... that we had Sister's Weekend, Day 3

Kell woke up Saturday morning with one thing on her mind: b. patisserie. So Cait and I walked with her to get some breakfast... up more huge hills of course. But once again, it was worth it.

All of these pastries were so delicious!! We picked up Kar in an Uber and headed to the pier for the Farmer's Market, where we scarfed them all down in a dark corner on a dilapidated dolly because security said we couldn't sit on their pretty stairs.

We wandered around, Kar weaseled her way into a free cheese tasting, and I finally got my Secret Breakfast ice cream after waiting for two days.

We went out back along the water and sampled every. single. fruit stand.

Then walked up to Pier 39 for a little touristy time.

I love this city so much! And after so many years, I am still discovering new places! Like this tiny, adorable beach that was basically in my backyard the whole time I lived in the city and I had NO IDEA. This city continues to amaze me!!!

Next, we caught an Uber up to the Golden Gate Bridge and Kar showed us another new spot that she is obsessed with: the succulent wall.

Kell had been joking about going back to the taco shop ever since we left it on Thursday... but she wasn't actually joking at all, so we drove back to the Mission for round two!

Just as delicious the second time. #fave

We headed back downtown for a tiny bit more shopping before the night ended, and it just wouldn't be SF if you left without seeing something completely random and ridiculous in the streets...

Did someone just drop these? Or did they take them off right there on the sidewalk? Did they change into some other pants, or are they just walking around in their underwear? Why hasn't a homeless man taken them already? What has happened to these pants that one of the millions of homeless people in this city hasn't picked them up yet??? #unsolvedmysteries

Kell wanted to check out another ice cream place so she dragged us across the city again.

I solemnly swear from this point on to never doubt Kelly again. I will go to whatever food place she wants to go to because homegirl delivers. every. time. Girl can yelp food like nobody's business, and I will follow her to the ends of the earth in search of yummy treats for all eternity. This ice cream was so delicious and creamy and amazing and I miss it.

The other thing with Kell and food is that she never eats at just one place... so of course we made another late night stop at her new favorite pizza place for one more slice of cheesy goodness before we left the city.

We walked and talked and laughed all the way back to the hotel and went to bed exhausted. Cait and I had to leave at 5:30 the next morning to catch our plane, so we skipped out before Kell and Kar were up. I made it home in time to meet Matt and Jas for a little bit of church, and that stinky little baby didn't even seemed fazed to see me at all.

I feel so blessed to call these wonderful women my sisters. They are smart, nice, strong, loving examples to me and I am so grateful that they are my best friends! Kell is always up for more fun, Kar is so so funny, and Cait is my sweet little baby that is always pleasant no matter what. I loved every second of being with them and I am so grateful to all of our husbands for letting us get away! I walked, ate, shopped, and laughed more than I have probably ever done in a single weekend, and I have never been so tired and so rejuvenated at the same time.

I LOVE MY SISTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... that we had Sisters' Weekend, day 2

We all slept in a little bit the next morning, then Kell literally ran to Mama's to hold a place in line for the rest of us while we got ready. She gets best sister award for standing in line for us for an hour, but I don't think she minded at all because it was SO WORTH IT

The omelette and Monte Cristo were to DIE for. So delish!!! We (minus Kar) wanted to walk off breakfast, and it was only a mile back to the hotel, easy enough.... except I forgot that it is over the biggest hill in the city. Maybe that is an exaggeration... but probably not by much cause I accidentally also took them for a walk up Lombard street

Which is only the steepest, windiest road in the whole city. Oops. Sorry Kell and Cait. After cleaning up a bit, we headed downtown for a day of shopping!!!

We shopped all over Union Square, and I was forced to buy some Nikes and padded sandals because I swear I have never walked so much in my life and my feet were KILLING me. We grabbed some lunch at Super Duper Burger

Then made our obligatory stop at the one and only:

If you don't like Target, we don't like you.

