Kokochi

Very special water

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Beets!

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Fluffy and pink wreath

Ele loves wreaths. I know from her blog.

So when we got a big box last week with the word "wreath" on it, I was quite excited. And holy cow, what a wreath! At first I laughed imagining the image Dav and I must give for someone to see this pink fluffiness and think, "my god, I must get that for them!" I mean, it's a bit loud as far as wreaths go. But it's actually a perfect wreath for a Burning Man household.

But the pink. Shhhhh. It's that color that Dav is avoiding ever since we knew Gargle is a girl. I think Ele is brilliant as this wreath can be the perfect funky decor for Gargle, but can slide into our household under the guise of being Burning Man. Since Gargle won't have a room for quite some time, the wreath is proudly on our front door (which is indoors so it won't get damaged).

Speaking of Gargle's room...she's gonna sleep with us for, I dunno, as long as babies sleep with parents. Coming from Japan, I just can't imagine placing a tiny month-old baby in a crib all by themselves in a lonely room. That's the plan anyhow. Our bed is already pretty crowded with us and 2 cats that stretch out like surfers when sleeping.

Speaking of beds, we upgraded from a futon to a top-of-the-line Tempurpedic mattress and pillows! It's heaven! I'll do a separate post on that later as it deserves one.

A warm welcome to XT

It's such a pleasure when my non-blogging friends, one by one, start their own blog. Although I want everyone to have a blog, I don't push it or expect it. So when I hear of a new friend blog, such as XT's joujoujolliejunket, I'm thrilled not only that she's blogging, but that she came to it on her own! And then I love reading about all these other things that don't come up in our regular interactions. I get to learn so much more. So here's a warm welcome to XT!

Don't mess with a kitten

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Friends and coffee

Caught up with Sean and Manisha at Philz, a pretty amazing coffee shop on 24th street. Just last weekend, Dav and I discovered this place for the first time...when we took a walk down 24th only to hit a downpour of rain. We ran into Philz to wait it out, and discovered an eclectic place that ground and hand-poured each cup as it was ordered. We didn't order that time as we were just waiting, but today, Sean suggested it. How funny...to have never seen it, then 2 weekends in a row end up there.

Nice to just sit and chit chat with good 'ol friends. I love how SF is slowly becoming a deeper home for me (it takes years and years before roots grow for me as what counts for me in a city - relationships - takes a long time to evolve) in the sense where we can bump into people, find our hang-outs, have a rhythm, yet still discover new places.

Running around in the sun!

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Today was just gorgeous. Finally, the rain has let up.We went to a neighborhood park to kick around a soccer ball. Dav got me running to and fro, and the kicking was actually a great workout. Luckily, Kunal later joined so I could take a rest (didn't want to overdo anything even though I felt fine). Felt good to be out running around.