Weekend Round-Up: Pride

This felt like a very long weekend. With Rob gone, time seemed to stretch on and on. Let’s get to it.

Rob dropped me off at home after work on Friday and headed to Fresno to see his parents. I made a small dinner, picked up and watched Ghost Whisperer for the first time. At 9:30, Jackie and Margaret arrived and we shared some wine. We walked to It’s Tops at 10:30 for a late dinner. Margaret had a burger, Jackie had a bacon-in-waffle and I had onion rings. We finished up with a giant banana split. The neighborhood was already getting nuts for Pride Weekend as we walked home around midnight. Another glass of wine before calling it a night at 2:00 am.

Up at 9:00 the next morning, we had some tea and went to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Foodie mecca! Especially now that the summer fruits are in. We shared two egg & bacon baguettes from the Hayes Street Grill booth and sampled our weight in apricots, plums and cheese. Jackie bought curry mix, I bought a cornbread pizza for later and Margaret bought plums. We took the subway back home and Margaret had to leave for work.

Jackie’s ride back to Davis was delayed, so we took the train out to the de Young Museum for a few hours. Soup and coffee in the cafe (did I mention it was freezing cold most of the weekend?) before taking the train back and saying goodbye.

Now 4:30, I went to the grocery store for some supplies. Back at home, I made butter, crepes and a roast chicken from scratch. I watched a little of the old George Carlin SNL episode and then went to sleep.

I slept until 9:45 the next morning, something I never do! Quick crepe breakfast with the McLaughlin Group. At 11:00, I took a subway packed with Pride Parade revelers downtown (everyone from adorable families with little kids to six foot tall men in full make-up, platform boots and feather hats). I shopped at Zara, BCBG (sale!), Bloomingdales and Club Monaco, pretty unsuccessfully. I didn’t find any options for my second wedding dress.

….And then I went to Nordstrom and they were having a couture clearance pre-sale…that’s trouble with a capital T. I tried on white dresses from Versace, Valentino, Tracy Reese, etc. I was about to get away scot-free when the sales girl brought in a Dolce & Gabbana number that was 75% off. Le sigh. I’ll do a separate post about this particular dress dilemma later.

A little more shopping and then Rob called to say he was home. I took the subway back and made chicken quesadillas for a late lunch. We did five loads of laundry, watched the last episode of John Adams, went to the grocery store and relaxed.

I turned in for bed at 10:30…and didn’t manage to fall asleep until 2:00 am with my mind racing about the D&G dress.