Rain?!?!

Bruce, on Monday morning: "It's cloudy..."
Me: "It happens...should be sunny again by lunch or so".

Well, the clouds never did go away this week, and, today, we have RAIN! I say it with such confusion/excitement because this is the first time in the 2+ months that we've been here (and also all the times when I've come to visit) that this has happened.

It's a light drizzle now, so nothing fantastic, but it was still odd to walk outside and see anything but blue skies :)

A nice relaxing weekend

Thanks to Bruce for being the first visitor at our new apartment. Past weekends have been filled with various settling in or wedding-related activities, so his presense here made it a "vacation" for all of us. A few worry-free, non-hectic days of lounging by the pool and walking around SF are always welcome...let this be an inspiration and an invitation to all others!

Finally won a game!

As some of you know, I joined an APA league when we moved out here so I have something to do at least one night per week. Yesterday was finally my first win!

Cool, calm, relaxed is key...that, and getting in more practice than just 5 minutes prior to a match.

Good food in the bay area?

Kathy and I have made it a quest to find the best places to eat in San Jose. 2007 Readers Choice award for Best Breakfast went to Stacks in Campbell...our thoughts -- nothing special. We prefer Mil's Diner in Milpitas or Just Breakfast a few miles down the road from us. One of the best Chinese food places in San Jose according to Yelp was not good at all, our tastebuds said.

Yesterday, however, we seem to have hit a place whose reviews were not far from the truth. Cafe Artemis (www.cafeartemis.com) is, without question, the best mediterranean food either of us have ever tried. No, we were not starving when we got there, so can't even take away points for that possibile flavor enhancer. The meats (we got a sampler plate) were all cooked perfectly, and seasoned just right. This is one for the books, we both agreed.

Still on the hunt for the following (a non-exclusive list):
Breakfast (currently a choice of Mil's & Just Breakfast for most items, other than Huevos Rancheros at City Diner)

Mexican (so far a place in San Francisco seems to top the charts...looking for a local place still.)

Chinese

Steak

Pizza -- Extreme Pizza, a SF chain, definitely has some great tweaks, but a good plain cheese slice still eludes us. Costco is always OK for some quick & decent food (pizza, chicken roll, hot dog) too.

Italian (Currently, Campo di Bocce in Los Gatos holds the crown)

Burgers (Counter in Santana Row is good, but see our past problems there :). Juicy Burger is decent.)

Quick post...

So, in answer to several people's questions, the 'new apartment' that Bender was referring to is Kathy's corporate apartment. I drove up on thursday evening and we went home on Friday.

Also, some of you may be interested to know that we're coming to NY on October 2nd, and going back on the 6th.

Some people!!

woof!

I went to a new apartment thursday. Lots of new smells, strange people, the works. I barked a few times at night. I barked a few times on the balcony when I was left alone. But most of the time, I looked like I do in the photo. Turns out someone must not like me, as we got an e-mail with a complaint and a threat from the management office. Maybe next time they can come and talk to me first before complaining?

Pics are up

We started uploading our trip pics...right now, only the ones from Yellowstone are there (I think we have a few more to go through).

http://katoucha.fotki.com/2008/yellowstone