Working, Wii and Mount Tam

Had a busy week with work: lots of freelance translation checking, plus trying to finalise things for the fundraising event at Shanti, as well as going into school (just once this week, though). However, Monday and Tuesday were lovely, warm days, so I was able to take a dip in the pool and top up my tan, too! On Thursday I went to a volunteer appreciation gala hosted by Shanti, and Jon was also allowed to come and meet all the people I’d been talking about. He’s been enjoying playing the Wii – mainly Zelda, which James and Emma lent us. I’ve had a bit of fun with Wii Sports, but can’t get on with Zelda.

Yesterday we went for a nice lunch at Samovar Tea Lounge, then hit the shops, because there were a few things I needed. Of course, I managed to come away with only one of those things, along with several impulse buys, including two pairs of Nine West shoes I found on sale. Jon got treated like a king in Nordstrom and came away with some very expensive, but very good shoes. We then tried to go to big fireworks party taking place on one of the piers. We waited in line for 45 minutes only to find we were in the wrong queue when we got to the front, and would have to wait in two further lines, which we couldn’t be bothered with. Today we were also a bit hapless: we went over the bridge to Marin, with the intention of doing a particular hike, but ended up taking the wrong road. It didn’t really matter, as we found ourselves heading up to the top of Mount Tamalpais. We did a couple of little walks up there, all of which offered stunning views – through the binoculars we could look back at San Francisco and our apartment block. It felt really summery up there too, which was great because it’s turned chilly in the city again.