I substituted for one of Heidi’s teachers and managed to covertly snap a picture as the girls
chatted with their friends during an extended passing period. (Heidi in orange. Lydia with the
backpack on). My favorite sub jobs are when my children are in the class.
Fri Sept 12
Pat and I really needed some time away. It was my turn to plan a getaway, but Pat’s so much better
at it than me. So I chose the destination: San Francisco. And he basically planned the rest!
←played outdoor ping pong at Union Square near our hotel.
→Rode the famous trolly. We thought we had knabbed good seats, but then people jumped on using
the hand rails and were practically in our laps! (not as magical as I had hoped).
→Unfortunately, 60 seconds after we hopped off the trolley, Pat took a stumble on the dangerously
uneven sidewalk around the city trees. His hands were in his pockets so he fell on his leg hard.
Luckily I had gauze, panty liner, and rubber band in my bag to hold things together until we got
to Walgreens for first aid. I was already shaken (after his broken finger a few weeks earlier). He
was such a trooper and didn’t let a little road rash affect our trip.
←enjoyed beautiful weather and scenery at the Palace of Fine Arts.
*I ate raw oysters and ceviche for the first time!
Sat. Sept 13
The houses are so beautifully unique in San Francisco. Everyone is gaga over the “painted ladies”
(a row of 6 Victorian houses), but I thought the houses right across the street from them were far
more magnificent. The turret rooms alone! Absolutely stunning.
←The streets were VERY steep in some parts of the city. It was a good workout for our legs, but I
couldn’t help but get nervous at all the cars parked at such extreme angles along the road!
→CHINATOWN (see the sign behind us? It’s a whole other land within the city. I was surprised just
a few weeks later to hear Elder Gong in General Conference say that he grew up here in
Chinatown! I never knew that about him.
←We ate a lot of new and interesting food. We found this tiny little Asian restaurant crammed
with people. I may have been too courageous with my food choice: rice noodles with fish balls & calamari!
Mon Sept 15
→Probably the highlight of the trip was e-biking across the Golden Gate Bridge. Pat was so clever
to figure out that we could ride bikes across the bridge, grab ice cream, and then take the ferry
back across the bay with the bikes. E-bikes were able to make the pedaling much easier, which
was a life saver on all those steep hills and miles to the bridge.
Sat. Sept 20
Heidi and Lydia went with friends to the Homecoming school dance.
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