Monday, June 29, 2009

San Francisco

Brandon and I spent the past week in San Francisco to celebrate ONE YEAR of marriage. It was a trip of ups and downs... literally. We arrived on Friday night and checked into our hotel. It was a nice room but no air conditioning. no air = open windows. open windows + sirens/horns/drunkards = no sleep. Nothing earplugs couldn't fix.

We spent our first day at Point Reyes National Seashore. It was a gorgeous place but was insanely windy and cold. We biked to the shore and walked along the beach. Did I mention the wind was blowing? Holy Monkey! We were pelted with sand... ouch. so was our camera. Camera + sand = bad new bears! It's going to need a visit to the doctor. Luckily we brought a backup.

The rest of the week was fun. We went to several museums, and saw Wicked. We biked the golden gate bridge and some trails on Angel Island, visited Muir Woods, and ate some amazing food. Oh, and of course countless hours driving up and down the steep hills looking for a place to park.

BaY cRuiSE

oaKLanD TEmPle
exPLOratoriUM -- mucho fun




aNGeL isLanD


ggb

MuiR wOOd forest

Cheap bike lock + big city = bye bye bike


Brandon's (my parent's) bike was stolen. Dang cheap bike lock!!! The bike was a PIECE with squeaky breaks and rusty gears. For some weird reason my bike was left behind. I LOVE my bike so I was beyond grateful it wasn't stolen.

Oh well... it was our last night and b-don really needed a new bike. if anyone visits San Francisco in the near future, look for a homeless man on a squeaky bike... can't miss it.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Greetings from Coin!


My mom's sister passed away last week after battling cancer. My parents, sister, niece and myself packed up the car and took the long 15 hour drive to itty-bitty, tiny-winy Coin, Iowa. I love this place. Old farm land, abandoned homes, old barns and cracked sidewalks. I love it!
Abbie and i explored and took pictures. There are all sorts of treasures in this town.