This is the travel/welcome post for my little vacation to San Francisco & surrounding areas in California to visit my sister Gabby during her spring break from law school. I felt like I was coming down with a cold while packing, took a nap, finished packing, still felt wonky, but went to bed and hoped for the best. I woke up at 3:30am, said good-bye to my husband and my dog (both of whom miss me terribly, I'm sure), and drove my newly-repaired car to the airport. Got there at around 5:00 and got through all the check-in and security stuff no problem. Felt like the cold went away, or maybe wasn't awake at that hour of the morning either. We took off at sunrise, and it was quite pretty. I alternately looked out the window and nodded off during this flight because I was too tired to concentrate on any of the things I brought to do in my carry-on. Landed in Chicago after an uneventful flight. The attendant did say, "Welcome to Houston" over the speaker and for a moment I was worried I had gotten on the wrong plane, but everyone around me was also worried and it turns out I did, in fact, land in Chicago as intended. I read a bit while awaiting my layover, and then off it was to San Francisco.
There were these strange lakes we passed over on our approach to the runway. No idea what they are, but they're cool-looking. I landed, got my luggage without any problem, and Gabby picked me up. I was starving by that time (neither flight had a meal and granola bars only get you so far), so Gabby took me to a California classic eatery.
The food was good, and they have secret menu that will put extra stuff on your burgers and fries. I let Gabby figure out all that and just enjoyed the delicious, grease-laden meal, which was just what I needed after traveling. Then we went to Gabby's apartment and picked up a few things to bring to her other apartment (she's in the process of moving). You could see the Golden Gate Bridge from both apartments on opposite sides of town. I took a much-needed shower (traveling always turns me into a goblin; I swear I could take a one-hour flight and look like I haven't slept or showered in three days), then Cata, Gabby's new girlfriend, came home and the three of us walked to Golden Gate Park, and walked around a little before the park closed at sunset. There are museums and cool gardens and stuff that we'll be checking out for real later on. Cata seems pretty cool and smart and makes Gabby happy, so I'm glad.
'Twas quite pretty. Then, of course, a vacation with Gabby is not complete without a drinking excursion, so we all walked to this bar for happy hour. They had great mixed drinks, and of course the drinking continued at the apartment along with cheese and crackers afterwards.
It is now day 2, and I've slept in and am surprisingly not hung-over or jet-lagged (at least I don't feel it quite yet). The three of us are going to Napa today, and I think everyone is just about ready to go now, so this is me signing off. I'll try to update this daily, for anyone so inclined to follow my adventures, but this blog is mostly just for me to remember the fun times. Ciao!
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