A few weeks ago we convinced Lisa Marie and Greg to join us on one of the first endeavors, which was to tour the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield. Since Fairfield is about half-way between Sacramento and San Francisco, it wouldn't be more of a hassle for one couple than the other. Brian joked that it was something kids do and worried that it would be too cheesy, but it was so fun! Our favorite part was the Jelly Belly art - huge mosiacs made entirely out of the jelly beans made famous by President Reagan. The tour's free, so that and the samples at the end made our annoying tour guide much more bearable. And check out our hats! Brian was a little too cool (or was his head too big?) for the hat, so he took it off just after this photo was taken and walked around with his hoodie on.
This weekend, we traveled to Danville, a small town in the East Bay. At this time, perhaps Danville is best known as being the home of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, the "Hero of the Hudson." That's right, Brian and I ventured to Danville to be part of the Sully-bration honoring the pilot who saved so many lives recently. There were probably a few thousand people out there paying their respects and cheering on the hero. Everyone eagerly anticipated his speech, and although we knew he couldn't talk about the ongoing investigation, I think most people thought he'd speak more than a few sentences. Apparently Sully is a man of few words, but that's ok.
After our excursion to Danville, we headed up 80 for Jen Sweeney's "5th" birthday party. I wasn't quite sure what to expect out of a children's themed birthday party, but everything is fun with this group! Unfortunately for me, Nancy got her Strawberry Shortcake jewel closer to the crown than I did in our version of pin the tail on the donkey, but Brian kept the Neal competitive streak alive by winning not one but TWO games! You should be able to see Carmen's chronicle of the games by clicking here.
I can tell you that in all honesty, I am already looking forward to next weekend.
2 comments:
wow, you are a pro with the postings. i'm quite impressed by the html link. anyway, as someone who has lived basically their whole life in nor cal, i will say it's funny that the jelly belly factory and danville will were big on your list. there's lots more to offer! (but then, i was never a big jelly bean fan anyway.) good to see you last night! it was fun!!
For the record, it's not that they were high on our list. I mean, we have done a lot of the obvious NorCal things like Tahoe, Napa, Sacramento/Capitol stuff and a lot of SF stuff. We're just trying to branch out - no matter how big or small (read: Jelly Bellies).
Apparently we're headed to the Chinese New Year parade in SF this Saturday.
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