Bay Vacay!

  My parents have been talking about wanting to come out during the summer. Between the short trips I was making home, and Keith's schedule for recruiting, it is always difficult to find a time. This year, we decided on the weekend before Labor Day. My dad's Aunt, Cousin, and her family live in Morgan Hill, right outside of San Francisco. He had been wanting to get out there and see them, so we figured what better way to spend our weekend. We drove the short 2 hour drive to the Coast and enjoyed many of the sights of the Bay Area.

The first day I arrived, we spent some time with family. Dad and Mom had already been there a night, so catching up was so nice. We enjoyed lunch with Aunt Merilee and Melanie at Black Bear Diner in Gilroy for lunch, before heading off to do a little shopping. We lounged around, caught up on the news we hadn't talked about in the last couple of days and enjoyed this time together.

Saturday was an early morning. We started the trip bright eyed and excited to go (except for the non early morning person who is typing this right now, I am not sure everyone else would agree I was as excited) However, we headed to the pier and had a great breakfast at Boudin. We were able to get Trolley passes and headed thru the streets of San Francisco. We enjoyed a day at AT&T Stadium watching the Giants Vs. Cards game, and ended up with great left field seats! It was hot, and the "Dog Days of Summer" so we had lots of entertainment around us. We headed back to the hotel, got ready and headed out to Fisherman's Wharf where we got to eat right on Pier 39 and be apart of all the excitement happening around.

Keith didn't get the "wear stripes memo"

Sea Lion Island

Sunday morning was a trip we were all excited for. We were heading to Alcatraz Island. None of us had been there before, so we didnt know to expect. I had to do a little bit of a history lesson before, as I wasnt quite sure of what we were heading into. It ended up being a very cool tour and so glad that we went. It was something that I will be able to say I have been to and experienced. Amazing stories and views from the island that you cannot explain. We turned into even more tourists when we arrived back at San Fran. We headed down the Crooked Mile, went to the Golden Gate Bridge, and Fort Point. The views in that city are so amazing.

Audio Tour

We had such a great weekend with my parents and getting to experience some very cool things. I am loving that we are really taking advantage of living so close to so many things and able to make these weekend trips happen!!