On Saturday I drove into the city to meet up with some friends for lunch and a little browsing on Union Square. I have been to San Francisco, and Union Square in particular, every year for the last five years or so and I've never noticed the ice skating rink. My sister Kate assures me it is there every year.
How could I NOT notice?
We had lunch at Kuleto's. Crab is in season so of course I had that. Festive cocktails are in season so I had one of those too.
After lunch we popped over to the Hotel Union Square where one of my friends was staying in the Dashiell Hammett Suite. They have decorated it to represent what it would look like while he was staying there.
I like spending at least one day in San Francisco during the holidays. It helps me get into the holiday spirit. All the pretty lights and throngs of happy shoppers.
It just so happened to be the weekend of Santacon so there were hundreds, maybe even thousands of drunken santas bar-hopping. I've never seen so many, umm, unusually dressed santas before. Santa in fishnets?
I can't believe how quickly Christmas is going to be here. It is just over two and half weeks away! Where did the year go? I know it probably premature to talk about the new year but I'm looking forward to 2011. I have a feeling it will be a good year.
In the meantime I'm hoping to slow down and enjoy the holiday season and not get all in a panic about it. This year it's all about keeping it simple and not stressing out over any of the details. I'm just going to enjoy the sparkly lights and getting together with family and friends.
