Our 15th Wedding Anniversary

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It turns out our 15th year anniversary and Mother's day fell on the same day this year. To celebrate we took a much needed weekend away to San Francisco. We stayed in the elegant Mark Hopkins International where we slept in every morning. The feather bed was heavenly. The first day we ventured out on our own by foot and cablecar and ended the day at Barnes & Noble where we bought maps and books for ideas of where to go. The next day was Mother's Day and our anniversary. We discovered our hotel offered a brunch, but we were too late & missed getting reservations. Apparently they went quickly. Later we found out it was $97 per person and $54 per child (kids meals must come with quite a toy). We weren't too heartbroken after finding that out. We ended up having a delicious brunch elsewhere. We then spent the day sightseeing atop a double decker bus tour--those always work out well for us. We were able to see the whole city, go across the Goldengate bridge and take stop off breaks in between to sample the local culture and cuisine. We capped off the night with a romantic dinner at the viewless, but still delicious and elegant, Nob Hill restaurant at our hotel. We had a wonderful time and look forward to when we're able to go without our chaperone, Chloe. We actually had a great time with her and wish we had a nickel for everyone who commented on her big blue eyes. We would have come home from the trip with extra money in our pockets!