Yesterday marked a full month that we have now been in California. Where does the time go? We have loved our time in California so far as we've been able to explore San Francisco and the rest of the Bay area, spend a long weekend exploring the central coast and traveling up and down highway 1, and we've also been able to make it to the beach on two other occasions. We have a lot to look forward to in California as well with trips to Yosemite National Park, San Diego, and Los Angeles coming up, and we are looking forward to having lots of visitors starting to arrive!
This past week was a busy week for us. We spent Monday recovering from our long weekend down the coast and doing the grocery shopping, laundry, etc.. Then on Tuesday we took off for Dillon Beach, which is about an hour from our house in Napa. The dogs love playing in the ocean, and when we had gone our first weekend down to Stinson Beach, which is just north of San Francisco, they were not allowed on the sand! So, we had heard that Dillon was a great area because it allowed dogs, and that it had several miles of coast line which meant you could easily walk and find a quiet place. Well, we had the beach pretty much to ourselves on Tuesday and so let the dogs loose and let them romp around the sand and play fetch in the ocean for over an hour! It was a gorgeous evening and we capped it off by enjoying a picnic on the beach before heading back home.
Wednesday I had to work an open house at an elementary school as we are trying to increase enrollment for the summer camp and are trying to do some marketing. So, it was a late evening Wednesday as I did not get home until after 8pm, but it was nice to walk in the house to the smell of dinner being laid out on the table! On Thursday Katy and I walked downtown after work to enjoy the City of Napa's Chef's Market. The downtown association puts on a wonderful market every Thursday throughout the summer. The entire downtown is shut off to traffic and is transformed into a busy market place with stands selling all kinds of delicious food, fresh produce, beer and wine, arts and craft, and there also several areas where there is live music. The biggest surprise of the evening as we were walking around was walking through the market and all the sudden being 5 feet from a python! Katy did not like that at all. There was a reptile stand and the people were out walking around holding different snakes. Needless to say we did not stay in that area very long!
One cool thing they do at the chef's market is live chef demonstrations. So, Katy and I watched a demonstration on how to make dark chocolate vanilla truffles, and then the best part was we got to sample them! We also got to sample some wine from a local vineyard that was supposedly a nice pairing with the truffle. I'll post the recipe on the blog soon for the truffles.
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| Chowing down on a turkey leg! |
Tonight after work Katy, myself, and the mutts will head to Bass Lake to spend the weekend with Aunt Sue, Uncle Jack, Tod, and Bradley. We have plans to go to Yosemite National Park, which will be a lot of fun as Katy has never been. Should be another good weekend!
This past week was a busy week for us. We spent Monday recovering from our long weekend down the coast and doing the grocery shopping, laundry, etc.. Then on Tuesday we took off for Dillon Beach, which is about an hour from our house in Napa. The dogs love playing in the ocean, and when we had gone our first weekend down to Stinson Beach, which is just north of San Francisco, they were not allowed on the sand! So, we had heard that Dillon was a great area because it allowed dogs, and that it had several miles of coast line which meant you could easily walk and find a quiet place. Well, we had the beach pretty much to ourselves on Tuesday and so let the dogs loose and let them romp around the sand and play fetch in the ocean for over an hour! It was a gorgeous evening and we capped it off by enjoying a picnic on the beach before heading back home.
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