When You're Having Fun

In an effort to catch up on my very busy and enjoyable weekend, I am compiling each of my days into one post. What can I say, time flies when you're having fun (and forget to write about it.)

Thursday 7/7: I enthusiastically offered to pick up Mr.Parker and his brother from the airport today, and giddily ended my work day early to head over to SFO. Our reunion date consisted of strolling around the Japanese Tea Gardens, and drinking tea in their picturesque lounge area along one of the ponds. We stopped by Trouble Coffee Co afterward, and on top of our hot drinks and buttery-cinnamon-heavenly toast, indulged in some complimentary peaches and figs from the kind barista.  With nothing but a beautiful city at our finger tips, we decided to explore Land's End, another heavily raved beach area that offers a unique view of the Golden Gate Bridge. We snuck along a dirt trail we found on the edge of a large hill and sat ourselves at the foot of a tree. In between smoking a few spliffs and intermittent i-missed-you makeout seshions, we talked about family and how much we like each other and it was a nice moment. Today is also one of my closest friend's birthdays. In our friendship, I have adored embracing her sense of independence and perfect blend of fearless adventure and content laziness. I appreciate her willingness to always offer a listening ear and helping hand -- always giving me thoughtful and applicable remarks. She is very easy-going but never doubts encouraging to stand up for yourself, and I think she will make a great future roommate. Happy Birthday, Christen! I love you!

Friday 7/8: The next day at work I got majorly teased for doing the metaphorical walk of shame. I must say however, that I do really like my coworkers. Today, we are celebrating the birthdays of two people from the office, and I enjoyed being a part of picking out the cake and leading the festivity singing chorus. Mr.Parker and I had plans to go out and be productive, but we did something much more fun. We got really high. Ordered amazing indian food (& munched out.) Watched Zootopia, and cuddled until the end of time.

Saturday 7/9: At 8:30am with a beautiful boy in bed next to you, there is nothing easier to do than to sleep in. This morning, I happily left my ballet flats in my bag for the sake of a few more hours in between the sheets with Mr. Parker. Closer to brunch time, we walked over to Universal Cafe down the street; I recommend the beignets. They were served with whipped cream and a delicious berry jam. I'm getting lost in a daydream just thinking about em... We then went to get some coffee at Blue Bottle around the corner and explored an adjacent art gallery and indoor appliance store. We debated over what tiles we would prefer to have in a kitchen or on the countertops and pondered over the hip art pieces in front of us; commenting on the things we liked like the trendy San Franciscans that we are. He bought me a handful of dahlias from a small flower shop that was at the entrance, and I happily added them to my bouquet once I was back at home. The majority of my family is here for the weekend, and we had a small excited army waiting for us! Our afternoon was spent playing in the pool, and catching up on the details of life. It felt really good to have my family here. Later in the night, Mr.P and I left for the city to go watch his brother compete in a boxing match. The viewing experience was exhilarating and nerve wracking, but he won in the second round with a technical K.O.! With no further plans for the night, we ironically found ourselves very close to a free Lil Yachty concert. The line outside the building formed all the way around the corner and up the street, and was packed with trendy kids in Supreme, Palace, and Thrasher sweatshirts. It was piercings, cigarettes, and bleached hair all around. I loved it. It soon enough became obvious that not all of us were going to get in and very quickly an insane mob formed, and people were actually forcing themselves in! P and I allowed ourselves to get swept up by the ocean of determined teens and ended up quite close to the stage! Looking back it all back fired because they canceled the concert due to safety hazards, but it was a funny experience at the least. We ended the night with really good ice cream from around the corner, and as a very stoned Mr.Parker was devouring his 2 scoop ice cream cone, both scoops plummeted onto the checkout counter right in front of the cashier. I have never laughed out loud so hard.

Sunday 7/10: Being on the brink of a big fun birthday week (mine and Mr.P's), I nominated that since my family is here, we go out to breakfast this morning! We went to Alana's in Redwood City. It's a lovely place located in a courtyard also neighboring a quaint art gallery. Later in the afternoon, Mr. P and I headed back into the city to get some coffee and wrap our time together up. We visited another artisanal toast coffee shop that we had heard a lot about, The Mill. I would say that I liked my meal from Trouble more, but the location of the Mill is better. With coffee and toast in hand, we roamed a few surrounding stores,  and I dropped off Mr.Parker at home with a kiss. I spent the rest of the day with my little brother, and noticed how developed his language skills have become. I think he understands more than I think he does. His cuteness level is increasing at twice the rate of his language skills.


Universal Cafe
2814 19th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Blue Bottle Coffee
2900 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream
2790 Harrison Street
San Francisco, Ca 94110

Alana's Cafe
1020 Main Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

The Mill
736 Divisadero Street
San Francisco CA, 94117