A few months ago we planned a trip with our friends and neighbors, the Reeds, to San Francisco.  Our husbands really wanted to see a 49ers game and we decided to make a weekend trip out of it!

We left Friday after Zach got off work and arrived in the city late that night.  Jenn and Tyler found an apartment available to rent for the weekend in a great location and after we had dropped all our bags off there we drove to the Mission for dinner at Foreign Cinema.  That place never disappoints!

We were all pretty exhausted after our flight and our late dinner date so we went straight back to our apartment and hit the sack.

The next morning we set all set out to do a little shopping at Union Square.  Jenn and I hit up some of our favorites in the area and then we drove down to Fisherman’s Wharf for lunch.

We dined at a seafood restaurant and then walked to the pier to see the view of bay.  Zach loved waving to the tourists on the cruise ship.  He even blew them a few kisses…

We then drove to the viewpoint so we could check out the Golden Gate Bridge.  The views were incredible.  It is the little things like this that make my heart ache.  Sometimes I miss living in the city so much.

After taking in the sites we drove to North Beach for a delicious Italian dinner.

Convenient, our apartment on California Street was directly across from a Trader Joe’s.  So we stocked up on some our favorite treats and took them back to our place.

The next morning we went to breakfast at a little joint right on the corner of the block we stayed.  It sat only 25 people and there was a line down the street before the doors even opened.  It was the perfect way to start our last day in the city.

After breakfast we decided to head to Candlestick Park for the 49ers game.  We couldn’t find great deals on tickets online all week and decided to try our hand at scalping tickets.  Things weren’t working out well for all four of us and we eventually couldn’t find any good tickets that were in our price range.

We ended up walking around the stadium and observing all that comes along with being at a 49ers game [including crazy fans, incredible tailgating festivities, and the local neighborhood…no wonder they are building a new stadium.]  We even tried to sneak in, but to no avail.  We were super disappointed we couldn’t get tickets and decided to head to Fillmore Street to have some lunch a do a little more shopping.

We ended our weekend stay in SF with some pastries at La Boulangerie and some frozen yogurt [for Zach].

It was such a fun, although short, trip to the Bay Area.  Every time I visit I dream of moving back and raising my crazy miniature children there.  I could live in that city!  Thank you Jenn and Tyler for cruising around that crazy roller coaster of a city with us.  We loved being with you!