San Francisco Lovin'

As I mentioned earlier this week we spent the weekend in San Francisco for our Anniversary! We thought this would be a great opportunity to celebrate together + have a last little get away before Baby Boy gets here and life gets even more busy.

We flew out of the Provo, Utah airport which was seriously amusing. It was so small it was almost terrifying so dainty and cute! Our flight was delayed a bit, but that meant I had time to squeeze in another lunch before take off. Yes.

When we arrived in Oakland and got a cab to San Francisco my heart was already melting. I had been there a matter of minutes and was already in love with the Bay Area. It was sunny, the city looked amazing, there were sailboats everywhere, and the smell of salt water made my heart race. I must have sent an adrenaline rush to Baby because he was kicking around like crazy.

We got to our hotel which shocked us both when we realized how close it was to everything. We were in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf and I couldn't wait to explore! Walking along the piers I was again so thankful this pregnancy has been so good to me. I would have been barfing up a storm if smells were bugging me. Fresh fish, smoke, salt water, cooking food...

We went to Pier 39 for dinner and I had officially 100% fallen in love with San Francisco at this point. Little shops everywhere, water crashing against the pier, a massive merry-go-round, so many places to eat, treats everywhere, street performers, walking around with Spencer..
 I was so happy.

{..I was even happier when we found the mini donut stand.
We got 12 to share, and may or may not have eaten 12. By myself.}

The Next morning we walked along Fisherman's Wharf & went to Alcatraz.

 

Lookin' snazzy in our audio guide gear. Standing in Maximum Security cells or "the hole"

During a riot, the guards had to drop grenades to the ground to control the prisoners. Here are the marks in the ground where the gradates hit.

Standing in front of the cells where the famous escape was made. If you look closely you can see the holes in the wall where the vents were supposed to be.

 William G. Baker is one of the last remaining prisoners from Alcatraz. He was there for a book signing- quite frankly, his mugshot on the book gives me the ultimate willies. But he was so sweet! We were afraid to ask what he was incarcerated for, so I guess I'll let you know when I read the book!

 

We went back to Pier 39 where I upgraded from 12 donuts to my very own bucket!

 This was the best $5.00 cup of hot chocolate in the world. Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate to be exact. This is also us being awesome and taking a mirror pic to show we were so cold we had to buy sweatshirts.

 Husband-Of-The-Year-Award Goes to... Spencer!

The next morning was our Anniversary!

 

 The Aquarium at The Bay was pretty okay, but I would suggest not going. If you want to see an awesome aquarium, spend your money on going to the one in Salt Lake!

After the Aquarium we went to Golden State Park but I was in a terrible mood so I really don't have any pictures from that. Ha! We walked through the Japanese Tea Garden which Spencer really liked, then hitched a cab to the Golden Gate Bridge, which was freezing and soo foggy.

The fog cleared just in time for us to get a few good pictures, and we headed back to The Bay where it was much warmer.

 

 Baby Boy was soo active this whole trip- Spencer finally felt him kicking on our Anniversary! Baby loved San Francisco too!

We went back to Ghiradelli Square and I probably got another Hot Chocolate.. and we ate dinner at a little diner with ridiculous prices for a mediocre grilled cheese.
We went back to our hotel room and got sucked in watching the TV show, Deal With It! If you guys haven't seen it, I suggest you look it up. Like tonight. We were laughing so hard and stayed up way too late when we had to wake up at 3:30AM to get a cab back to Oakland to catch our flight on time!

This was absolutely my favorite Anniversary so far, and my favorite weekend spent with Spencer. It's been so fun to look back & see how things have changed in the last two years, and it made it extra special celebrating our Anniversary this year with a baby bump.

I would say I left my Heart in San Francisco.. but the fact is, I most certainly brought my two loves home with me!

XOXO


Wednesday Words I Love

This quote is darling, and so true.
I was DEFINITELY sorry to see Spencer leave.

After about a month of being together EVERYDAY and experiencing new adventures together, Spencer finally had to go back to work yesterday. I've had been dreading yesterday for the last month. You'd think after almost a year of him going back and forth to work I'd be used to it by now, but no. I'd say it's become routine, but I certainly and not used to him leaving.

Before we got married on Spencer's weeks off, I had felt like my life and routine at home was put on hold. (For a good reason obviously.) My laundry piled up, my room became a mess.. I did NOT want to do laundry or spend time cleaning if I only had one week with Spencer. This last month has been so nice to feel like we've started a routine together.

OUR stuff, OUR laundry, OUR space and OUR things.

(This is my sad picture of the empty bed next to me last night.)

We have an interesting neighbor we've had a few... issues.. with.

Without going into detail, Spencer wasn't too comfortable with leaving me alone at our apartment for two weeks. I was totally fine alone until it was time to go to bed and I felt like I was panicking. Literally within seconds Spencer called to say sweethearts prayers together and asked that I would be safe alone in our apartment. Immediately I felt fine, safe, and exhausted.

I slept like a baby.

Falling asleep last night I was anticipating the scary walk to my car in the dark this morning but  when I woke up, I didn't feel scared. I opened the front door to begin the walk to the car and heard birds chirping and singing good morning from every tree. These tiny little birds that don't know any better let me know that I'd be okay, and today would be a good day.

Today I am thankful for singing birds and spring-like weather. I am thankful for Spencer, and in a strange way I'm thankful for his work schedule for making our time together even more priceless. I'm thankful for simple prayers, and I'm thankful for my family that lives close and takes good care of me.

Today is a good day to be thankful.

Wednesday Words I Love

I love you much most beautiful darling more than anyone on the earth and I like you better than everything in the sky.

-E.E. Cummings

.iloveyouspencer.

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