i feel like listening to the arcade fire...

…and I don't exactly know why. Somehow, it makes sense in my head.

HAPPY EASTER day.

[Visuals compiled from freelance work. Beep. Boop.]

rolling hills in the sunshine

We could have gone to any number of vineyards, but chose Iron Horse and it was lovely.

At first, we were the only ones there. It was quiet and sunny and beautiful. We sampled the 2 flights they had that day. And ended up taking home a bottle for ourselves. More dreaminess, indeed.

constant craving: pastries & coffee

Tartine is a big deal for a reason. During our time in the city, we knew we had to go. Luckily, we could walk there from where we were staying. It was awesome.

It was crazy busy. Ordering and getting through the line was a little overwhelming, but once we had coffee-drinks and pastries in hand >> enjoying them outdoors calmed us down. There were a few parts of the trip that felt very dreamy; this was one of them. The crisp weather, warm yummy drinks/treats and the best company around >> made for a very movie-esque moment.

{ Love. }

all those faces

After a couple days of walking around A LOT, we decided to take a short adventure to this long pier-type-thing (sorry, I don't know what it's really called!) - that surrounded a mini-harbor, with a great view of the city. Looking through these photos, I realized we all just stood around a lot, made goofy faces and relaxed here.

We were pretty tired at this point, and wanted to kill time until evening dinner.

I love all these faces.

And, thank you for sticking with this very drawn-out report from my California travels. I get distracted easily.







[ I thought i'd leave you with this handsome face. ]

take me to the miette!

I'm almost positive this was Hollie's doing. She's so knowledgable.

Of all places in SF, this was one we had a very hard time staying away from. The macaroons from the lovely Miette are more than delicious. I craved them the entire trip. Aaaaand, I crave them right now.

the transportation that happened, and didn't

Before we even left for California,…Hollie and I had some goooooood ideas about how to best check out the city. But once we got there, we thought our money might be better spent on a bus. With a guide.

The weather was overall lovely (not complaining!) - but it was chilly.

The idea of zipping around in a little open top car sounded cold,…and opting for the bus seemed like a much better idea. Of course,…the bus had to be an open-top-one. HA! ….aaaaand, as we crossed The Bridge into the north bay,…and in to Sausalito (such a dreamy little town), my camera died. Grrr! So,…no initial pictures of the famous bridge or the little town I loved so much, just a couple cold friends.


 

singing, singing.

 …listening to things like this, makes me want to play music with my husband very badly. Goodness.
[ I had absolutely nothing to do with the artwork: check out the site! ] 

a glimpse of the bay

Bah! - Sorry for the break in San Francisco updates. Looking back at the photos is so dreamy, I don't know why I'm taking my sweet time putting up all our fun adventures. I'm committed to completing my report-back this week. Or maybe next? (Eee!)

After our lovely breakfast we navigated ourselves along the bay, eventually ending up in the Fisherman's Wharf area. So many people were out. (Awesome mild-weather sunshine-ness!) We walked for hours and enjoyed the sensory overload. Also: we found the sourdough, friends, we found the sourdough. YUM.