We ran away!

Jon and I decided that we were going to run away to San Francisco. We needed to take advantage of my second trimester energy level. We got up and left Friday morning and made our usual trek to Dublin and then on to the BART into the city. Jon and I both fell asleep, making the ride very relaxing. When we got into the city, we were met with some nice clouds and cooler temps. Perfect weather for walking around in. We checked into our hotel, The Warwick Regis, which is on Geary right across the street from the Curran Theater. We had a fabulous room that they upgraded to a suite with a fireplace. It was quite enjoyable with the cooler temperatures. After that, we decided we needed to eat some lunch. We walked down the street to the Daily Grill. . . it was scrumptious! We spent some time wandering the Union Square area, hoping to find clothes for me at Old Navy's Maternity section. No such luck. It was very dissapointing.

Then, we walked to Fisherman's Wharf for dinner. It drizzled misty rain all evening. It was the perfect kind of rain to walk around in. The kind you don't need an umbrella, and you still never get really wet, but you can see it coming down. It was beautiful. We ate an "okay" meal at Joe's Crab Shack and went in search of an ice cream parlor for Jon's ice cream craving. Then we had to search for a bathroom. . . no fun when a baby is pressing down on your bladder and there isn't really anywhere for you to go. Thank goodness for the Cannery and their public bathrooms. Not to shabby, either. Then, we took the cable car back to Union Square. It was the most beautiful ride ever! We were in the very front/outside. The mist over the city was such a glorious addition to the view of Coit Tower, the Bay bridge, and the tall skyscrapers. Jon said it was his most memorable memory of the whole trip. We then vegged in our beautiful room with a very nice fireplace and cable.

The next day we walked around Union Square looking for stuff. We found great luck in clothes at the Gap. Jon said that it was like I was walking into the Promised Land when I arrived at their Maternity section. After doing some damage, we made an attempt to walk out, but even Jon found something for himself. We left San Francisco very fulfilled with a nice, relaxing, semi adventurous weekend.

Happy Easter!

Jon and I on the Pismo Pier.

We spent the weekend of Easter soaking in the sun at Pismo. It was really warm (I think it reached 80 degrees!). Jon and I both wished we had packed shorts. We stayed at the Cottage by the Sea, which has beach access and a beautiful garden on the cliffs, where we watched the waves crash upon the rocks. It was very beautiful. We also did a bit of shopping. But, the only thing we could come up with to buy was a soft stuffed, monkey and a soft, stuffed tiger. Those two animals mark the first things we have bought for our developing little baby. We had a scrumptious dinner at McClintocks. There, Jon gorged himself with an enormous hamburger! We wish I would have taken a picture.

This is Jon with our nephew George Milo.

Sunday, we got up and made our journey to Lemoore, where we celebrated Easter with Jolie's family. Her grandma, sister, and nephew were visiting from Wyoming. That was nice.

Our nephew, Cooper, hunting for eggs.

We couldn't stay too long because we had Jon's family's celebration in Fresno. That was nice, also. Cooper and Logan hunted for Easter eggs, we ate cake and ice cream, and celebrated some Spring birthdays (Jon, his cousin Dan, and his aunt Debbie were all celebrated).

It was a nice Easter. Jon and I feel very blessed to have such wonderful, close families.

David and Denise's wedding

Jon and I had a very enjoyable weekend! Jon got all dressed up and I wore the only "prego" dress I now own, to go to David and Denise's wedding. It was beautiful! The only thing missing was an actual peacock (in honor of Denise's love of the creatures). It was survived some really windy conditions, but it was beautiful! After filling our CR-V full of the gifts, Jon took advantage of us being dressed up and took me out to eat. Yumm-o. Although, I was so hungry for Olive Garden salad, I ate lots of salad and was completely full when my ravioli's came. Bummer. Oh well, they make great leftovers.