Tartine (San Francisco)

It has been a fun and busy fall. It's my slow time at work so we have taken advantage of that by going away on some relaxing vacations! And since Mark and I love good food we always enjoy checking out new restaurants when we travel. So needless to say there has been some amazing food lately. And let's just also say that we are looking in to gym memberships as a result.  

One of our favorite finds was Tartine bakery in San Francisco. Oh my - it was good. We went twice. (We were only there for two days.) Not only was everything delicious (which it obviously was) it was a fun place to hang out and we made some friends and enjoyed chatting leisurely as only New Yorkers on vacation can do.

Procession of the Ghouls

Halloween? Long overdue...yes. But, as I wish I had snapped back to my high school Spanish teacher the only day I walked in late, "más vale tarde que nunca" (better late than never). Too bad I didn't remember that vocabulary phrase quick enough in 9th grade. Oh well.

Halloween weekend we went to The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine for the Procession of the Ghouls. Prior to the procession, they showed the 1925 version of the Phantom of the Opera accompanied by a live organ performance. The film was actually quite creepy. The ghouls were fun to watch from a distance but when they got up close they were scary. I remember one in particular. Liz even screamed he got so close to us.

The Cathedral is quite amazing. Liz and I did a Crypt Crawl tour a year ago and loved it as well. Happy Halloween...or better yet, Happy Thanksgiving!