Sunday funday at the Palace Hotel and the Japanese Tea Garden.

boy am i behind!  this is a post about a wonderful, sunny sunday 2 weeks ago.  my family of 3 met up with my in-laws and had a glutenous brunch at the palace hotel in san francisco.

her facial expression may not show it, but someone is excited for brunch ;-)

the food is spectacular at the palace hotel.  but i do love the atmosphere.

and who doesn't want to listen to a trio while stuffing themselves silly?

i love this picture of gabriella and her daddy.

and here is a picture of all 3 of us <3

we then met up with my sis in-law and her family at the cherry blossom festival in san francisco.

we enjoyed a nice walk up a few notorious sf hills to get to our car.

then we continued onto the japanese tea garden.

someone got a little silly with auntie's sunglasses ;-)

oh, and she wore her salt water sandals!!!

before we knew it, it was time to head home.

Something extra.

i completely forgot to post this picture in the previous post.  as i was practically skipping to the elevators because i was ecstatic from the awesomely awesome news the radiologist gave me (you know, that baby gabriella was healthy), i walked past this window and did a double take.  please excuse the lovely window pane decor, the hospital is old.  however, if you look past the diamond shaped pattern, you can catch a glimpse of the beauty of san francisco.  gosh, i love this city.

Orange October in San Francisco

the sf giants swept the detroit tigers and won the world series yesterday.  as i was driving back into the city, i caught all the fireworks and the wonderful orange lights decorating the buildings of san francisco.  congratulations SF Giants!

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Digital perming, step-by-step.

for all of you who are just dying to know what a digital perm is and how it is accomplished, here ya go!

that's joe.  first step, a trim.  fyi, you must come with
freshly washed, dry hair.

trimming...

still trimming...

a before photo.

the tools.

curling.  

more curling.  joe even has an assistant...or 2.

...and more curling.

whole head is now curled.

the machine.  this is what makes it "digital".

cords. cords. cords.

getting plugged in.  i know what you're thinking...
is that safe?!?!
yes. it. is.

and the heat begins.

here we are waiting.

a curl check by assistant numero dos.

taking out the rollers.  and making pin
curls.

more pin curls.

must pin curl the entire head of hair.

head of hair is now pin curled with solution.

while we wait, we eat.

now we rinse + shampoo + conditioner.

just me being bored.

curly, but not too curly.

getting diffused.

curls!

this is when joe educates his clients on ways to blow-dry
their newly permed hair.

more education.

and more education.

sexy hair!

ooh la la...

look at that body!  i'm talkin' 'bout the hair folks...

my cuzzo and i in SF.

there you have it folks.  now go and get your hair done!

PS
i think i'm done talkin' about hair.  at least for awhile...