Christmas in San Francisco!

I’ve always loved going to San Francisco. When my gramma used to work as a secretary in the finical district she’d take me to work at least once while I was on Christmas Break. When I was older and I worked in the City I didn’t hardly want to go home! Christmas in San Francisco is so sparkly and pretty!

A few years ago we made time to take the kids to Union Square, but it seems mostly life gets in the way and we can’t make the trip.

THIS year however!!!! Jeramy surprised me with tickets to ride a Christmas Cable Car!!! A cable car tour of the City! The car was decked out in lights, they gave us Santa hats, played Christmas Carols and taught us some fun San Francisco history! IT WAS SO SUPER FUN!!!

Some tips if you decide to go…

~We got a great deal from Groupon. Make sure you check them out for deals.

~Sit in the front and on the left side of the car. Thats where the good views are.

~ It is really cold. Dress warm and gloves are a must!

~ Don’t be afraid to ask your driver to stop so you can hop off for a good picture.

~ You stop at the Fairmont to see the HUGE gingerbread house … they have a direct  mailbox to the North Pole. Get in and write those letters! You have 10 minutes!

EDITED: Mary Rose wrote a letter at the Fairmont and dropped it in the Direct to the North Pole mailbox and just got an e-mail back from him today! She is freaking out!!!

 

On another level I was sad, I was missing Anne so much. Jillian was singing and doing “The Beenie Bop” and I always wonder what Anne wold be doing… and I always have a hard time taking family photos without Anne. And then, driving through the Financial District I couldn’t remember the building my Gramma worked in… It was across from the Trans-Amercia building, but I was sad I couldn’t point it out anymore. I did feel pangs of sadness, but I didn’t let those feelings take over the happy excitement of the evening.

Real quick about these images… I am still so excited about our trip last night! We’ve had these tickets for a couple weeks now, not to mention that I’ve been wanting to take the kids on a cable car for a very long time! I handed my camera over to the lady who worked with the cable car company which was really scary… for many reasons, but I didn’t want to have bunches of pictures and not have me in any of them. They are perfect! In all their blurry brightness, they are completely perfect. I let go with these pictures and backed off on my quest for the most perfect image and just captured the spirit of the day. I did edit a few… changed them to black and white, but for the most part these images are just as I took ’em and I am so excited about them!

 

 

 

How about a slideshow??