{"id":14,"date":"2009-07-13T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=14"},"modified":"2011-05-02T22:43:46","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T05:43:46","slug":"our-first-guest-at-hotel-lisa-kevin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=14","title":{"rendered":"Our first &quot;guest&quot; at Hotel Lisa &amp; Kevin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">One of my brother&#8217;s best friends who has become a great friend of ours as well came to visit this past weekend.  Emily drove up on Friday to see a friend&#8217;s play up i<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">n Oa<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">kl<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">d on Sunday, so all day Saturday we hung out together exploring the city.  Saturday mor<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">ni<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">ng<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> we went to the Alemany Farmer&#8217;s Market just a short distance <\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">from our apartment.  We had<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> heard that this was <\/span><a style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/alemany-farmers-market-san-francisco\">one of the best farmer&#8217;s markets in the city<\/a><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">, so we w<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">ere excited to visit.  We got some delicious peaches, strawberries, bok choy, green beans an<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> dates (<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">don&#8217;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">t be jealous!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">Mid-day we decided to do some touristy things and made <\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">a visit<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombard_Street_%28San_Francisco%29\">Lombard Street<\/a> and th<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">en over to the <\/span><a style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sftravel.com\/japanese-tea-garden.html\">Japanese Tea Garden<\/a><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> in Golden Gate Park (mostly b<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">ecau<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">se it was the cheapest admission we could find! Only $5 admission versus $20-50!)  The <\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">garden was absolutely gorgeous and I just wish there had been more to see<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> to make spending<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">more time there worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCY7utwyI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/F1K5D7HpHJA\/s1600-h\/July_9_5.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358160284037792546\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCY7utwyI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/F1K5D7HpHJA\/s320\/July_9_5.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCZW4VTmI\/AAAAAAAAAIg\/mvLDXrNBi5U\/s1600-h\/July_9_10.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358160291325890146\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCZW4VTmI\/AAAAAAAAAIg\/mvLDXrNBi5U\/s320\/July_9_10.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/Sl6CtFmQeYI\/AAAAAAAAAJ4\/NpIZqVe66k4\/s1600-h\/garden4.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358864317725833602\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/Sl6CtFmQeYI\/AAAAAAAAAJ4\/NpIZqVe66k4\/s320\/garden4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/Sl6CsClLbcI\/AAAAAAAAAJo\/FQJ0J4JrTOI\/s1600-h\/garden.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358864299736133058\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/Sl6CsClLbcI\/AAAAAAAAAJo\/FQJ0J4JrTOI\/s320\/garden.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCah9exHI\/AAAAAAAAAI4\/j9cjzzW03JM\/s1600-h\/July_9_23.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358160311480140914\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCah9exHI\/AAAAAAAAAI4\/j9cjzzW03JM\/s320\/July_9_23.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/Sl6Csx9c0HI\/AAAAAAAAAJw\/2x86D0f95ug\/s1600-h\/garden2.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358864312454402162\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/Sl6Csx9c0HI\/AAAAAAAAAJw\/2x86D0f95ug\/s320\/garden2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCZ2WVJ8I\/AAAAAAAAAIo\/2qhGfvw5cNA\/s1600-h\/July_9_17.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358160299773208514\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCZ2WVJ8I\/AAAAAAAAAIo\/2qhGfvw5cNA\/s320\/July_9_17.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCaY0aymI\/AAAAAAAAAIw\/1-2eStnxPOA\/s1600-h\/July_9_15.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358160309026212450\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwCaY0aymI\/AAAAAAAAAIw\/1-2eStnxPOA\/s320\/July_9_15.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">Then we met up with my sister and her friend Me<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">redith who was in town from Long Beach as well and Jessie&#8217;s boyfriend Kindrid an<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">d his friend Justin to see a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfneighborhoodtheater.org\/\">movie in the park<\/a> at Union Square!  We saw Woody Allen&#8217;s &#8220;Manhattan&#8221; and it<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"> was such a neat experience, putting do<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">wn blankets and enjoying som<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">e dri<\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">nks and snacks right in the middle of Union Square.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHVoHhT-I\/AAAAAAAAAJA\/eKekxc6_zUQ\/s1600-h\/July_9_28.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358165724791656418\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHVoHhT-I\/AAAAAAAAAJA\/eKekxc6_zUQ\/s320\/July_9_28.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">It started raining before the movie started (can you see the raindrops on my shoulder?)<br \/>\nLuckily it stopped 20 mins. before the movie started!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHWO8wOTI\/AAAAAAAAAJI\/O90emYzsjGg\/s1600-h\/July_9_30.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358165735215479090\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHWO8wOTI\/AAAAAAAAAJI\/O90emYzsjGg\/s320\/July_9_30.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Me, Emily and Kevin all bundled up<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHWsgJEOI\/AAAAAAAAAJQ\/kohJxcnG88Y\/s1600-h\/July_9_31.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358165743148536034\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHWsgJEOI\/AAAAAAAAAJQ\/kohJxcnG88Y\/s320\/July_9_31.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Justin, Kindrid, Jessie and Meredith<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHXBDzwFI\/AAAAAAAAAJY\/gEpH97R_7XU\/s1600-h\/July_9_39.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358165748666843218\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHXBDzwFI\/AAAAAAAAAJY\/gEpH97R_7XU\/s320\/July_9_39.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Beautiful sunset in SF!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHXWxaxyI\/AAAAAAAAAJg\/EgN9JpfUw9M\/s1600-h\/July_9_35.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358165754495289122\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fN7NgVO553Y\/SlwHXWxaxyI\/AAAAAAAAAJg\/EgN9JpfUw9M\/s320\/July_9_35.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Lying down, all bundled up (and yes, I did end up falling asleep! I guess I&#8217;m not a<br \/>\nbig Woody Allen fan after all \ud83d\ude09 )<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my brother&#8217;s best friends who has become a great friend of ours as well came to visit this past weekend. Emily drove up on Friday to see a friend&#8217;s play up in Oakland on Sunday, so all day Saturday we hung out together exploring the city. Saturday morning we went to the Alemany [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-golden-gate-park","category-visitors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":746,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions\/746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}