I Left My Heart in San Francisco!

I did...I really did. Jason and I traveled to San Francisco this weekend with our friends Alex and Meredith and absolutely loved it! Jason and Alex were there on business, but we took a few extra days to see the city and all it had to offer. It was a blast! Did I say that already?

Our trip went a little like this: Friday evening we arrived at our hotel, Park 55 and chatted in the hotel restaurant until about 2:00 a.m. Good times!

Saturday we slept in...ah...delightful! We met for breakfast at a Jazz Bistro and took the trolley to the Fisherman's Wharf where we saw many interesting things. The first exciting sight was the sea lions at Pier 39, nothing I can say will sufficiently describe this experience....it was disturbing and addicting all at the same time (more to come on that). We saw many street performers and many halloween costumes (some were not costumes :)). The other sites included: Alcatrez...a beautiful sight of the Bay, Lombard street (curviest street in the world), the Museum of Fine Arts, Sausilito...an amazing, quaint waterfront community, and an overlook of the city that was to die for (thanks to our tour guide/cab driver, Stephen)!

Sunday: Jason ran the U.S. Half Marathon (only Jason would think to find an organized run...it's a dream of his to run a race in all 50 states). After meeting up with Jason after the race, we changed hotels (the conference was at Hotel Nikko) and took a guided tour of the Sonoma/Napa Valley wineries. There was lots of fun had by all! It was so interesting to see how they produce all the different wines right there on location and the scenery was pretty amazing! Later on that evening, we had a dinner reception and then hopped over to a fun/hole-in-the-wall sushi restaurant. The sushi was yummy!

Monday: The boys had to actually do some work, so they went to their conference, while Meredith and I played all day! We did some serious shopping and got a few fun items for ourselves (for some reason I have a hard time doing that) and Christmas presents for family. That evening we had another dinner reception and ate at an italian restaurant in Little Italy and ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery...so good! Whew!
To sum it up, it was a fabulous trip and we hope we have the opportunity to go back! Maybe we can take Ansley with us next time...she was definitely missed! Pictures are coming soon!

Fun times in Chicago

We traveled to Chicago for the marathon, but there was plenty of fun in between. What's a weekend getaway without some great shopping and yummy food?! I was able to get to the Children's Place and Baby Gap for little Ansley Harper, Ikea for my home decor cravings, and we ate at some really great places (Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen, Giordano's, and Sorento's). Ahhh...the joys of getaways. The problem is, waiting for the next adventure!

Here are a few pictures from our sightseeing in Chicago!

Chi-town!!!

Well, we are finally settling in at our hotel here in Chicago. Jason will be running his 3rd Chicago marathon on Sunday morning with Mark Anderson, Mark Coots, Ryan, Whitney, and Lindsey. What a fun trip it has already been! We rode with the Andersons up here...I just love them! They are such a sweet family and I think I could talk with Mrs. Karen about anything! Ryan flew in from Atlanta (he had a work trip) to meet us here in Chicago. However, it didn't really go as planned for him (he flew into Midway instead of O'Hare) and it turned out it was Jason's fault! He finally made it here with a few funny stories to talk about. It is just hilarious to hear about it all. Poor Ryan!
I'll keep you posted until our next adventure here in Chicago.