Playing Tourist

My mother-in-law is in town visiting, and yesterday we headed to San Francisco to play "tourists." We only went to a handful of places, but San Francisco is always so much fun!

I thought I'd share a few of my hubby's pictures. Our first stop was the Golden Gate Bridge.


San Francisco was pretty wintry yesterday ~ fog, wind, and no warmer than about 60 degrees.


We walked under the Golden Gate Bridge. It was an exciting experience because the floor rattled underneath us along with the traffic, and the ceiling above us boomed as the larger trucks passed overhead.


The sea lions at Pier 39 are so entertaining! My daughter could have stayed there all day long watching. She brought home a stuffed sea lion to cuddle with, and we found out later that the sea lion has a button to make it bark. My hubby and I could do without that noisy feature!



We were surprised to find this little nature oasis in the middle of the mall at Pier 39. My mother-in-law fell in love with this fountain area and little bird, and she's actually planning to recreate it in her backyard in Florida.

It was an all around fun day, and it's so fantastic to finally be enjoying summer. Hope you are too!

Girl Fun

This week I was invited to attend viv&ingrid's 10th Birthday Celebration with my blogger friend sliceofpink. What could make for better girl fun than cupcakes, champagne, homemade marshmallows, and jewelry! So I embraced my new blogger identity, strapped my camera on my shoulder, and headed to San Francisco for some party fun.

The event was held at the classic candy shop Miette in Hayes Valley, put on by Ruby Press. This was truly a 10-year-old's birthday party, complete with cotton candy, games, and a room full of laughter. The shop was adorned with cute signs saying things like "woohoo!" and "yay!" in vintage lettering. They served bottled soda with red and white paper straws, the cracker jack was in matching bags, and we left the party carrying balloons and goodie bags. Although I had really hoped to win this necklace in the raffle, I still had so much fun pretending to be 10 again!

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves - click here to see more. It was a feast for a party planner's eyes. Thanks Ruby Press and viv&ingrid!