Me & the girls at the Aggiette Reunion
Cody looking ever so sexy in his orange tux!!
Two weeks ago, Cody and I were able to fly out to beautiful San Francisco for the weekend for one last hoorah before he left for training. Jerald and Sherrie were out there for a dental convention so we were able to hang out with them which was so much fun. The city is absolutely breathtaking (Literally...there are lots of hills!)
No, just joking...San Fran is one of the coolest cities I have been to. We were able to cram in just about everything in the two days that we were there. On the first day, we took the trolley down to Fisherman's wharf. There, we had the world's best bowl of clam chowder. No kidding...I still think about how good it was! It came in a bread bowl and I'm pretty sure that all three of us (Cody, me, and Sherrie), ate every last bite. We also saw the seals at Pier 39. This was quite a site to see about two hundred seals just chilling on the docks barking at each other. This was probably one of my favorite things about the trip because it was so random and funny to see!
The seals would fight for their spot on the dock. If one seal came up and the others didn't like that particular seal, they would pretty much send it right back into the water...how mean!
After the seals, we took a ferry out to Alcatraz! The second we got off the boat, I got the chills...it was so cold and windy out there...and creepy. Once we got inside, the audio tour was pretty rockin.
It was cool to hear about all of the crazy prisoners that once lived there. You really could get a good feel for what it was like to be a prisoner. As the saying goes, "You break the rules, you go to prison. You break the prison rules, you go to ALCATRAZ!"
Back in San Francisco, we went to the original Ghiradelli square (yummy chocolate) and to Alamo Square. I was so adamant about visiting Alamo Square because that is where Full House was filmed and I just had to see it. Cody wasn't so excited, but I dragged him there anyway. The view from Alamo Square was beautiful. You could see the entire city from this hill, it was awesome.
The actual city was cool, too. There were a ton of high end department stores with homeless people living in boxes right outside. It made for some great sightseeing (besides the fact that Cody almost got beat up by a scary guy who was playing in a chess tournament)! He was just wanting a few pictures...oh well!
Overall, San Francisco was a blast. It was good to get away from Utah and see some amazing sites. Cody and I love to travel, so any chance we get, we hop right on. I think the Air Force was a good choice for us...we will get to see so many cool places and make good memories together.
A week before Cody left, I threw him a "surprise" going away party at Winger's (yum...wings!). At least 25 people showed up to give support and say goodbye to Cody. We all had such a good time hanging out and eating wings...our friends are so awesome. Some of them drove up from Salt Lake only to drive right back after the party was over. Thanks to everyone for coming!
And now, Cody is about to start training in Montgomery, Alabama...tomorrow in fact. He is so excited to finally get started and I couldn't be happier for him. I know he will do so well at Officer Training School. He is so talented and smart...I just know that he will end up at the top of his class. As for me, I think I'll be okay! I'm keeping my time occupied and doing a lot of craft projects (I know, so nerdy). For everyone who reads this, I hope you are doing well and please keep in touch. Have a wonderful day!
