Ash

Just a Good Day

Lowen Baumgarten

Jan 16, 2012 — 1 min read

Looking back over it, there was a lot to be thankful for this weekend. Number 1: the Niners' victory. But just today, a relativley quiet holiday, was a pretty good one, and I'm glad I got to:

Share a breakfast burrito, beet salad and lemon custard brioche with Ash and St. F at brunch in Hayes Valley;
Lay in the sun on the back deck reading the Economist with St. F while we were visited by the neighbor's kitty Jinx;
Take a long walk in the cold up Buena Vista and through the Haight to Hippy Hill;
Make it to a training session at the gym to stick to my New Year's resolution (+4 Strength, +2 Sex Appeal); and
Watch Hangover II with Diego in our PJs, turning the sound down during every car chase because St. Frances had gone to bed.

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