Saturday, I cleaned my apartment and watched the Food Network...ALL DAY LONG! For some reason, Food Network on the weekends is one of my favorite treats. I love, of course, all of Giada's shows, but have really grown to like "Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger". Her stuff is so easy to make...and yummy! I was inspired by one of her recipes so I set out to the local Real Foods, filled up my favorite canvas "S" shopping bag, and jumped on the BART to meet GQ. We had a lovely dinner at his place. Garlic & basil shrimp and some great Acme herb flatbread.
After dinner we head out to a super cool, laidback-but-not-too-divey bar called Albatross in North Berkeley and I warmed myself up with some Jack & Sevens (Jack Daniels and 7-up for those not "in the know". ha!) This bar is so much fun and is STOCKED with a ton of board games, dart alleys, pool tables, and a LOT of people. After about my 3rd drink, I insisted we play "Connect Four". Of course, I won (though I suspect he let me win.) :) GQ was a good sport. Fun night had by all.
Sunday, I woke up early, and after a breakfast of cinnamon toast and coffee, I went to meet my new real estate agent to brave the stormy weather and check out some open houses. We went to about 8 different properties. All different types: condos, townhomes, single-family, fixers, brand new...it was exhausting, but exciting. I walked in, checked each place out, tried to imagine myself living there, and left...to decompress and reassess it all later that night. Our search this day was limited to Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. She also showed me all around the neighborhoods. I liked it - more than I thought I would.
Dinner later with GQ at Zachary's Pizza on Solano Ave (my favorite East Bay neighborhood...if ONLY I could afford somewhere there!). And then home to watch "The Amazing Race".
All-in-all, very chill. Nice.
I can't wait to tell you all about some of the properties I saw...
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