加州日和 Vacation California

到埠個多星期, 找房買車探查學校忙得不可開交, 還好吾友MG收留我於她舒適家中, 否則這過渡期更難熬.  想想此次搬家不過是跨越太平洋(又不是烏江!), 腦細胞怎麼全軍覆沒?!  可見LK哪裏是做大事業的人, 唉... 塵埃落定安居前大抵寫不出好文章, 以幾張隨手拍問好 :)

The oldies with 'California' in the title are hardly happy songs.  Our relocation back to the San Francisco Bay Area resonates with a symbolic line from Eagles' famous tune:  "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" :P  
Although my strange optimism might be a total rebound to the crazy real estate in the area, still I have decided to live every moment of my life as if I am to enjoy a vacation.  Yes, embrace me, my city by the bay!

For the past week and a half, I have been driving north, south, east, and west for viewings - Must admit that San Francisco is still the one tugging my heartstrings the hardest for its breathtaking sceneries and charming neighborhoods full of characters.  Because the decision is a family one, this time I will have to consider the peninsula or even the south bay.

Delighted to find that healthy Californian cuisine, fusion or not has only gotten better!  My new favorite for a quick bite is the gluten free Asian Box in Town&Country Village Palo Alto.  The Town&Country Village has evolved so much since my days as a student(or possibly the only thing I could afford at the time was Jamba Juice :P)

When having the leisure, might as well sit down at Cafe Renzo and daydream Gregory Peck stopping his Vespa to say hello…

Classic Nicoise salad and green juice pairing at Jane on Fillmore. This Jane is definitely not plain; from the refreshing drink, the gloriously simple yet tasty food to its impeccable interior design, that girl has it all.

Dr. C introduced me to Zazie in the Cole Valley. Under the heat lamps in the garden patio, I couldn't be happier to see my girlfriend  and to be reunited with San Francisco.

Thanking MG&S for accommodating our extended stay in their lovely home during house hunting, Mr. LK and I took our host&hostess to Madera(my entree was gnocchi with wild mushroom) at the Rosewood San Hill.  To our embarrassment, MG&S witnessed the biggest 'row' Mr. LK and I had over the subject of relocation.  The silver lining was however, it dawned on me that as much as we like to argue with the husbands, MG&I have both married our best friends :) Therefore this is to them, and to us - Lucky by Jason Mraz&Colbie Caillat

The smoked trout salad that I shared with a persistent yellow jacket at the Tootsies Stanford Barn… seriously that giant bee just would not leave my plate alone and I was very proud of my composure…

The lobby of my dream home… I was ready to withdraw the 'seed money'(I am the only investor) for building my business just so I could live there for a year in a historical building inside the national park with everything I love about San Francisco if Mr. LK did not intervene… Fine, now might not be the right timing but I will be there, one day, some day!  This is my theme song for the place: I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz


ps. What's that Jason Mraz fervor about?!  I have been on the road with radio playing day after day so it's either JM or the Twilight theme song 'A Thousand Years' by Christina Perri and since I am not a fan of teen romance with vampire(Wait, did the two break up in real life anyway?!  Plus 'I have died everyday waiting for you' sort of describes my feelings for my dream home...)