Several extra days in Sacramento with my wife was the perfect way to unwind after our traumatically-delayed flight home from Costa Rica. This of course involved eating a lot of comfort food like ramen, bun rieu, and Cantonese seafood. Since Melody had to cover clinic on Friday, I stayed home with the rats while editing photos from the trip. After a forgettable dinner at Mulvaney’s, we brought home treats from Ginger Elizabeth and Ettore’s to snack on while curing the world of Pandemic. Having watched Will Wheaton and friends hilariously tackle this board game, we were enticed by the clever game mechanics and cooperative play, and were not disappointed. We spent Saturday morning taking holiday photos with Gus and Walter, but the mood turned when I received an email that my flight home was canceled. Incredulous, we called United again and was placed on hold for a record 5 hours, which lasted through our dinner with the in-laws at Lollibowl and Lollicup. We finally had to settle for a flight leaving from San Jose, which was 2 hours away by car. Fortunately, we felt a little better after some fresh dim sum and soy sauce noodles from 99 Ranch and pastries from Kee Wah Bakery. Flying on Delta also got me upgraded on both legs of the flight, which provided comfy chairs, delicious raviolis, and Belgian chocolate gelatos on my way home. Anyway, photos for Costa Rica are up on the Travel page. Enjoy!