Vacation Day 3

Our 3rd day of our San Francisco vacation was pretty uneventful. We hopped on the bus and went back up to fisherman's wharf. It was my last chance to do anything in San Fran, so we decided to go back to the Hard Rock Cafe so I could buy me a shirt. After that, I decided I wanted to eat a bread bowl of clam chowder. We stopped and had that and listened to some guy play music on his keyboard. He was very good. After that we started walking around again and found a local bar, I told Jeremy that we should go in for a quick beer.

                                                           Yummy Blue Moon
  
Well, we ended up staying there for quite a while. It was a very interesting experience, to say the least. Some random girls came in, drank 1/3 of their beer, and then walked on our their tab. Good thing the bartender had their card. Then some other guy came in later and asked for a double shot of whiskey, and then another double shot of something else and paid his tab and left without leaving a tip. So random. The bartender told us they were expecting buses of people from the arts festival to be brought down there and they were going to have a DJ and specials. We stayed a little while for that and then I decided we were leaving and we got back on the bus and headed back to the hotel. Jeremy was super hungry so we stopped at this asian restaurant and had some dinner and then went back to the room and crashed. It was a fun day.

Vacation Day 2

Day 2 of our vacation was also spent in San Francisco. We started out the day by having breakfast in little Italy at this place called the 901 Cafe. I had the most amazing breakfast - Bagel with tomato, fresh basil, olive oil and feta cheese

We then headed to Pier 39 and Fishermans Wharf. Very fun day. We went to the aquarium where we saw some really cool jellyfish, singrays, and other fun fish

                                                                 Really cool Jellyfish!

        This little stingray liked to get attention by coming to the surface and he would let people pet his wings.

After the aquarium, we stopped and had some lunch. After lunch we went to the wax museum and had so much fun (I did, but I don't think Jeremy was too thrilled with it)

  I got to meet some cool hollywood stars - such as Reese Witherspoon and

                                                                   Robert Dinero
After the wax museum, we went to the golden gate park.We found this beautiful rose garden.

It was filled with so many beautiful roses, more roses than I have ever seen in my entire life. Our last stop on this fun day was the golden gate bridge.

The view was amazing, but it was really cold! We tried going to this little shop to get some hot chocolate, but they were sold out :-( So we got back on the bus and headed for little Italy where we had a beer, appetizer and some delicious pizza. It was the perfect end to a busy day.

A little Late, but some vacation posts

I figured I would blog about our vacation that we took in June, better late than never I guess.
June 16th we left to go to San Fransisco. We boarded the plane about 6pm and didn't get there until about 9:40. We checked into our hotel and then had sushi at a local restaurant and then came back and went to bed. We slept in late the next morning, which was nice to not be on a time schedule.
We got ready for the day and headed out about 10:30 to find a place to eat and get some bus passes. We ate at a place called Cafe Mason and had a yummy breakfast. After that, we headed to buy our bus passes. It was $20 for a 3 day pass, per person. Well worth it because that is the main means of transportation we used for the time we were there,
Our first stop was china town, where we walked around and then bought some dim sum. We went to a local park and ate it. Our next area we went to was little Italy. It was kinda cool, because the poles on the street were painted with an Italian flag and that's how you knew you were in little Italy.
After eating our Dim Sum, we decided to go to Coit Tower.
It was a long walk - up a very steep street.
This is a view of Jeremy, I walked ahead of him! The end result of our long walk, was not only tiredness and being out of breath, but this:

The view from the top was amazing!!!!
We then headed to Ghiradelli square where I had the most amazing ice cream sundae ever!

Our last stop for the day was Lombard Street. The most crookedest street in the world.
This is the view from Coit tower of Lombard street.

We went to dinner at a local pub and watched the basketball game from there. Our first day of vacation was eventful and very fun.

Tomatoes

I have tomatoes growing on my tomato plant!! I am so happy!!!

Baby tomato #1

Baby tomato #2

I can't wait until they grow up to be big tomatoes and I can eat them!!

Time flies

So here it is the middle of July and I am thinking "where did the summer go"? Well it's halfway gone!! Jeremy and I had a great vacation in June, we went to San Fransisco and had an absolute blast!!! It was a much needed, well deserved vacation, just the 2 of us.
It was sad though, Jeremy's grandma passed away the day we left. We missed her funeral, which saddened me, but Jeremy was OK with it and that's all that matters. Well, at least that's what I kept telling myself, but I am/was not OK with it. It's funny because everyone tells me that we were there for her when she needed us most and that when grandpa died, but as I recall, funerals are for the living and not the deceased. Oh well, it's done and over with. I will miss them both very much. I know they are very special people and they have made a big impact on Jeremy's life. Jeremy was so close to them and he had a special relationship with them, unlike any I've seen.
After vacation, we got back into the swing of things, work and such. Last week, I finally got my authorization to test for my RN boards. I am testing on August 2nd! I can't wait. I really need to get my study on.
Next weekend we are going on a float trip. This will be my first, but hopefully not my last. Jeremy used to float all the time in college, but hasn't been on one since we've been dating/married.
Jeremy and I are finally at a point where we can make improvements to our house. First step is putting a pathway on the side of the house and plant more grass. Next project will be our deck on the back of the house. Followed by painting and other fun updates
Hopefully I can keep up and post updates as things happen.

Blog Giveaway

Earlier in the week, I visited my sister in law (Tirah's) blog. I discovered that she had a blog makeover!! I love her new design.
She is giving away a blog design and I have entered to win!
If you are interested in viewing her blog or the giveaway information, you can view her blog here

Reflection

For the past few days I have been really thinking about things that happened over the last few months. I realized that I graduated from College and Jeremy's grandpa died. In thinking about these events, I realized I have not had time to process these two events.
Earlier this week, Jeremy and I visited with his grandma in her new place. She was talking about her adjustment to the place and how she missed Chris (her husband). There was a place in the room where she had a display case that had pictures of him. As she talked about her feelings and how she missed him, I started to get teary eyed, and sad. During the time of his death and funeral, I was studying for my finals and then graduated on the same day he was burried. It hit me then that I had not really mourned his death. I felt saddened by this. I know he's gone, but for some strange reason, it was then that it hit me that he was gone.
My graduation came and went. It still feels weird to me. It was hard to be happy about graduating when I was sad about a death in the family. I am thankful my family was here to support me during that time. It's been said that everything happens for a reason. Time heals everything and I am thankful for my support system!