Trip to Chicago

I had to make a last minute trip to Chicago last week for a WNBA TV shoot.

Of course it is baseball season, so I had no other choice than to stay the weekend for a Cubs game and take in as much Wrigleyville as I could get my hands on.

We had a smooth shoot, saw all my good friends and the Cubs swept the Pirates - doesn't get much better than that...


the set of the WNBA shoot


Cheryl Ford - Karl Malone's daughter - on set


Sheldon Williams - Candace Parker's fiance - watching her in action


Candace Parker dunking on camera


Me and Candace


Friday Day Baseball - nothing better


The Closer


Me and Officer Dale


Cubs win...Cubs win...Cubs win!




Wish they would've played two


Our friend Jessie Baylin was in town playing a show at Schuba's


Me and Jessie


Me and Rhino after the show


Keith apparently really, really likes Shiner Bock


At Slugger's in Wrigleyville on Saturday


Batting cages in a bar - only in Chicago


The Bedford kids


Wondering what sort of transportation we should take after a day at the bar


A limo, of course...

Happy Birthday, Mike!

For those of you who don't know, Mike celebrated his 31st birthday this past Monday. The Saturday before, I decided to host a little party for him. Now, to be honest, I was a little nervous. We don't exactly know a lot of people here...and I was so worried that no one would show up and it would just make Mike wish that he was back in Chicago. However, by some chance miracle...or the fact that we have a great roof deck and it was a beautiful day...nearly everyone showed up and we had such a lovely time. At one point, I think that 90% of the people we know in SF were standing on our roof...really a pretty nice feeling.





Of course, as usual, we had lots of treats...







Our neighbors wanted to share a romantic dinner on the roof, so we moved the party downstairs...







Although Mike had a great time, even an extra cupcake can't make him feel better about the Cubs' loss.

The Queen Anne

As an anniversary present, my parents surprised us with a night at The Queen Anne Hotel in Pacific Heights last Saturday night. The hotel is a bed and breakfast in a historic building built in 1890.

We went to dinner at one of our favorite places in the neighborhood that night, and went exploring through a couple of the area parks and Japantown the next morning.

All in all, it was a great 'getaway'. Thanks again Mom and Dad.

The Queen Anne Hotel


us in the lobby


the parlour


our room


here I am enjoying some of the finer things the hotel had to offer










Kate in Lafayette Park


on the steps at Alta Plaza Park


Japantown