samma-sisco

if you've read marisa's blog you've heard that i had the chance to go visit for a few days. aahhh. california sunshine is a NEED of mine in gloomy utah january. it was so nice. i'll share a few highlights:

samma-sisco (aka san francisco) visiting the seals, seeing the bridge, smelling the tulips (ya - they have tulips in february. who knew?), coming across chestnut street way too many times, finally finding the correct way to drive down lombard street, and finding the infamous blue dragon max had requested as his souvenier from my trip. (more on that later). here are a few pics of that day:

we crammed a lot in in just a few days. we made homer bread (thanks lucy!), played the flour game, shopped, shopped, ate and shopped some more. there were plenty of silly faces

and some sweet smiles -- how can you resist these girls?!

i got to meet cheerio - and hear sofi holler "pupperoni" to get him to come. (you really have to hear her to appreciate it...)did i mention the beautiful tulips?
this is getting rather long. if you're still reading, i have to share one more highlight. marisa found these amazing pillows on a friend's blog. we've searched high and low. online, various stores, fabric, etc. well, i must be the lucky charm, cuz when browsing through marshall's right before heading to the airport yesterday, i found the pillow!!!

happy early birthday, marisa!

the trip was wonderful. going away always is good. it makes coming home even better. i came home to loving kids, a happy husband and a clean car. does life get any better?! thank you mike for lettine me go and for holding down the fort. thanks to the bills for letting me come and taking care of my sunshine fix. i'm one lucky gal.