california part 1

mr. b and i are back from california and are attempting to adjust back to normal. i apologize in advance - i will be sharing multiple california posts because i got a little crazy with my mama's camera during the trip and there is just too much for one sitting (for both myself and the reader!)

but first, i must give a little shout out to my brother, joel, and his wife, molly (and little mabel), for hosting us in their home on the night before our trip. we love them and miss them very much. also, i'm very excited that mrs. molly has begun a blog of her very own about one of my personal favorite topics - food! she's super cute. you must check it out! 

so here i begin the deets on our california vaca. the first two days of our trip were spent in san francisco. we arrived on the BART (bay area rapid transit) at union square literally FIVE minutes after the huge giants celebratory parade. it was pure chaos. a little sad for the rangers fan, but also kinda cool.  

mr. b lugging my almost 50 lb suitcase. he was obviously thrilled.

we checked into our fancy and fun hotel room at the hotel frank... 

and if you know me, you know i love me some frank!


and headed out to china town

mr. b is really into canes

on day number two, we made our way down to fisherman's warf (by san francisco cable car, of course!)

i love how these little guys push the cable cars to it's starting point in order to get them moving! so much fun to watch!

visited the infamous lumbard street...

mr. b posed for a few pics...

and we ate a yummy lunch (no, not the crab!) at this little street vendor. mr. b had fish-n-chips and i had a great big bread bowl filled with clam chowder. delish!

saw the little sea lions at pier 39. they kinda made me miss our little bailey dog while we were away...

ps they smell awful!

we had a great view of alcatraz...

and enjoyed a nice little glass of wine down by the pier.

i loved this cute little orange cable car!

stayed tuned for part duex...

happy wednesday!