There was wine, and there was pumpkin...

The whole point of writing this blog is to give family and friends t a brief update to my life in San Francisco. But then what if I myself don't really remember what really happened last week?!

Seriously my mind drew a complete blank,  partly because work was kicking in full gear, and Ming and I are still struggling to adjust our family and social lives alongside with it. And the other part was we celebrated two dear friends' birthday last weekend, one involved an elaborate wine tasting trip at apple hill. That party was yesterday, and afterwards we had to make a long drive home; then I proceeded to wake up at 6.30am this morning for an 8am dentist appointment. What was I thinking? So at this point my brain is pretty toasted I have to ask Ming what did we do last week.

One of the many Vineyards at apple hill

Our wine connoisseurs with fine taste

By the way, the dentist said I should get both my wisdom teeth removed soon :) Five years ago when I removed one wisdom tooth, that night I fell asleep curled up in my parents' bed with an ice pack on my cheek... I am not thrilled about this.

So Ming reminded me, there was a pumpkin, we got a pumpkin from our CSA box last week. Yay! But when it comes time to eating it, we then realized our eyes are way bigger than our stomaches. So throughout the week, we had pumpkin scones, pumpkin curry, and finally pumpkin chili. Fearing that Ming might turn yellow one day, I decided to pause the pumpkin menu for a while. And right now, the pumpkin chili lingers in our fridge like a halloween ghost.

And you know what? I think that was it, the things I prefer to remember from last week. I tend to keep my eyes forward, looking into the future, or more precisely, looking at things I don't have or want. So throughout the week, I was thinking of how can I improve at work, I was thinking of how can I meet new people and make friends, I was thinking of what housework I should be doing when I get home from work. And in the end, my plate was full but I'm empty, and tired. I think, I'll start eating what's on my plate now and enjoy it. Because it's too delicious a meal to miss out.