went to san fran

And what fun we had there.

My sister lives in San Francisco, and we finally saved up enough airline miles to go out and see her. It was great! We got to meet her boyfriend, Brian, who is awesome, and we stayed in cute her place with windows that latch and a living room with a picture rail. (I love old places!) My dad was out there too so we got to see him and my stepmom. We had a day of nature stuff (Mt. Tam), a day of sightseeing (Alcatraz and Chinatown) and a day of shopping (just my sister and I).

Thanks to Bitter Betty and Futuregirl, I knew some good places to hit for crafty purchases. I went to Britex. Holy crap that place is amazing! So much nice fabric, and a wall of Liberty. I had to ask one of the Britex people if it was really Liberty, like it looked, and she was so funny and understanding. "Oh, yes that's real Liberty. You may feel the Liberty...you may caress and admire it." "Can I take photos?" "Yes, if you'd like, I'll take your photo with the Liberty." Really, they are so nice there. I think six different people asked if they could help me, and the store was quite busy.

Then to Japantown, which has so much stuff, but you'd never know it because it is all inside! I bought some Japanese craft books, including the popular Girly Style Wardrobe. I want to make Eva a little linen jacket and then force her to wear it. (Impossible! My child doesn't like layers.)

I also ate all the delicious food that I could. Oh, man. I have a new food love--Burmese! It's like blending the best of Thai with the best of Indian. My sister took us to Burma Superstar and I am forever grateful. Their food is the best, and their logo is also really cute, which never hurt anybody.

Ah, it made me miss city life. A little. Not too much. Actually it made me want to travel more, but I guess travel does that.