At the age of 28, it might be surprising that I'm still questioning what I want to be when I grow up. But after spending five blissful days with my college roommate, I have decided I want to be exactly like Lisa. First of all, who lets you come stay with them for five days straight? Let me clarify, this was just days after her husband got home from a 9-day work trip. I'm sure Lisa was dying to spend time with him, but instead she selflessly planned the most epic day in San Francisco and entertained me for four more days.
For weeks before my flight landed in San Jose, we referred to our upcoming time together as the "most incredible vacation of our lives." With all the hype, you would like something would disappoint. But it did not.
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| Headed off to take on San Fran on a bike! Lisa told me to wear bright colors so speedy California motorists wouldn't take us on out on the Golden Gate Bridge. I listened! |
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We had to stop at this gorgeous fountain. Biking, blue skies, and palm tree...could life get better?
No, no I don't think so. |
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Lisa planned for us to stop at this gorgeous Mom and Pop Italian
shop on Sausalito. |
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| And then we took the ferry back to San Francisco and embraced the wind. |
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| In a shout-out to Rachel, we had to stop at the carousel where we all met years ago on Pier 49. We talked about her incessantly on our trip so it felt like she was with us in spirit. |
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| We had no idea how hard it would be to find bike parking in the city so I felt victorious whenever we made it work. |
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Thankfully Ghiradelli Square was on our route and we enjoyed a delicious Sea Salt Caramel Sundae.
And finished every bite. |
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| In a true state of gluttony, we just relaxed on the beach after consuming the sundae, and watched other people swimming in the bay and exercising while I basked in the sun. |
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| But look at those steep streets - that kicked my trash. |
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| Think only cars can ride down Lombard street? We proved them all wrong and biked down it! |
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| We topped the food journey off with Thai food in China town. Delicious. |
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| And then we biked back by the beach at sunset. It was glorious. |
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| One of the highlights of the trip was getting to cuddle with these cute boys who would run up and tackle me on my air mattress. Look at those faces. How can you not fall in love with that? |
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| Then we went to the beach and Lisa tackled the kite. She won and it flew proudly. |
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| Then Lisa and I recreated her and Bryan's date night by grabbing sushi at the beach and then going to "Sunset Beach" which I believe IS the most gorgeous place to watch the sunset. Aptly named. |
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| We kind of look like men in our sweatshirts but it was gorgeous behind us. |
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| Not only is Lisa the best human being ever, but she has the best husband. When giving her an Easter basket, he made one for me too. |
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| AND he made me a welcome sign with the boys while Lisa was picking me up. |
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| You would like I could help out a little more to try and make up for all they did for me, but instead I just played with the boys all the time but at least we made Buckeyes and Blake liked them! |
In one pre-trip text, Lisa said, "My goal is for you to leave here feeling refreshed, revitalized, and loving life." Check.
