I am seriously in love with all my friends and family. It’s an easy sort of love, where we uphold traditions of taking tequila shots before our Thanksgiving feast. It’s a love where nobody is allowed to eat dessert until at least four people take an Instagram/Snapchat/photo; where instead of shopping on Black Friday we eat ramen and scour our hometown downtown for the best egg puffs and taro milk boba; where we wake up at 8am on Saturday to drive to Ocean Beach for brunch and end up spending the next 16 hours hanging out without any plans at all (see flâneur); and when our friend gets engaged we spend the evening popping too many bottles of champagne and eating pumpkin spice Chex mix.
During these past few days of eating, relaxing, and eating again, I was reminded of how amazing this city is and how I have killer friends to match. As someone mentioned to me, it’s important to keep people you love close rather than waste time on people who aren’t making you smile every day. And I gotta say, I smiled ear to ear this long weekend and hope y’all did too.
What was the highlight of your Thanksgiving?
The Economist, chai, and flowers makes for a killer Saturday morning
San Mateo has the best ramen in the Bay Area hands down – this was a spot I hadn’t tried before!
The lobster broth is outta control here – the best I’ve tasted. Fried oysters ain’t so bad, either.
Obviously a sucker for any Beatles motifs
With my partner in crime, Aimee, trying out Urchin Bistrot in the Mish
What fun!
Wait – do you live in SF? Me too!!!!
When are we hanging out?!
Shikha, I absolutely loved this post! I love seeing how much fun you had with friends and family and the road shots were awesome! Thanks for sharing your wonderful days! I love it – and it’s so refreshing to see something new! It makes me feel like I was there! xoxo
Aww thanks Kristi, that means a lot! I love showing people a side of what I’m up to when I’m not eating or cooking 🙂
So much love!!! And you’re freaking gorgeous!!
Only as gorgeous as you are!!