San Francisco

We had quite the weekend. On Saturday morning, we went to Gold Rush days which was a lot of fun. There's a part of Sacramento called "Old Sac" where Gold Rush days are held and they had dumped dirt all over the roads (which are lower here than the rest of the city) and then there were horses and lots of old fashioned stands set up. There was also a reenactment of the landing of the Mercy Sisters (the group that as a Mercy Volunteer I am now associated with). The Mercy Sisters played a huge roll in the development of Sacramento and they've been around for over 150 years. The whole morning was very exciting.

Afterwards, Meghan and I went home to pack up for San Francisco. We left and got down there in about 2 hours. It was a little difficult as the Bay Bridge was closed but we went over the Golden Gate which was more exciting as I am a fan of the show Full House. We went to Angela's house and then after meeting up with Mike (Meghan's bf), we went out to dinner. Angela's mom was nice enough to treat us which for us poor volunteers is a huge deal. The dinner was delicious and we then set off to go out in North Beach for the night. Angela drove in and parked her car and we then went to a few bars, ending up at Fiddler's which was a lot of fun. We got a cab back and then Sunday, after breakfast/lunch, Angela and I went to pick up her car. This is where it gets interesting. Her car wasn't there anymore! She called impound lots to find it but it hadn't been towed so ultimately, she had to file a stolen vehicle report. It was very sad-it seems that things like this aren't supposed to happen to people you know.

By the time all was said and done, we returned to Angela's house for a little bit then went out again with her Mom-who was again nice enough to take me out (Meghan and Mike were at her friends house) . We went to Tres Agaves and then to the Philly Club (Philosophers though not Philadelphia). Monday, Meghan and Mike returned and we went to Crissy Field for a cookout with Angela and her brother and his friends. Overall it was a good weekend-minus the stolen car bit. Here are some pictures.