Thanks

I am thankful for

Jed...who makes me happy and complete and a long list of other things
Family...who makes me laugh and makes me want to be a little better
Friends...whose qualities make me want to be like them
Yahoots...who makes me smile every time I see them



Gospel...the simplicity that makes me grateful and thankful.
The newest member of the Thompson family...Zoie


Gym membership...which keeps me sane and not so guilty for eating yummy SF food
Opportunities to live in TWO of the greatest cities in the world...what an adventure


It's a great time to reflect on what makes you happy and thankful...so, what are you thankful for?

I love lists.

Some of you may remember the 60 Things in 60 Days list (which I must say, we gave it a heck of a shot) and since we've moved to a new city, we figured it's time for a new list. Not so aggressive, no time lines, but a list of things to keep us going and exploring this new city of ours.

Check out the list on the sidebar. We've been able to check a few things off the list. (Also, we are going to need to alter a few of these "San Fran To Do's"...27. Get a lap dance at Mitchell Brothers Theatre (Tenderloin)" may be switched to Get a laptop at the Apple Store-Chestnut Street (Marina)

So, lets not wait for the most gratifying part of a to-do list, let's cross some things off:

25. Grab a Vietnamese sandwich from Saigon Sandwiches. (Tenderloin)
Our Opinion: Two thumbs WAY up! We shared (new city, new habits) a pork Vietnamese sandwich with the BEST roll...the jalepeno's were disguised as green peppers (I mean, really, who cuts jalepeno's in a vertical strip) so I really got my clock cleaned. But, other than that, delicious!

43. Check out the southern view from the top of Alta Plaza Park. (Pac Heights)
Our Opinion: Fabulous. You can literally see from sea to shining sea at this park. We were mis-led by the world wide web and, contrary to the internet, the lights at the tennis court DO NOT EXIST at Alta Plaza Park.

44. Get a taste of the Mission at Pizzeria Delfina. (Pac Heights)
Our Opinion: Very Tasty. I hope I don't sound too bitter...but, it just was NOT our NYC pizza that we adore. However, it was authentic tasting (as authentic as Brooklyn...because I have YET to go to Italy on a pizza tour...which I would love to do)

We have a long ways to go...but, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

Frisco

Well, here we are three weeks later...living and loving San Francisco.

We are right back into living our normal lives again...no more sleeping on air mattresses or eating cereal out of tupperware bowls. We have settled in quite nicely. Jed is enjoying work and I am enjoying spending his hard earned money to get this apartment JUST the way we want it before we move again in 10 months (don't worry, we are still going to be in SF)

We have been able to do a little exploring, lots of walking (btw...we will take the 4th story walk up over these SF hills ANY day of the week), FREE tennis...and, after a 2 year hiatus, I must admit that we were quite pleased with our performance.

Jed has died and gone to photog heaven. I think that's the real reason we moved...NYC photos were getting a little mundane. Needed to switch things up a bit. :) I'd say from the pic below that it may have been worth it.

We are happy to be here and can't wait to get to know this city a little more!

Our new digs

After a long grueling battle of apartment hunting, we found a great little apartment that we are liking more and more each day. We are in Lower Pacific Heights which is 20 minutes to Jed's work, and we live above a psychic...all of which makes us happy.



Our hallway that has been revamped into a library/bike rack.

One of the two large closets (this is just off the hallway) that contains 3/4 of our belongings.




Our bathroom. Nuff said.

Bedroom. (I was going to say "where the magic happens" but, thought that was a little too MTVish) so, I am going to say "where we rest our heads" instead.



The dining/living room. Man, will I EVER get rid of those blue pants? I see them and think "you shouldn't wear those if people are going to see you" then for some reason I put them on, have my picture taken in them, and continue wearing them.

Anyways, as you can see, the room needs some accessorizing. But, since only one of us is bringing home the bacon, that will have to wait.




The kitchen. In all it's dishwashing/counter-spacing,/adult size fridging glory.

We are excited to make this place ours!