Foodbuzz Day 3: A Farewell to Food

So this is it. Final day of the Foodbuzz San Francisco Spectacular. I don't have much to say for this. Food coma mixed with the reality that Amanda and I had to return to reality and a dash of not sleeping left me a bit out of it Sunday morning.

The farewell brunch was at Lulu Restaurant. Which was cute and had a wonderful wood burning fire place, which is a smell I love and don't ever get because no one in Southern California has a fireplace and I have not lived in a place with a fireplace since I moved out of my parents house.



Most of the menu items featured either Nature's Pride delicious bread(did I mention we scored a free loaf from the Nature's Pride people? Oh, we did.) or Kerrygold's amazing butter. And really, I don't care for the taste of butter.



I really don't like Bloody Marys. Or Vodka. But they seemed to be a hit. The brunch was served buffet style, which I generally avoid, but this was fantastic.



Amanda's plate-o-food



At this point, we just put the camera down, chatted it up with the folks around and enjoyed the moment. I'm weird, but lately I have this kick that I just want life to be about moments and experiences. When will I have the chance to do anything like this ever again? I like getting wined and dined. I like feeling important, even though in reality, I'm just a regular guy married to an amazing girl. So we enjoyed the moment. Enjoyed our last meal in San Francisco. Enjoyed talking to new friends.

And then we walked down the street and ran into a parade. I think it had to do with Veteran's Day, but I don't know.





We will get back to regular blogging soon. I am hoping to finally end our honeymoon blogs. And maybe go into the way back machine and pull some stuff from past vacations, just because I love food and I love to travel.

Lastly, Amanda and I just saw Where The Wild Things Are. ADORABLE. Makes me want to be a kid again. Lots of things lately make me want to be a kid again. Lets be kids again?

PS...one year ago today I asked Amanda to marry me!!! Good thing she said yes.

Weight loss!

I forgot to mention this but...Andy and I have teamed up with 4 of our friends for a weight loss/healthy living challenge. We're on our second week now. I lost 2 lbs last week! (I'm trying to lose 20-30)

I'm stoked! Having a challenge motivates me so much. That and the beautiful wedding dress I am planning on wearing soon! Everytime I feel like over-eating or not working out, I remind myself of summer. ha!

That said, I definitely plan on indulging my tastebuds in Italy.

What motivates you to workout?

over the hump

I was semi-productive today. I cleaned our apartment a bit and worked on some stuff for our wedding. I made a wedding website for my out of town guests to peruse and booked the DJ. I have plans to attend another bridal show this Sunday with my mom so I’m considering myself done for a bit.
Hopefully I’ll find a florist, officiant and a cake by the end of this month. Hopefully. My best friend is taking me to go look at dresses tonight. I’ve been avoiding it due to my recent weight gain but I probably should go. It’s not like I am going to buy anything anytime soon!
Not working today gave me so much more free time to catch up on my to-do list. It’s been overwhelming me lately.

Breakfast was blueberry yogurt with blackberries and bananas

I loved the granola addition yesterday so I added some to the mix. I love Bear Naked Fit Vanilla Almond so I tried some of that. I’d estimate this bowl at about 250-300 calories. I used half a banana, 10 blackberries and 1/8 cup of granola.

Lunch was a grilled cheese with light wheat bread (45 cals a slice) and extra sharp white cheddar cheese. Plus a scoop of homemade hummus with carrots and grape tomatoes. I finished off a bag of sea salt pita chips just because I needed something salty. Dessert was 4 white fudge covered pretzels.

Something is up with my camera…it just sucks lately. Maybe I’ll ask for a new camera in the wedding registry. LOL.
Anyway I’m off to be more productive! I have a lot to do to prepare for school starting on January 20th. Yikes.