A couple weeks ago we decided we really wanted to go visit Jordan, Gordie and Britt who were in California doing summer sales. We thought it was the perfect excuse for a little getaway and we were right! We had a blast!
By the time we decided to go, we looked up flights and they were about $400+ a person so obviously we decided that we would just have to make the drive! I was thinking it was 8-9 hours but it was more like 10-11 hours!
The drive actually wasn't that bad....we each took a turn driving and to my surprise, it went a lot faster than I was anticipating. We drove through Tehachapi, CA and there were thousands of windmills. Jase and I were both like a little baby staring at a ceiling fan. It was so cool to watch all of them. I think there are about 5,000 windmills in that area. I tried to take some pics but they didn't turn out that great!
We left Friday mid-day and got to Gordie and Britt's at about midnight. We stayed up late chatting and catching up that night. We sure miss having them around to hang out with. We are so lucky that Jase's cousin/best friend married someone as great as Britt! She's one of my best friends and it's so fun to be able to double with each other!
Saturday we went to breakfast at the delicious Denica's. Britt told me about a cookie dough waffle they have, so I of course had to order that since I LOVE cookie dough. IT WAS BOMB! Jase ordered a breakfast burrito which was also delicious! Great choice B...thanks for taking us there (:
After that Jase decided to go knock doors with Jordan for an hour so he could get a little more time with him and see what "summer sales" is all about. Him leaving for an hour, left me and Britt no choice other than to head over to the outlets. J.Crew was good to me this trip (: After doing a little shopping and literally SEARCHING ALL OVER the parking lot...we found our car and headed to pick Jase up. We stopped at a cute little drive-thru dairy and got ice cream cones. Why does California have the cutest towns EVER?!
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| That's Alcatraz way out there, wish we could have done a tour |
After the game we seriously drove ALL OVER San Fran. That town is SO UNIQUE! Some of the roads are SO steep. There was one time where we were driving up a hill and I really didn't think our car was going to make it up! I don't know how people who live there can stand driving on those roads all the time! Despite that.... I love it there so much. I wish we would have had at least one more day to go back and spend some more time there.
We drove to the famous Lombard St. (World's "Crookedest" Road) first. It's a way cool street with a great view!
Then we headed to see the "Full House" home. Jase climbed up the side of the stairs and into a tree to look in the house! I was thinking, great he is going to get in trouble for trespassing, but luckily he didn't get caught.
Next up was Fisherman's Wharf. We watched one of those guy's who creates artwork with spray paint. (HOW DO THEY DO THAT?) And then walked to Pier 39. It was late by now and everything was closing so we just walked through the cute place. There is a crepe shop there but it had JUST closed. I was so bummed...a crepe sounded amazing at the time! We messed around on the "piano stairs" and just roamed around.
Finally we ended up at Ghirardelli Square and we couldn't leave without getting a delicious treat! We shared a brownie sundae and this SUPER yummy cookie crumble sundae. PURE GOODNESS PEOPLE! Pretty sure we each gained a least 10 lbs just from everything we ate the couple days we were in Cali! Whatevs! It was worth it (;
By this time, I was pooped and so ready for bed so we headed back to Gordie and Britt's apartment.
Sunday we went to Six Flags: Discovery Kingdom. The group consisted of Jase and I, Gordie, Britt, Jordan, McCrae, Jaron and Caitlin. Jase of course wanted to play a few games and ended up winning 2 basketballs and a b-ball banner. JUST WHAT WE NEEDED! (; I love Six Flags so much, their rides are a freaking blast! My favorites were Madusa, V2, Superman (minus the long wait), and Roar! But really ALL the rides were a blast! To end the night, we had just a little bit of time left and we decided to ride Madusa one more time. After the ride, Jase stands up and says "My phone's gone!" YUP! HIS PHONE FELL OUT OF HIS POCKET during the ride. He was so bummed....I felt so bad! They told us that they search under the rides when the park closes so we should go fill out some paperwork and check back to see if they found it. Here's the thing: Madusa happens to be about 90% over concrete...the other 10% being over gardens. So his chances of that phone surviving were not in his favor. Jase went in the garden areas and did some searching himself. No luck. It was close to closing so we stuck around for a bit. Jase, Jordan and McCrae were contemplating jumping the fence with a "NO TRESPASSING" sign on it and going to the concrete area to search....but thank goodness they decided that was a dumb idea. We went and got our car, drove up to the front of the park, and GUESS WHAT?! They had found Jase's phone and it worked perfectly!!! It was a freaking miracle and Jase was so pumped! I seriously can't believe that thing survived!
After Six Flags we went to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (never disappointments). It was Caitlin's birthday so she got to choose where we went, GREAT PICK!
Then it was time to head back to G&B's apartment and hit the hay. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow! I was e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d.
Monday we woke up and it was time to head home. BOO! We really wanted to stay another day but we knew we shouldn't because we needed to get back to work. I was so worried the drive would feel longer than it did on the way there, but once again it actually wasn't that bad! We had lots of fun singing and jamming out to songs (haha) and just enjoyed each others company! (:
It was such a fun weekend getting to spend time with friends and family, cooling off in the Bay Area, and making more memories together! (: Traveling all over with my hubby is my absolute favorite! Where to next? (;
