Sunday, April 12, 2009

California Vacation Part 1: San Francisco

A couple of weeks ago Mark and I took a trip to California. We both had earned free Southwest flights and they were about to expire, plus we had free hotel rooms using H Honors! If you do not earn any type of points or rewards on your CC you must fix this now!! This is how Mark and I have been able to travel so much. We haven't paid for a flight so far! Seriously...you can get free stuff for spending money!! (I am not encouraging charging up a bunch of credit cards...use wisely and pay off each month) Anyway, we took the first flight out on Monday morning and the last one back on Saturday night to make our much needed week away last for as long as possible. San Francisco was BEAUTIFUL...not a place we would choose to live, but definately a place to visit! We did it all....you can see a few (of hundreds) of pics below!
We had been up since 3am and were just arriving in San Francisco.

San Francisco Trolley...it really was lots of fun...one of my favorite things we did!



My first time...it was amazing...and is now Mark's favorite store! haha


Sea Lions being lazy in the sun...my kind of life!!

AT&T Park where the Giants Play. It was an awesome stadium!

Alcatrez Island

On the Cruise over to Alcatrez Island...it was pretty cold!

Alcatrez Island Cell

Mark in a cell on the toilet.

The Bestest Chocolate Brownie Sundae Ever!

View from Hotel Room during the Day

View from our Hotel Room at Night

The "Crookedest Street in America"



The Golden Gate Bridge

Winery in Napa Valley. It was really cool and beautiful!



Redwood Forests




California Vacation Part 2: LA

Part 2 of our vacation was spent in Los Angeles with my sister, Natalie and her husband Matt. They got married last June, about 6 months after Mark and I got married. It was lots of fun seeing their cute little townhome and hanging out for a few days. We did all the touristing stuff with them...Walk of Fame (all the stars), Kodak Theatre, In and Out Burger, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Peir, Hollywood Sign, Universal Studios... The only thing I didn't get to do was go to Pinkberry...but that's ok! Here are a few pictures below!
My sister, Natalie and me.

Delicious overpriced cupcakes that you have to wait forever to get, but it was way worth it!!

I made him pose for something!

Taken for my bestest (obsessed) friend Amanda McDonough! :)

We drove as close to the sign as we could get...against Matt's wishes and got some guys from Germany to take our picture.

Santa Monica Pier with Natalie

Right before we drove to LAX to come back to Texas. Glad we decided to go for the day...it was a really cool park!