Weekends: Friends & Family

After the whirlwind trip to New York (which was SO great, even if for just seven hours) it was great to unplug for a few days. Rob and I drove out to Fresno on Thursday morning to spend Thanksgiving with his family.  As always, we started with a huge, lovely feast. Look at that perfect turkey!

The next day, I helped his mom – a large animal vet – transfer a couple goats to Rob’s grandmother’s farm and pack up some other goats to bring back.

In the afternoon, we went to Clovis to go antique shopping.  Great selection of vintage textiles and colored glass. I found this adorable hand-sewn baby quilt with different animals for my sister. This donkey is a hipster? He’s so over it:

On Saturday, we went down to the Kings River to stack rocks along the riverbed.  Rob was really good at it:

Back to Granny’s ranch in the afternoon to pick pomegranates. I ate so many right there.  Rob and I drove back to San Francisco after an early dinner with his folks.

I slept in on Sunday and read half the paper. Rob and I drove over to Sausalito at 10:00 for brunch with the Greenwoods before they drove back home from their own family holiday.  Got to spend time with the adorable new baby girl while eating amazing dungeness crab eggs benedict and chocolate croissants.

The boys loved running on the beach after their giant bowls of hot chocolate. So sunny and warm in Sausalito:

Errands in Marin on the way home. I picked up paint chips for the dining room walls, a wreath and a huge amount of groceries from Trader Joe’s.

We cleaned house and I made soup out of a leftover roast chicken. Jean and Trent came over in the evening and we met up with a friend for a surprise early-birthday dinner. Delicious meal together at Alamo Square Seafood Grill.