More fun in San Francisco (Feb 8 - 10, 2013)

On Friday (02/08), we spent most of the day working, of course, but had lunch with a small AirBnB Meetup group.  We met Matt and Jennifer from Chicago, who run an upholstery business and a SCUBA diving training business, and were traveling to San Franscisco for fun.  We also met Lenny, an AirBnB engineer, part of the new Meetup division they're starting.  Ironically, Lenny actually knows Jessica, our AirBnB host (whom, unfortunately, we will not be able to meet personally). 

Then we worked for a couple more hours at Rodger's Coffee and Tea, and then closed up shop early and strolled around the Mission District for some thrift store shopping.  We came away with a number of $4 and $7 shirts, as well as a couple warm $7 coats (it's cold in San Francisco!).  Thrift store shopping in San Francisco is a blast--there's so many of them, and they're so well-stocked that people here really have no excuse for buying brand new clothes.  Ever. 

On Saturday (02/09), we did quite a bit of walking.  We started at the Ferry Building, with a fantastic Saturday Farmer's Market, and the most fantastic bakery (Acme Bread Company) on earth.  We chilled,  read the newspaper, and ate challah bread. 

Then we headed back to our apartment, and hit the laundromat to wash our new used clothes, and ventured deep into the Mission district for dinner--a fixed-menu Italian place (yes, we ate Italian in the Mission district--go figure).  The restaurant had no wine or beer to offer, but encouraged us to hit the liquor store next door to satisfy our thirst.  It being Wheat Day, I jumped on this, and we enjoyed a PBR tallboy with our ravioli and gnocchi. 

On Sunday (02/10), Anna and I participated in the Love 'em or Leave 'em Valentine's Day Dash, a 5k race through Golden Gate Park.  It was actually a fairly low-turnout event, probably less than 500 runners total.  Loved seeing the kids' dash--some as young as 3 and 4 years old, I think.

We followed that up with an Extended-Wheat-Day lunch at Buca di Bepo (my most favoritest restaurant on earth), chocolate cake and coffee for desert, and a leisurely evening at home.