what's on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge?

Good question. Most people just walk a quarter way down the bridge, get their hair blown in the wind, take a few pictures, go to the tourist store, and call it a day.

WELL, there is civilization on the other side - Sausalito! As a kid, I used to go there to eat ice cream. Not sure why, that was just the thing to do.

To celebrate our 2nd anniversary, we revisited Sausalito where we spent our first few days after our wedding.

But first we stopped in the marina district of san francisco...













The fog you drive through on the golden gate...




View of san francisco from sausalito, still covered in morning fog...





The Inn by the Sea, on the right, has balconies directly over the water. That's where we stayed 2 yrs ago!













We went back to the same place for dinner.

A refreshing weekend to end my time in california.

summertime summertime

It's been nice to take a breather this summer, especially to celebrate some birthdays!

My high school friend, Kazu...

We went to a spanish tapas restaurant, and yes, that rice was jet black...

My favorite though was my parents' birthday. We decided to surprise them by flying my middle sister, Grace, home from LA and suprising my parents with a whole family dinner. For a few seconds, my mom didn't even recognize Grace. It was awesome...

We went to this steakhouse (see my dad's happy face), and they put my parents' names on the menu in celebration of their birthdays!

another 50 to go...

2 jobs
2 moves
2 grad schools
and O net value in our name later,
we're still married.

It's been a fabulous 2 yrs!