I’ve never had a trauma like this fire before. I’ve also never been this low weight in my adulthood. It’s hard to remember to eat when I’m barely sleeping and I have so much on my mind, not to mention a lot of nightmares. It’s hard to create rituals when things are moving so fast and I have found I have so little control over my destiny, especially in this period of my life.
Vallejo has a Buttercup restaurant which we love. I find the booth dining charming and there’s a large variety on the menu.
Sadly, today would have been my mother’s 81st birthday.
Having been together almost ten years, five of those years have been as husbands. We ended up dining at Bella Siena in Benicia. It was surprisingly busy for the middle of the week.
Great Thai food dinner with friends of Santa in Vallejo Friday night after setting up for Photos with Santa for Saturday morning.
Every Vallejo Art Walk (which is monthly and year-round), we make a point to stop in Anchor Pantry for specialty food items. it’s very vegetarian-friendly and has novelty items, which always keep our visits interesting. I love supporting local businesses and I really appreciate that they stay open late on Art Walk nights so we can explore their wares.
This pasta product doesn’t have an Italian name at all, but my daughter showed me this brand when she was at an Italian supermarket in the East Village of Manhattan years ago. I can’t believe it’s a thing, but yes, it is our last name! It’s very cool that they have it here in Vallejo too!
Who knew? My daughter found these in an Italian specialty supermarket near Union Square. Even though I’m mostly Italian, these are the least Italian last named product in the place!
Shando made homemade pizza with artichoke on an Italian roll with one of our crazy favorites, balsamic glaze. Amazing!
Shando had to work that evening, so I went with friends to one of our favorite Italian restaurants in the area.
A few days later, coincidentally, my colleagues at work and I, went to a bear-themed restaurant in Concord, so I had to take some a picture of the most iconic decor:
