We just got back from San Jose. We had a great trip even though we drowned. It rained, was cold and foggy the whole time we were there until about 2 hours before we had to leave for the airport. (of course)
But we had a great time anyway. Wed. we went to downtown Los Gatos, which is where Ambers dad lives. We did some looking around at the shops then we went and looked at an apartment nearby the kids are looking at. It was pretty nice! Then we went to Ambers Dad’s house and had dinner and “met the parents”. It went much better than the movie! : )
Actually, Amber’s Dad and Cindy are very warm and friendly people - not to mention what a great cook Cindy is! Very impressive.
We drove into San Fransisco Thursday and went over the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito. I have always wanted to do that, but every time we have ever been to the city we haven’t rented a car, so were limited to what we could do. It was beautiful even though visibility was about 20 feet. Sausalito is a great little town. We ate lunch at a very charming resturant right on the water. (Photos) Then we tooled around town a little then went back into the city (it was really raining after lunch)
Once in San Fransisco, we went to Union Square and did some shopping. Amber had a gift card for Christmas that she got to use and bought a really cute outfit and great coat.
Then we went down to Fishermans Wharf. We checked out Ghirardelli Square. Most of it was under construction, so there wasn’t much to see, but the Ghirardelli store was open. We bought the best malted milk balls I have ever tasted. I can’t wait until they are gone. Then we went down to Pier 39 which is very cool. We looked around and did some shopping, checked out the sea lions that hang out on the docks, and had dinner. It was fun, even with the rain and cold.
Friday, we went with Amber to try on some wedding dresses. Cindy (Ambers stepmom) was able to take an hour off work and met us too. Beautiful. I took some photos but can’t share them. Sorry. Caleb had to go to work so we took Amber to lunch at a place called Santana Row which is like a city within a city. It has shopping, with apartments and condos above, great resturants etc. Pretty neat.
We had a great time and it was good to see the kids again. We have really missed them.