We dropped off our bags back at the hotel, then grabbed a late dinner at my favorite Thai place in the city, Osha. Their pineapple fried rice makes my dreams come true. We talked and ate and talked till they finally kicked us out at closing, and we limped back to the hotel exhausted!

... that we had SISTERS' WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Day 1

The stars aligned for all of the Blickensisters to get together for a weekend in San Francisco!!! Kar found cheap flights, we forced Kell to book a motel room, and we were on our way to the greatest city in the world!!! I was super proud of myself for getting me and Cait into the city on BART

Considering I had only ridden it twice in the two and a half years that I lived there. Stepping out of the train station into the city was seriously like coming home:

I love San Francisco so much!!!!!!!! Everything about that city is just bursting with excitement and fun and happy memories for me!! The weather was perfect, everything was gorgeous, and I was so happy to be back! Cait and I walked around the financial district for a little bit, then hopped on a bus to Cow Hollow to do some shopping near our hotel while we waited for Kar and Kell to arrive.

Our hotel was just a few blocks away from my old neighborhood, one of my favorite places to shop! We went to my favorite boutique:



And found the parent store of the company that gave Jas her first professional modeling gig:

Kell and Kar finally arrived and we all checked into the motel, which turned out to be not too shabby! Then the first official order of business: GET SOME TACOS!!!!! I managed to convince all three sisters to hop on a bus to the mission

But I accidentally told them to get on a bus going the wrong way... so we jumped off and tried to catch another one

But the right bus never came. And when one finally did come, it apparently was not a SF bus, so we couldn't use our tickets on it. By this time all three of them were seriously starving and wanting to kill me, so I gave up and let them call an Uber. And that was the end of my public transportation efforts with the Blickensisters because none of them would even let me say the word "bus" for the rest of the weekend. However, it was not the end of our transportation struggles for the evening...

Because none of us had ever used Uber before and apparently none of us can function properly without the men in our lives. I finally got a car, but it turned out I did it wrong and it could only take two of us? So we split up and took two cars to the taco shop, and it took forever, and everyone's phones were dying, and people were starving, and children were crying, and animals were howling, and cities were burning, and the sun stopped shining, untillllllll

Everyone got a little carnitas and agua fresca in their tummies and just like that, everything was right again. These tacos are seriously magical.

After we stuffed ourselves silly, we walked a few blocks to Mitchell's (at Kell's request) for some macapuno ice cream that was pretty amazing.

We caught an Uber back up to the hotel and rested for a bit, then decided to walk to Bob's for a late night donut run

The old fashions were fresh, warm, and delicious! We were heading back to the hotel with a quick stop at Walgreen's for some water and snacks, when Kell stopped dead in her tracks at a pizza place that she just could not resist.

I was so full and could not imagine eating another bite of anything, but I guess I was the only one ready to burst because just a few doors down we spotted an adorable Taiwanese shaved ice place and the next thing you know...

They were trying to close, but Kell pointed at Cait and Kar's pregnant bellies and they totally let us order. Hooray for second desserts after second dinners and feeling so full you want to puke, or maybe pee your pants...

Because that almost happened.

#sisters

#food

#city

#love

... that it was Mother's Day!

I love this little stinky baby so much!!! We had a nice little BBQ at the parents' house for Mother's Day, and Jas and I both took three hour naps, so it was a GREAT day. Matt also surprised me with an Apple Watch, which I had asked him for, but he made me think he hadn't gotten. I love it! And of course there was the obligatory card from the daycare

I die.

The next day, I had another sweet little present. The mother who adopted Jasmine's baby boy wanted to meet us and talk about our experience with adoption and get a little advice. We met up for dinner with her at Zupas and visited for a while and we all got to meet Jas' brother.

I was really so grateful that she called and wanted to meet. They don't live in Utah, which is a bummer for us, but I am so happy for their sweet family and wish them all the best. I was so happy to meet this precious baby and so so so happy that he will have a wonderful family to love him.

Happy Mother's Day!