A few more

Well I have looked almost everywhere and can't find the pics from the Muir Woods. The cool tall redwood trees ya know? I don't know if I deleted them accidentally or what, so none of those pics for now I guess.
Anyway, so to lay out the whole trip, we got to Oakland, CA at 10:00 on Thursday, got our car and headed to Fisherman's Warf where we had lunch. It was delicious! I got an awesome hamburger on what else? Yup, a sourdough bun. It was so good. The of course we had to stop and see the sea lions barking at each other.
After our little stroll down the Piers, we headed out to the redwood forest. We had a good hike through there which was nice. Quiet and surprisingly easier than I am used to. I guess all my hours at the gym have paid off in at least that way. I didn't get winded going up the stair like I used to on a hike. It was quite amazing how tall those trees were. The forest was a little different than I had pictured in my head, but still cool. After the forest, we took a drive to the beach... the long way around. I could spend all day on the beach. I told Brian, if I didn't have to worry about kids, I could lay at the beach all day. He, of course, thought that sounded way too boring.
We were heading out around traffic time, so we decided to stop by the Japanese Tea Garden's. That's where all the pics are from. It was beautiful. We got there just before they closed and they said we had an hour. We really had to figure out ways to stretch the time out. You can walk around it in like 5 minutes. So.... we set up the timer and took pics of ourselves. Then we got kicked out by a security guard. Living on the wild side!
After our adventures in the city, we headed to our hotel and checked in. We got dinner at a restaurant (which I've already forgotten the name of) recommended by the concierge. It was pretty good. I wanted Mexican food really bad, and that's what it was. Mine was too spicy, so Brian traded with me. How sweet.
After dinner, we ran into the store to grab tooth paste (they took it away at the airport), sunscreen and some ice cream. Yum! And then we crashed in a matter of a few minutes.
The next day, Friday, we had a scheduled trip out to Alcatraz. It was so cool. Way awesome audio tour. I had no idea all the things that island was. It wasn't just a prison. Who knew? Then we headed to China Town and unless we missed the "cool" part, what a waste of time! It was like a Tijuana for the Chinese. Tons of open markets all with the same stuff, smelly fish and a lot of short people. :) Brian said, "hey, at least we can see over everyone". We were going to get lunch there, but it all sounded so... unappetizing, so we ate at a fabulous little Italian place. Glad we did that. After that, we headed back to our hotel, took a dip in the hot tub and relaxed watching some tv. I was so in the mood for Sweet Cream with Raspberries from Cold Stone, so we headed over there for a late night treat. So yummy.
Saturday was all wedding day. From 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. It was so fun to be a part of. I had the best and hottest assistant! Brian did so good helping me out. There were some shots I couldn't have gotten without him. He did a lot of this:





After the wedding festivities, we headed out on a date. We went and saw 17 Again. It was cute. I had to throw a few cat calls out for what's his name.... oh man, what's his name? Well, you know who I mean. Brian was embarrassed and kept telling me to be quiet. It was funny. Then we grabbed some more Mexican and headed back and crashed. We got up the next morning, watched a little TV and headed back to the airport. It was such a great trip. It was so fun to be just me and the hubby. I love that man! We had a good time together and I think sometimes it's hard to remember what it was like before kids. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids, but there's something special when it's just the 2 of you and I loved having that with Brian!