Weekend in California

So.... this past weekend I drove to Modesto, California with my good friend Shelley to pick up her new car. It had just been sent over from Sweden. Here she is finally with her new ride. I have to say I will miss " Grannie" her Toyota Camry she's been driving around in. : ) We left Friday after work around 6 pm and arrived in Modesto about 3:30am.

Saturday morning or should I say afternoon we got up and headed to San Francisco. It has been years since I have been there. So.. we thought it would be fun to go for the afternoon. It was pretty much freezing there. So our first stop was the golden gate bridge. Sorry for all the photos of just me but when there are only 2 of you.... it's pictures by yourself pretty much. : )

We liked the lady in the back ground. Pretty much sums up what everyone looked like at the Golden Gate Bridge... bundled up, drinking coffee/hot chocolate, and moving fast.

Love this photo . Great job Shelley

Loved how the bridge is blurry in the background

Alcatraz

We walked half way up the bridge and these guys were all crammed into this little vehicle. It was pretty funny.

These 2 pics above show just how annoying it is to have long hair while it's extremely windy and you want a picture!

San Francisco



Shelley and I weren't too fond of any of the pics of the 2 of us together. However, I wanted to have at least one on here. : )

Crazy streets of San Francisco

The 2 pics above are very funny. Probably only to Shelley and I b/c you had to be there. Shelley's new car is an automatic. We were driving up this gigantic hill and i noticed she kept stalling on moving up the hill. There was bumper to bumper traffic so as we moved up the hill it got steeper and steeper. Everytime she would move she would just slam her foot on the gas and we would lurch forward. I laughed everytime telling her to just ease off the brake and push in the gas and it would be smoother. Anyways, as we got higher and steeper up she wasn't doing anything . I could tell she was nervous. So I started laughing and kind of making fun of her. I realized she was petrified of rolling backwards. At one point she almost let me drive but was too scared to put it in park b/c it might roll. So the pic right above is at the top of the hill. We were sitting in that spot for a few minutes even after that car had moved. I told Shelley she had to go at some point that day. So after getting the courage she slammed on the gas lurching us forward. The pic on top is of her concentrating trying to get the courage to hit the gas. : ) Guess you had to be there




There is nothing like a quick stop at Ghirardelli Square for some hot chocolate and a photo op after freezing our butts off on the bridge. After this we headed down to all the shopping to find H&M. Oh how I miss having access to this great store whenever I want. We spent a good hour or so there. Walked around and headed back to Shelley's parents house for the night.

I Think I'm In Love

Shelley and I got up around 9 am Sunday morning and packed up to head back to Arizona. It was a beautiful day. These people were at some random ghetto gas station. Had to take a picture with them. Hit In N Out for lunch ( 3 days of it is healthy right? ) We stopped right outside Palm Springs at the most amazing outlets ever. Unfortunately I walked away with nothing which is always great for the bank account! We made a quick stop in Palm Springs at a Dairy Queen ( calories don't count when you are on vacation) after calling my sister to get help finding one. Then back on the road. It was such a quick weekend but so much fun!