San Francisco weekend!

Well we had quite a fun weekend!  I'll warn you in advance there are lots of pictures... I couldn't narrow it down!  Friday came and we were still unsure of where to go for the weekend.  With it being Memorial Day the flights were pretty full and we couldn’t decide!  Josh’s supervisor came to him and told him to go home and go catch a flight so we ended up leaving early and jumping on the first plane we could.  Turns out that meant San Francisco!  Our plane ended up delayed due to weather.  First an hour late boarding and then sitting for about an hour on the plane.  We were getting a little antsy but can’t complain if it’s free!

We were blessed to sit on the plane next to a really nice guy from San Francisco [who had also lived in Utah].  Turns out he was headed home to take the scouts on a hike and told us where to stay, where to avoid, and some cool places off the beaten path to visit.  We didn’t end up there until late which also turned out to be a blessing because we got our hotel for super cheap since they figured they weren’t getting anymore customers that night! 

Saturday we went everywhere!  We probably walked about 20 miles total – we just about died of tiredness by the end of the day.  First we found a hotel because we started to get a little nervous when many claimed they were sold out.  

Sometimes we like to add funny pictures where Josh forgot where the
camera was haha

This homeless man had a whistle and just decided randomly that he
was going to start directing traffic... best part was people listened hahah. 

Then we headed to the pier.  It was a beautiful day, T-shirt weather and not too hot!  We visited Ghirardelli square where Josh bought me chocolate one of my favorite things in this world!  We explored all along the marina, the different piers, the old ships, all the gift shops, fish markets, saw the bridges and Alcatraz.

Fisherman's warf!

Trolly time!

Josh felt like closing his eyes... just pretend they're open.

We headed to China town for lunch, which, Josh absolutely loved.  It reminded him so much of Korea I’m pretty sure he could have stayed there all day and been perfectly content.  The man on the plane told us where to go to see fortune cookies being made in a back shop and had some samples it was pretty crazy to watch them come off the press and be folded.

After China town we went through little Italy and to the famous Lombard crooked Street.  We had to hike up what felt like a mountain to get there, I swear it was at least a 45 degree angle hill.  After the monster hill, we climbed up all the stairs to the top of Lombard it was such a beautiful view of the city.

That night we had dinner on famous pier 39 and watched the bay bridge with its twinkling lights.  We walked all through the piers and downtown as well.  It was beautiful!

On our way home we found this awesome old school arcade and spent the rest of the night there.  It was a blast they had all the good old arcade games from the 90s!

Josh works out...

Sunday morning we made the trek to the famous Golden Gate Bridge.  Boy it was a long walk!  It was great though we got to walk along the beach most of the way there.  It was full of dogs, families, and Memorial Day barbeques.  We were so blessed in that our whole walk there we could see the bridge and get great pictures of it but as soon as we got there the fog rolled in and you literally would not have known it was there!  After the bridge we made our way to church and then to have some delicious crapes before heading to the airport.  We were able to jump on a plane home that was delayed and just about to take off instead of waiting for our later flight.  It was great!

This giant bird was just walking along the look out point!  After this picture was
taken a homeless man kept trying to pet him and eventually succeeded.  
I’ve come to the conclusion that that is definitely how the bird flu gets started. 

On Golden Gate Bridge gazing out over the fog.
I should be Josh's professional photographer..

Josh's artwork for me at the beach (:

By the time Monday morning rolled around we were exhausted!  But we woke up and headed to Lewisville Lake with a few other couples in the ward.  It was a blast the ward here is just so friendly and outgoing.  We had a BBQ and just enjoyed the time with each other.  Now we’re ready for a short week!