After the race we had planned to go directly to lunch. Well….we were a soapy, sudsy mess and there was no way that was going to work. So we went home, had showers, did some mega laundry that included all our shoes, and then hit the town. We went to check out the food truck…
Our kids are the perfect age for this race. It’s basically like a 5k bubble bath. We got up early and made our way over to the Portland International Raceway. The start was seamless which was really impressive because there were about 6,000 runners. Here we are all nice and clean before we started. We…
The next morning Tara and I did 6 miles through Eureka. At first I led us along the coast which actually turned out to be stinking fish factories and tent towns of sketchy people. So we went back and ran through town and it was much better. I led us a little astray so we…
We zoomed up the coast as fast as we could, eager to meet up with the McBrides. Our first stop was at the Chandelier Tree. Driving through a tree is on my bucket list so Rusty let me do the honors. It was a pretty tight squeeze, but we made it 🙂 We were a…
We were trying to get on the road as fast as possible. Rusty went to get the rental car at 7am and I finished up some last minute packing. Rusty scored a sweet parking spot right in front of our house. We couldn’t believe our good luck. I was upstairs getting some suitcases and came…
On Sunday when Nat and Carlie were here after church we ventured down to Stern Grove to see the San Francisco Ballet. This was a breathtakingly beautiful venue! It was so lush and green. It took a little bit of work to find a spot to sit but we found one on a steep hillside…
We spent our last couple of days hitting up s few spots we’ve been meaning to get to. Let’s start with SF MOMA. They have a pretty great audio guide. One option is to take a specific walk through the museum and have a narrator tell you want to look for. Halle and I did…
Brunch at Mama’s was quite the experience. Saturday is long run day and Rusty really wanted to run over the Golden Gate Bridge. So we caught an Uber to the Exploratorium and started our run there. Turns out, running over the bridge isn’t all that fun. It’s loud, windy and being up so high kinda…
Our very last day in San Francisco was spent at Alcatraz. We were lucky we got tickets! We booked the tickets more than a month in advance and this date was the first with any tickets available. And, only the combo tour of both Alcatraz and Angel island was left so that’s what we did….
This turned out to be one of the most adventurous days we’ve had so far! The kids have been so excited to do this and ask about it constantly, but we decided to save it for when Nat and Carlie were here. The day started with a walk to Tartine for some delicious treats. We…