San Francisco 2013

Early last Saturday morning, after jotting a few notes to Kevin, my Mom and I took off for our annual girls weekend in San Francisco!

The weather was perfect and the shopping was (as always!) spectacular.

Every year we do pretty much the same thing: walk all around town, ride the cable cars to and from the wharf, shop, eat, and fall asleep to pay-per-view movies each night.

We have some favorite traditions (like lunch at The Rotunda, seafood at the Wharf, and Ghirardelli's for a sundae), but every year we also try some new things (this year we went all-out-tourist mode and rode a double-decker bus around the city!)

Here are some pictures from our trip this year:

Lunch at Neiman Marcus (next year we'll get reservations for a Saturday afternoon...)

A beautiful afternoon in the Square

Maternity wear galore at Old Navy!

Saturday night at Tadich Grill

Sunday morning we had breakfast at the Terminal Pier, then walked along the waterfront

Baby and I on Pier 39

Waiting for the cable car

Front row seat!

This year's baby hats!
The cat is for Abigail, and the frog is for Baby

Tourists (that'd be us!) riding through the Tenderloin District

Beautiful city hall

Haight-Ashbury

Up close and personal at the Golden Gate Bridge

As always we had a great time.

...and I'm already looking forward to next year!

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