san francisco with sonya (night 3)

tea tasting, souvenir shopping, and a super yummy dinner spread amidst the vibrant color and sound of chinatown made my final night pretty much the best.  those lanterns! i want to print out these photos and plaster my walls with the red gorgeousness.  they would just transport me back to those streets.

this was the last of my visit with my girl sonya.  thank you, friend, for inviting me to join you in beautiful san francisco.  it was truly a sweet time.  muah!

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san francisco with sonya (day 3)

the third - and last - day of my getaway in san francisco started off fabulously. my first ever blog friend lives in the bay area and nicole came downtown to meet me for brunch. it was basically amazing. one of the highlights of my year for sure. we could have spent the entire day chatting away.

over the afternoon, sonya and i took another tour bus ride.  the weather had definitely reverted to more typical sf june. we stayed bundled up inside from the wind and cold, watching the sights through the windows.  but the change outside meant fog!  it was as gorgeous as i hoped.

a stroll down haight street was a mixed bag. neat shops and fun culture, but also. . . there was a heaviness there.  it just felt wrong.  both of us were moved to leave early. 

i can't wait to share my final set of photos.  one word.  chinatown!

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san francisco with sonya (day 2 and night 2)

can you take too many photos of that bridge?

i think not.  i mean.  it is just so darn pretty.

i cajoled miss sonya into walking across with me. the only problem was the complete lack of fog.  i really wanted fog.  oh and sausalito was such a fun destination.  those drinks about did us in though.  the laughing so hard as our bus bounced back across that golden gate.

then just me and a blueberry croissant for a moment.  halfway through the trip and time to reflect on this little break from the everyday.

after dinner and a bite (or three) of free chocolate, there was this scary encounter on our way to the hotel which made me remember that i am not a city girl and had me praying for God to open my eyes to the darkness and remembering that the war has already been won, even if the battles of brokenness wage on.

friday ended with more laughing at the movies - a form of therapy really.  good friends know when you just need some owen wilson in your life.

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