San Francisco

Nate and I were lucky enough to take a little vacation to San Francisco over the weekend. Nate wanted to check out a company or two down there and invited me along. And thanks to our wonderful parents who took great care of our kids while we were gone, we went and had an incredible time!The first night we went to a Shawn Colvin concert at Yoshi's Jazz Club. We'd never been to a jazz club and it was great! If you're ever in the area, check out who's playing there.

We then visited the "Tonga Room" in our hotel. I guess it was a pretty happening place a while back. It was hopping the night we were there too.

This was at the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park. The park was really pretty and even with my stuffy nose I loved the smell of the trees there.

I swear I'm burning this sweater! No more vacations in this sweater. But the bridge is pretty.
We rented a tandem bike and rode through the city, through the park, across the bridge, and ended in Sausalito where we caught a ferry back to the city. We stopped for lunch first though at a restaurant out on the water.

The ride was great, and it was so fun to go with Nate, once we got the hang of the tandem. But I have to admit I was glad to turn that bike back in! I don't get out on 3 hour bike rides very often and let's just say I was more than happy to sit on a comfy seat on the ferry.

You can't go to San Francisco without going to Chinatown. We did a little shopping and had lunch before heading out of town. We wouldn't have taken the trip if Nate didn't need to go down there and I'm so glad he did. I feel like we can breath again and get through the next few months of craziness! Why didn't anyone tell us it would be so hard to go back to school? I know it will be worth it though when it's all said and done. Thanks for the great trip Nate!