandwich. It was probably the best thing I ate while we were in San Franciso. We have been to San Francisco 3 times but we have never had great food and it is a foodie town. Our stomaches were never on the west coast time and so we had to eat whatever we could find. This was one time that our meal was wonderful.

I would highly recommend trying the porchetta sandwich if you find yourself at the Farmers Market.

Now I am off to find something to eat:)

Melanie

The Farmers Market in San Francisco.

On our second day in San Francisco, I took Gary to the farmers market. Okay, maybe I didn't take him along but I did ask him to take me;-) We let the teenager sleep in while we went and enjoyed food, flowers, and handmade things.

This is the first thing that we came upon. Everything and I mean everything is beautiful out there. I guess their climate is perfect to grow anything. And I tell you, they grow it.

Just look at the veggies. They are beautiful and on a sidenote, I didn't photoshop any of the pictures. Everything really is that bold and beautiful.

I wanted to take home some flowers but of course I wasn't going home. How nice would it be to go to the farmers market and buy your fresh ingredients for supper and pick of flowers for the table?

And then we headed inside. My oh my did I think that I had died and gone to dessert heaven.

I tried my first macaroon from this shop. It was the chocolate lavender one and I have to say that it did not live up to all the hype.

And then there was the bread. Oh the bread:)

Then we headed to The Cowgirl Creamery. I would have bought every typed of cheese they had if I could have.

After walking around and enjoying all the fruits, vegetables, flowers, and desserts, we headed outside and bought our lunch. I can't wait to show you what we got. I couldn't believe that Gary tried it and loved it.

We had a nice lunch outside at the farmers market and I will tell you about that next.

Ta Ta for now,

Melanie

Stalking houses in San Francisco:)

Yes, I stalk houses! I love houses. I love front doors. I am a nester by nature and I just like looking at houses. In San Francisco while we were riding around on the Segways, I was trying to snap pictures. Here are some of the houses we rode by.

Look at the beautiful Bougainvillea! Everything, and I mean everything, grows better in California.

I would love to be able to grow it like this.

Almost every house has some type of flower growing on it and they had wrought iron on it somewhere.

I love this garage door. Beautiful!

Look at the tile on the steps! Absolutely stunning.

Beautiful door with some more wrought iron.

Another beautiful front door.

More amazing flowers. I could have taken more pictures of the houses but it is hard to do while you are trying to stear a Segway. The houses in San Francisco are just as charming as they can be. The only other place that I think is just as good, or slightly better, is Carmel. My oh my, are those houses great. Sadly I didn't take pictures of them when we were there five years ago.

I hope that y'all don't get sick of my post on our vacation that we took this past summer. Right now I don't have decorating things to talk about but I think that y'all will forgive me under my current circumstances;-)

Have a great week,

Melanie