Matt and I were very blessed to have spent the last week in sunny California!! We started our week in San Francisco and then moved on to the Ritz Carlton at Half Moon Bay, where we met up with my team from Eli Lilly. YEP!!! The A-Team had a year of exceeding sales expectations and won a trip, all expenses paid! We had the best time! I have lots of pictures, so I'll start with the first of the week where we spent 3 days in the beautiful city of San Fran!!!
We enjoyed some sunshine in Union Square across from our hotel as soon as we got there.
We stayed at the Westin St. Francis.
We spent our afternoon on Tuesday enjoying lunch at Scala's and then shopping. (This Mama may or may not have splurged on a new Gucci handbag ;)) That night we had dinner with my cousin Tyler and his wife, Avery. They've lived in SF for two years. They took us to the Foreign Cinema for dinner- an old theater that has been remodeled into a restaurant. They play old movies on the outside walls...it was delicious and a great atmosphere!!
We started Wednesday morning at the Starbucks around the corner from our hotel. After breakfast we went to Alcatraz. It was one of the highlights of our trip and something that's been on my "bucket list." It was eerie and yet so interesting. Here are a few of the MILLION that we took.
After spending the morning at Alcatraz, we went down to Fisherman's Wharf and ate at a great restaurant called the Pier Market. We enjoyed some fun on Pier 39 and then went back to the hotel for a little nap before heading to the Giants/Cardinals game that night.
Side Note: My cousin, Tyler, works for Sony and is involved with the MLB Playstation Vita games. In other words, he has the TOTAL HOOKUP. We sat in the "Cardinals Friends and Family" section and he even got a ball signed by David Freese (the third baseman) for Matt, who's a big Cardinals fan. Freese was the only Cardinal to hit a home run that night!
After cheering on the Cardinals 4-1 win, we met my cousin Kayla at one of the bars in our hotel. She just happened to be in San Fran for work and ironically was staying at the same hotel we were!!! Talk about meant to be.... We had the best time catching up and words can't express how good it was to see her!!
Thursday morning, we slept in and had a leisurely morning of walking to Starbucks, enjoying breakfast, and taking in the city. We ate lunch at Cafe de la Presse and then explored Chinatown.
After Chinatown, it was time to head to Half Moon Bay (which is about an hour outside the city on the coast). We had a car pick us up at the hotel, said good-bye to San Francisco, and headed to the Ritz. It was a great start to a wonderful week!!!!
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