San Francisco

To celebrate our 2 year anniversary, Zac and I headed to San Francisco. It is a place we have always wanted to visit and we had a great time. It was definitely not as exhausting as New York City last year.

Day 1: Flight to San Francisco, Ghirardelli Square, Dinner at The Pub, The Cannery

Day 2: Alcatraz, Lunch at In-N-Out Burger, Rode the Cable Cars, Cable Car Museum, Chinatown, Dinner at Lori's Diner, Dessert at GhirardelliAlcatraz:

Golden Gate Bridge:

Guard Tower:Warden's House:Cell House:Rec Yard:
5x9 Cell:D Block (unruly prisoners stay here 24 hrs a day, only get exercise and shower for 1 hr a week):Solitary Confinement:Cell Block:View of San Francisco:All Cable Cars are Operated From Here:Chinatown Alley:Chinatown Gate:

Day 3: Drove down Lombard St, Drove over Golden Gate Bridge, Winery, Scenic Drive, Pacific Coast Hwy Drive, Muir Woods, Dinner at Mel's Diner

Scenic Drive to the Coast:

Pacific Coast:

Day 4: Coit Tower, Fisherman's Wharf, Sea Lions, Lunch at Wipeout Bar and Grill, Hyde St Pier, Dinner at Bistro Boudin

View of Lombard St from Coit Tower:

Two men rowed from Japan to San Francisco in 2009 in this:

Day 5: Flight back to Dallas then off to Camping with the Family

Sewing 101

This post is for my mom and grandma. They have always wanted me to learn how to sew and I have always said no. Well, my friend Lindsey and I took our first sewing class today. We each sewed an apron. Here is a picture of mine.

12.5 IN OF SNOW!!!!!

Dallas received record snowfall on Thursday. We had fun playing with Sadie in the snow, building a snowman, and praying our neighbor's tree would not fall on our house. Sadie loved eating the snow, trying to pick up snow balls, and knocking over our snowman.

6 Years Ago...

...Granny and Pops went to meet Jesus. I miss them so much and love them dearly, but I cling to TRUTH.
"Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. I am making a way in the desert and streams in the waste land." Isaiah 43:18-19