Wasn't it just yesterday????

36 years of marriage

7 moves

4 states 

4 counties 

1 parish

3 houses

3 apartments

1 double- what the locals call a duplex in New Orleans

32 days in a bed and breakfast

3 children - who were 1, 4, and 7 when we lived in the bed and breakfast for 32 days 

6 additional children that God gave us

3 wonderful, adorable, and precious grandchildren

And immeasurable fun and love and blessings. 

Here's to at least 36 more!!!!

Last Post on Dan and Becca

 On Tuesday of our trip we started with breakfast in Yountville at a wonderful bakery.  The pastry you see to the right was divine.  My mouth is watering just writing this.

 This was our Tuesday group.  Carl's boss set up an itinerary for activities for the day.  We shopped, ate, visited, ate some more and laughed.

 We met at 1 for a wine tasting at Silver Oak Winery.  I am not a wine drinker but I really enjoyed the tour.  Our guide was very knowledgable and answered all the questions our group had.













The Winery we visited stores its wine in Missouri white oak barrels.  The cooper who makes the barrels for the Silver Oak winery has an affiliation with SPP.

 On Wednesday several of us visited the spa at our motel.  It is a hard job but someone has to do it!  Here I am in the waiting room as I read and drink my water.  I had hand and foot reflexology done and then got my hair washed and curled.  It was two hours of painfreeness and that is magic.

 Here is the room where the reflexology was done.

 We had supper with the whole group that Carl was meeting with on Wednesday night out on the veranda.  I even met a man who works in NY but is from TN and knew someone who went to Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, AL.  I WENT TO WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL IN BIRMINGHAM, AL.  It is truly a small world.

 Rainier cherries.  We bought them at a fruit market in San Francisco.  They were wonderful.

 This is the meetings Carl was attending

 

Our tickets

 We ate here twice and mmmmmm.

 Carl and I getting ready to get on the cable car.

 The America's cup will be in San Francisco

 This is one end of the cable car line.  This man has a hook that he is pulling the car around to get it headed in the other direction.

 Coit Tower on the top of Telegraph Hill.

 When we were at Pier 39 the first time, we saw a cruise ship and I fondly remembered the cruise that my brother, Charles and his wife, Frances took Kaitlin and I on 10 years ago.  Kaitlin has decided that in 2 years, she and Carl need to celebrate a birthday year and as a part of it, we need to do another cruise.  We are thinking about a Disney Cruise.  Kaitlin, Aunt Elaine and I are reading all we can and watching every show we can on Disney Cruises.  The second time we were in San Francisco the cruise ship that was docked there WAS A DISNEY CRUISE SHIP. I wanted to get a picture of it for Kaitlin and Aunt Elaine.  Carl and I were up by Coit Tower when the ship pulled away.  Instead of the usual deep horn blows that most ships give off when they depart, the Disney ship sounded the first six notes of 'When you wish upon a star'!!!  I was a puddle!  Carl not so much!!!

 Here is where the Giants play!

 Carl and I had an uneventful trip home.  We didn't feel the earthquake at all.  I am so thankful! Now I plan to read up on my California history and learn about the wine making.

Here is a sign that I hadn't seen before!

Daniel and Rebecca Part III, going north

I was so excited to see an In-N-Out burger that we ate lunch there!  It was yummy!

My brother, John, enjoys segway tours. John, you could tour San Fran that way!

 Oh yes, we shared a sundae at Ghirardelli's.  It was so good.

 My cute date/ tour guide for our trip!

The Pacific Ocean!

















One of Rodin's Thinkers.

We drove all over the city.  We parked by the beach for a few minutes and watched the waves.  Not a lot of folks swimming because the water is so chilly.

 Here is the gate into China Town.

 This sign is for Carl and Kaitlin and all of you horn honkers out there!!!!!!!  I just laughed when I saw it!

More pictures of the Bay.

What you see out in the water is Alcatraz.  It looks ominous!

The tallest tower you see in the picture on the right is Coit Tower.   It is at the top of Telegraph Hill.

Scoma's is one of Carl's favorite restaurants.  It is a local restaurant and you have to know where you are going to get there.

Carl loves the clam chowder and the Cioppino.

I got Risotto with Prawns.  It was wonderful!











Here's is what Carl's Cioppion looked like.

After supper we headed to Napa Valley, California.  The reason for our trip was a business trip Carl had to Napa Valley.  His meetings were held at The Silverado.  It was really nice!!!!!

I don't know what I expected California to look like but I was delighted and surprised with every turn.  Everywhere we turned in Napa there were rows and rows of grapes.  We saw new sprigs, teenagers and full grown adult plants.  I learned at the wine tasting that we did, that Napa is a unique valley.  Because of it's location it gets cool every night- 40's or 50's, and the day time temps can get warm.  They have a few 100 temp days, a few more 90 degree days, many 80 and 70 degree days.  We also saw large fans in the fields.  Those are to blow away the frosty mist that would settle on the grapes and damage them.

The final picture is from our motel room.  We had a beautiful view.

Whenever we are out and folks are taking pictures I always try to offer to take pictures of groups who need someone to take a picture so the whole group can be in the picture.  Most folks let me but were stunned that I offered.  When we were in Napa, I offered and the lady with the camera asked if I was from the south.  I told her yes I was!  She said that she wasn't surprised because that seemed like good southern hospitality.  Way to go Southerners!

Dan and Becca Part II

The first thing I saw was where the A's play and next door the Raiders play.


Here is a picture of the Bay Bridge.










Here is my first view of the Golden Gate Bridge.  Breath-taking.  I never grew tired of looking at it. I finally had to stop taking pictures of it.

I have always heard of of Pier 39 but I thought that was just a place.  I didn't realize that Pier 39 was the 39th in the long line of piers.  Here is Pier 9.

Our first destination was Muir Woods.  How beautiful and calm and cool.

 Below is the tree described above.

 I love how they cut the tree to fit the walkway.

 As we stopped to enjoy the beauty we saw this deer!

It was a great first stop!  The weather was so cool almost chilly and I loved it.  More tomorrow!