Bella found us another Japanese food restaurant via the Internet after viewing some innovative and striking photos of various dishes. The restaurant is located in the shopping plaza across from the Montage Hotel & Resort. It is ultra-modern inside with neon, white faux leather and faux wood grain running rampant. Early on Bella realizes this establishment is likely Taiwanese owned.
I turned 41 today and Bella is taking me to dinner at the restaurant of my choice. It used to be my tradition to eat at an Italian restaurant on my birthday and I’m attempting to resurrect that tradition today.
“In San Francisco, you learn to expect that anything will happen. It’s out of the ordinary for something unusual not to happen.” – Theresa Smith
We’re off for SF for the first time since our mini-honeymoon in July of 2007. This trip is part business, part pleasure as Bella will be attending the Music Teacher’s Association of California Convention: “The Magic of Music”. We run into my co-worker Rona who is flying to Vegas for the weekend with her son and husband. We chat while waiting to go through the security checkpoint. Unfortunately, our flight out of Orange County’s John Wayne Airport is delayed about an hour.
Its 4:45am as I wipe the crust off my sockets and prep before we head to LAX for our 2-day trip to San Jos-EE. I attended San Jose State University (SJSU) from 1991-1993 to complete my bachelor’s degree in Journalism. My last visit to San Jose was in 2002 when I briefly visited a friend in San Jose for the purposes of a Napa wine tasting trip. We only had time for a five minute drive around part of the downtown area before he dropped me off at the airport.
