We skipped town last Friday to head to one of my favorite places - San Francisco! We met friends in Marin county who had come down from Oregon to run a 25K. Wish I could say that I was part of the race. My role (which was actually fulfilled by the faithful Mr M) was to take care of said friends' adorable chunky baby until his parents staggered in from the race.After a quick lunch, we spent the afternoon at the blustery Marin Headlands, overlooking the glorious Golden Gate Bridge. It's my favorite place on earth so far. I love everything about it, beginning with the drive south on the 101 through the tunnel where you first see The Bridge. It's breathtaking. My children quickly caught on and even Scott kept repeating, "Woah! Look at dat, look at DAT!" Mr M and I got engaged at the Marin Headlands 7 years ago. Well, not really, but that sounds more romantic than saying we got engaged over the phone, which is what really happened.
Back to my report... Next we tromped through a very muddy Muir Woods (free after 6 pm!) and successfully kept Scott from throwing himself in the stream.
We ended the day at a small Indian restaurant in San Rafael, my old stomping grounds for a summer. Imagine 4 adults and 3 children, ages 4, 2, and 1. We somehow managed to enjoy our meal without letting the kids completely destroy the restaurant, although they did get chided for banging on the aquarium AND one of them dumped out a whole glass thingey of spices. Ah, parenthood.
Sunday morning, we attended church and hit the road home, making a slight detour to cross The Bridge and drive through The City. All in all, it was a delightful weekend. Can't wait to hit the road again!
