Wednesday was the day that mom flew in, but I actually had a busy day on my own. My "buddy", who is a first-year accountant who's tasked with helping me out, invited me to a Giants game with the team that I'll be working on for most of the summer. It was nice to take a break from the intern project and it was my first experience at AT&T Park! It was gorgeous (as long as you were sitting in the sun), but the Giants sucked. I think they lost 8-1, I lost track after awhile. Not that I really cared because the Tigers will always be my team :) Here's a quick picture I took of the view from our seats:
After the game I headed back to the office to finish up our project and then finally met up with mom!! I was so happy to see her. I was tired from a long day and still had work in the morning, so we just went and got some food and then watched TV in the hotel. Even though I claim to not be much of a TV fan, whenever I'm around one now I'm glued since I don't have one in my apartment.
On Thursday we presented our intern project to a group of partners in the office and then I finished up a few things before leaving at 1! The hotel we were staying at downtown was in the Union Square area, which is where all the big name stores and shopping is. We wandered around through some stores that night and I bought not one, but two new pairs of shoes: a pair of good walking shoes and a pair of heels to go with the only suit I brought to California. Why I chose to bring the one suit that didn't have shoes to match is beyond me, but oh well.
Friday was our BIG day. I still can't believe how much we did! We got up early and boarded a cable car to take us to the Fisherman's Wharf area. Yes, I finally got to ride a cable car! It certainly isn't the most efficient means of transportation, but it was fun. We were smart and each bought the 1-day passport that gets you unlimited rides on both the cable cars and buses in the city. After getting to Fisherman's Wharf we walked around and ate breakfast at the sourdough bread factory. They had the cutest loaves shaped like animals!
We trekked on over to Ghirardelli Square, and then caught a bus to go to the Marina district, which is closer to the Golden Gate Bridge. This is the area of the city where a ton of young professionals live, and one of the places Jordan and I are considering getting an apartment next year. It's a really cute area with adorable townhouses, a beautiful waterfront, and a cute downtown area with shops and cafes. Not far away was the Cow Hollow district, home to the Union Street shops (not to be confused with Union Square). We visited a bunch of boutique stores, and even a few bridal shops, but I ended up just buying a summer dress that was on sale.
Next up we hopped on a bus and went to North Beach for lunch. We perused the City Lights bookstore and then took a bus back to Union Square, where we stopped in two more bridal dress stores but I didn't really like anything, or the prices. At that point we quickly decided that a trip up to Sausalito would be nice for dinner. Sausalito is the city just north of San Francisco, across the Bay. You can get to it over the Golden Gate Bridge or by ferry. Not having my car at the time, we went by ferry! It's such a cute little town and would be nice for a weekend getaway. I had been before when I came to visit San Francisco last October with Jordan, and I ended up eating at the same restaurant again! There are great views of the Bay and the city from Sausalito. Here are some pictures:
After dinner we caught the ferry back to the city, stopped at Ghirardelli Square so I could get a cupcake, and got on the bus headed back to the hotel. Whew, what a day.
OH, and I got the best news of all on Friday. We were able to put an advance reservation down for the beach house we wanted for the wedding in Emerald Isle next year. So the wedding is officially June 26th, 2011! Yay!
I'll post again soon about our weekend trip to Monterey/Carmel but for now I have to get ready for my first real day of work tomorrow!
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