Tuesday, March 31, 2009

San Fran on Segway

Dallin and I just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary and I can hardly believe we've been married that long. The time has flown by, and to be honest, it feels like we've been married a lot longer (in a good way!). So, for our anniversary, he surprised me with a trip to my favorite city, San Francisco. He arranged for a young couple in our ward to watch our kids for the weekend, so we were able to enjoy a true getaway with no kids in tow. He got us an awesome hotel right in downtown San Francisco with the most amazing views of the city, and made several reservations for us at various restaurants around town. We ate delicious food while we were there, which if you know me, is a must! I judge all of our vacations by the type of food we eat! :)

Enjoying a wonderful dinner at WaterBar





One of my favorite things in this whole wide world: fresh CRAB!!

He also got us tickets to see Wicked, which I've been dying to do since it opened there in San Francisco. We had fantastic seats and got to go in the VIP area before the play and during intermission, which was kind of fun! The musical was fantastic -- I would highly recommend it to everyone.


Getting ready for some wicked fun!

Hanging out in the VIP room
During the weekend, he also surprised me with a San Francisco Segway Tour. I was so excited, but a little nervous to try this out. For those of you who don't know what this is, you basically ride around the city on a motorized scooter (think Paul Blart in Mall Cop!). Those things can actually go quite fast and with all of the hills in San Francisco, I was actually nervous at times. But it seriously was SO MUCH FUN! It definitely was a unique way to see the city.

Learning how to use the segway

Taking a stop in front of alcatraz



The rest of the time, we drove throughout the city and visited some of my favorite spots: fisherman's wharf, chinatown, nob hill, lombard street, etc...

I always have to stop in chinatown!


I've decided that I do officially have the best husband on earth and this surprise weekend trip earns him a couple more "ski on Saturday" passes without me complaining too much! :) So, thanks Dal, for a wonderful getaway.

5 comments:

Becky said...

how fun! seriously, i give props to dallin. he IS a good planner at this sort of stuff. id be pretty freaked out with the segway thing too - must be a lorenzana thing. and the crabs?? oh those crabs look tasty! got me cravin so old bay seasoning at 9:30 in the morning.

Ligia said...

Happy Anniversary! What a fun trip and truly what a great husband! Sounds like you guys had so much fun!! Love the picture of the two of you on your segway's. You look like a pre-teen in your big white helmet...L-O-V-E- it! (I'll just have to leave your blog up so Matt can "accidentally stumble upon it" and read all about Dal's surprise trip. He could learn a thing or two from Dallincito!)

smithsonthemove said...

Wow - Looks like you had such a fun anniversary. Matt surprised me one year and took me to NY. That was the best trip by far! It has been fun to see all your trip pictures and picutres of the kids! I am glad they had good b-days!

Anonymous said...

Yes, Dallin rocks. Funny thing is, we are doing the same trip for our anniversary this year in Aug. I'm gald you liked Wicked - I can't wait! And oh did I love the segway pictures! What a HOOT!!!!

mmhunter said...

ah...one of my favorite cities as well! :) i need to get back there soon! glad you had fun and loved seeing the pics!