Week of 12 to 17 Sept

Full week also this time, went to San Francisco! Still wanted to get my hours in despite having the weekend off, so Mon-Thurs was 8 AM to midnight, then half day on Friday before flying out! Flight was fine (delayed an hour in AKL), got aisle seat, the Air New Zealand's entertainment on demand at each seat was a sanity-cup. Got in Friday afternoon,3 hours before I left Welly.

First things first, saw Bonnie, how awesome. Then she treated me to Taco Bell and 7-11, go USA! Friday was hanging out at home, went around town some as well, then got home-cooked meal and we watched her TV tapes, and had photo slide shows. Saturday was the wedding, getting ready in the morn and drove up (us 2 with Nicole, Julia, and Grace) through Napa and Calistoga, arrived about 2 and hung out by pool and wandered ranch, went back to townhouse hotel and back for ceremony at 5.

Great ceremony - short, but full of personal touches on traditional moments. Dinner was afterward (surprisingly, no veggie main course), then desert and dancing, and wandering about the grounds (one guest had a varicose vein burst, they tried to stop the bleeding, but called an ambulance up to the mountains). Back to room, pretty tired. Then brunch the next morning, and made our leave.

Drove back into Berkeley, and had only a short time to get ready for summer BBQ (Bonnie B-Q). Was a bit hesitant, wanted to just spend time with Bonnie, but it was good to see people and great to share our friends and build our sense of community. Then I had to leave to get back to airport by 7:30! Whirlwind, whiz bang zoom as my mom would say.

Then back into the grind...