Little by Little

This weekend, I went on a booze cruise for work on Friday. I've been on cruises like this before in NYC, but not in SF. It was fun, but I'm glad that I didn't have to pay for it!

We also had a nice weekend hanging out with friends. The Schneiders stopped by on Saturday and we got sandwiches and ate in the park here in Alameda. Then, we had dinner with the Banerjees at Ruth's Chris in Walnut Creek. Good stuff- all that butter... but it tasted really good going down. I had the Cowboy Ribeye which is just a ribeye with the bone in. Very tasty. I still say that prime rib is my favorite cut of meat, but a ribeye is pretty good too. It's funny, with the remodel, we've been doing some extreme eating. One night, we're eating ramen and the next night we're eating steak. I thought we would be using our grill more often, but we haven't used it at all yet. 2 weeks without a kitchen hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I hate not being able to wash dishes, but we've been eating pretty well.

Today, we had brunch at the Thai temple and then went to the Alameda antique fair with Monica. We're not really into antiques, but it really interesting and there was just so much stuff. Our next door neighbors offered to have us over for dinner since they knew that we were without a kitchen tonight. It turned into an impromptu neighborhood BBQ with 5 couples from the block. We've been really fortunate to have such nice neighbors. I can't wait to return the favor once the kitchen is done.

Speaking of the kitchen, they completed the cabinet installation this week. Now we're just waiting for the counter, sink, and faucet to be installed. There are still a lot of little details, but we can really start to visualize what the kitchen will look like. We're still deciding on wall colors, but we're leaning towards a yellow or orange. I can't believe that the remodel is already half over.