New Bay Bridge Opening - Maiden Voyage

Late evening of September 2 we were among the very first to go over the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge! When we heard they were planning to open the new bridge nearly 6 hours early we decided to go check it out that night. We got in the car and waited close to one of the onramps and then a few minutes after 10:15PM traffic started slowly moving. The first thing you notice when you drive over the bridge is how nice and clean it is. The pavement is smooth and even the lighting is super even, I think they did a great job setting up all the lights because you are never blinded by them, yet there is plenty light. As you approach the main tower the whole bridge tower fills the view and it almost looks like a cathedral.

Somebody we know didn't last to see the return trip.

Pictures from April 9

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Anniversary

We thought for a while that the video Mary and David made from February 2007 was lost but I found it. And here it is:

4th of July weekend

We had a pretty sweet fourth of July weekend with lots of activities. Things started off well with dinner with friends in Oakland, then on Saturday we explored a new beach in Santa Cruz with Mattias, Cindy and Maya. Sunday was parade day in Redwood City and we met my former instructor at the academy who had his classic car on display. Later that day we went to see our friends up in the city, but it turned into an enormous a struggle to drive around and park the car because there was way too much traffic, many streets were closed off and we had to park far away and walk. The party was on a house boat at Fisherman's Wharf and there must have been 40 people there, just crammed on the boat. I think both Baylee and Lucia enjoyed themselves more than Heather once they got fed. We left just after the fireworks started to get a head start on the traffic out of town. Monday we had a BBQ in San Jose at some friends house and it was a birthday party too. We really enjoyed the super tasty steak and chicken!
Overall I think it was a great weekend, and we are now looking forward to see my parents arriving soon!

Liz's Birthday

We went to celebrate Liz's birthday last weekend and had a really good time. First stop was at this interesting teahouse in Noe Valley where they serve old style foods and lots of tea, the place may also looks like your great great grandmothers apartment. Second stop was a special home brewery bar; The Elizabeth Street Brewery. I liked this part the most. This guy Richard had his garage fixed by the show While You Were Out on TLC (the TV channel) and they turned it into a bar where he brew his own beer and have guests. Pretty awesome night. There was cake too.

Visiting The San Francisco Ferry Building

The San Francisco Ferry Building is an amazing place for anyone interested in gourmet foods, on warm sunny weekends it is also a place you will find enormous crowds. Taylors for instance has great hamburgers, but are they really worth standing in a 40-person deep line to get?
Note to self; Go to the SF ferry building on cold foggy weekdays, not weekends.

First Baseball Game

The Giants lost, but we couldn't tell. We had a great time until the fog was too cold.