(Meghan and Cody have the most beautiful Ginko tree in front of their house!)
Being stranded in the middle of nowhere would be fun with Meghan and Cody, so we knew the weekend would be a blast. Because we brought the baby along, we had to plan our time wisely to best incorporate at least one nap a day. I was content just to eat yummy food and relax but because Ben hadn't been to northern California before, it was only right to do just a bit of touristy sight-seeing. Saturday we left Palo Alto for the Golden Gate Bridge and then on to Sausalito.
Blair takes San Francisco!
After a quick pass (well, nothing in downtown SF on Saturday in December is quick) by Ghiradelli Square, Nob Hill, Lombard Street and Union Square, we ended up in Oakland at Fenton's Creamery and tried one of their monster sundaes. Yum! I was surprised by a full-restaurant serenade of "Happy Birthday". Holding Blair I tried to pass it off as her birthday. (The four other happy birthday's sung during the hour we were there were all to children under 10).
We lucked out with tickets to the Kings v. Golden State game Saturday night and got to see Jimmer's debut up close! Little Blair was a trooper considering we had been dragging her around all day. It was really fun but let's just say the fans in Oakland are quite a bit more diverse than the Jazz fans. Quote of the night: "that's one nice lookin' family" - nice ticket scalper referring to the five of us. tee hee
So Cody and Meghan have an incredible tree swing in their backyard. It is fifty feet tall. Blair would have been content to play at home outside the entire weekend. I won't lie, I loved it too! It was like stepping out of December and back into August. Gotta love Cody, he never tired of pushing us ALL on the swing. What about my trapeze moment?
Over the weekend we enjoyed lots of yummy food. To name a few : Happy Donut, Stacks, Fiesta Del Mar, Rick's Ice Cream, Fenton's, The Workshop, Happy Donut. Yep we went there twice, open 24/7!
if you can imagine, the donut was even larger than it looks here
Monday night we loaded up and drove into the city for the 49ers game. This was the icing on the wonderful weekend cake! Ben and I hadn't been to an NFL game before and it was incredible to be there. Imagine all the energy from ten sporting events packed into one. The power went out at Candlestick Park which enabled us to be less late than we would have been. It was a great experience and it ended with a win for the 49ers.
After the long game we went down to the field to watch the post game show. It was great to see a production like that up close and in person. The power went out for the third time but by that point we were freezing and ready to pack up. We met many really wonderful people over the course of the night. How great to know people who know people... thanks Meghan and Cody for making us feel so VIP. It was an unforgettable night. (quote of the night: "We're not Steelers fans, we're just married!")
