I would have to rank last weekend as seriously, the best of my life. Time with my sweetheart, a great musical, great food and chocolate.
I am like the best wife ever, Mark tells me that all the time and I believe him. For my Marky's 30 something birthday I took him to San Fransisco to see Wicked.
Mark and I feel in love with Wicked after we watched Glee do a rendition of Defying Gravity. So I looked up where it was playing, well it worked that one of Mark's oldest friends lives just outside San Fran, so off we went.
Okay, so the secret lasted like 2 days after I bought the tickets. Anna often whispers to me "but mommy, I am not very good at keeping secrets" I now know where she gets it from. I borrowed a credit card from my mom and made arrangements with Mark's friend Kenny booked the tickets and then caved to my own excitement.
So we left friday afternoon and flew into Oakland. Oakland? you say, well yes and I am so glad we did. Have you ever seen the Oakland temple? It is about a half hour drive from the airport, sat upon a hill as if an Ensign to the Bay Area. Mark and I where so taken back by its sheer beauty.
After our little temple adventure we headed south to meet up with Kenny, some people call him Dr. Hunt, others call him Professor and he prefers Ken, but we have known him way before he was anybody so we still call him Kenny. Kenny is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Professor at Stanford, I know you are impressed someone like that would be friends with the Vaders but somehow he is the lucky one, to know us.
So anyway, he lives on campus at Stanford in the same house that Chelsea Clinton rented when she attended Stanford. I totally fell in love with Stanford. We took a walking tour with Kenny and his latest girlfriend Bre. I've decided that Emma is going to go to Stanford ( no pressure, she is certainly smart enough). I also am now trying to persuade Mark to go back and get his Phd so he can be a professor there or I might just need to get my Phd.
Saturday, morning Mark and I took a run through campus, it was wonderful.
After our short run we took a little trip to One Infinite Loop.
Where ? you say.
If you know Mark at all you cannot stop him from taking a trip to Apple's corporate headquarters. This was probably the least impressive part of the trip but,atleast now we can say we've been there and seen that.
Next, we where off to the play. WOW! Seriously wonderful. I kept thinking, I need to download this song when I get home. I think I said that about every song. I got a little teary at the end, just because that is how I am I cry over the stupidest things Mark thought I was totally losing it. It was just so amazing.
Anyway, after that we headed for a walking tour around San Fran and ended up at Ghiradelli's square for dinner and ice cream. Did you know that Ghiradelli's has its own ice cream parlor. YUMO.
It was so nice to spend so much time with my sweetheart. He told me he still likes me. Yay me! How sweet. How fun.
12 comments:
Wow! What a fun trip, you are the best wife ever!
That sounds heavenly! What a great trip!
Sounds like a dream! How great for you two. I read somewhere once that a vacation taken alone together does more for a couples marriage than a date night once a week. I totally believe it!
I have been to that icecream parlor and to this day I still remember the taste of the yummy hot fudge! Glad you had fun.
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How FUN!!!! I remember the first time I saw the Oakland Temple, thinking as we are driving through the streets and seeing all the bars on peoples windows, that there was no way there was a Temple in this neighborhood, and then there it stood, BEAUTIFUL!
I'm so glad you guys were able to spend some alone time together!
WOW you are a cool wife how can the rest of us top that. :-) Glad you had a great time I have been wanting to see Wicked for some time now. We had plenty of chances it was here in LA for I think two years. We never made it down there. I have see the temple it was a very long time though very pretty. Did you go on the roof? They use to not sure if they still let you go on top there are gardens up there. Sounds fun!!
So glad you had such a great time! I'm wondering where my Ghirardelli chocolate is?! I know you must have brought some back for me.... You are a very cool wife, even if you can't keep a secret for long. Mark's very lucky to have you!
Wow, that's amazing! Sounds like the ultimate get-away trip!
Wicked is wicked! And you're not the only one who has a hard time keeping secrets.
I am so jealous.
Remember when you would go to plays with me?
That's so great, Carrie! It's weekends like that that get us through the "normal" days, right?
Yes, I have been to the ice cream parlor. The chocolate sundae's are amazing. I am so glad you got go. I would love to see wicked some day.
How fun is that! You are definately the best wife. I would never even imagine doing something that cool for my husband (well until now...). I love get away's without kids. Looks like a great time! Nice job Carrie!!!
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