Let's go Giants!

I'm not a Bay Area native, but it sure has been exciting following and rooting for the Giants in the NLCS. Being married to a baseball fanatic sometimes leaves me no other choice either. In honor of the many hours of baseball to watch during the series (usually falls during dinnertime), I've been on a streak to try a new recipe everyday.

Thanks to the awesome blog, Week of Menus, I've been able to make some dishes that I can finally be proud of. Above is my first time cooking fish. Salmon is kind of fail proof, but it was still great trying something new.

What made this meal even better was being able to drink my new favorite beer, Hitachino, introduced to me by my friend Tina. I'm not a fan of the red ale because it smells and tastes like a jar of olives. The white ale tastes like Chilsung Cider and Calpis mixed with beer to make it even better. Leave it to the Japanese to also have the cutest packaging ever. Hoot, hoot!

Gosh, her stuff is so cute.

Kate Spade's Short Stories Collection with Strand Bookstore

Also, I'm totally judging these books by their covers.

Fall is Here

Here is a hilarious piece about Autumn that my friend Yeon shared with me. It's written by Colin Nissan and published on McSweeneys Internet Tendencies. (Warning: laced with F-bombs).

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Speaking of, I absolutely love the fall season. I love that all things pumpkin-flavored make its appearance and the leaves turn lovely shades of red, orange, and yellow. I also love how the air starts to get crisp, with subtle hints that winter and the holidays are on their way.

In honor of that sentiment, I dragged Matt to the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival this past weekend. I expected more, and we unfortunately were stuck in traffic for 2 hours getting there, and it was raining which means soggy shoes and cold feet. But the experience of huddling under a tiny umbrella while gorging on corn dogs, chowder in a bowl, and fried festival foods is priceless. We also had to endure a 2 hour drive back home thanks to my insistence on taking the "scenic-Hwy 1-but-makes-me-want-to-puke-from-the-windy-road" route. It's actually so scenic that I passed out as soon as we got on the road and left Matt to do all the driving. Oops.

Overall it was worth the other 4 hours we spent walking around admiring all things pumpkin. I highly doubt that we'll be going back again, unless we have a mini-Janet or mini-Matt to bring along.

Here's some pictures from our trip:

Also in honor of the glorious fall season, I picked up a quart of Trader Joe's (aka Pilgrim Joe's) Pumpkin flavored ice cream. Verdict: super delicious! Almost makes me want to mash in some pie crust and bake a turkey. Almost.

To snooze or not to snooze ...

"Everyday we have a great new opportunity for success and a great opportunity for failure. What happens is entirely up to us."

Short Rain Boots

I can't decide which one I want more:


Too bad it hasn't been raining at all. Otherwise, I'd want to sport these!