“The City” in 24 hours or less
This next thought is wholly unrelated to what I will write after it, but I thought I would tell everyone that I have decided that after graduation, I will not give myself a busy life. I am going to engage in activities that require minimal deadlines and am going to hopefully reduce all opportunities for double-booking. I am going to have a schedule that allows me to go to the gym at times other than 5am, and one that makes me available to have lunch with my husband. I will not choose a job in which I commute oppressive distances.
That being said, I will now tell you about our trip to "The City."
On Saturday morning, Matt ran his first half-marathon in Santa Barbara! Although he was in considerable pain in mile four, he made it all the way through.
To congratulate his sweaty self, I surprised him with an early birthday present: two tickets to see the Vikings play the 49ers in San Francisco the next day. After having lunch with friends, we hopped in the car and continued up the coast. I had planned this for months…even charged things on a credit card we hardly use and pulled the statement out of the mail before he even saw it (as an aside, I have now found a fool-proof way to fund my shopping addiction, should I choose to develop one). His parents and sister were in on it, and sent cards ahead of time. I was a master of secrecy and planning.
So, off we go, past the cows, past the grapes, past the lettuce farms, and into the Bay Area. We stayed at a very charming hotel that was downtown…one of many in a row of tall, narrow historical buildings restored for urban life. We had to open the door to the elevator ourselves, pushing back the spring loaded gate long enough to squeeze both of us into the tiny box. Definitely a two-person elevator. Our room wasn’t much bigger, but it was very clean and well-decorated, and right where we wanted to be.
The game started at 1pm, so I didn’t expect we would get to see much of the city, but we didn’t do too badly for ourselves:
The Trolleys were about four blocks from our hotel…we had enough time to see them, but unfortunately, not ride on them…
Ah, Ghiradelli Square….chocolate was eaten here…
Good seats, good weather, happy birthday!
