Left My Heart In San Francisco

Ok, so not really, but I love the city. On Wednesday, Darren picked me up from the airport and then we went to the Golden Gate Bridge, since I'd never been there before. It was crazy windy, but so fun to see. I told him I felt like I was looking at something that wasn't supposed to be real. I'd seen the bridge on movies and television shows, but to see it for real was pretty cool. Call me crazy, but oh well. After the Golden Gate, we stopped by the Oakland Temple and walked around for a little bit, spent about an hour trying to find somewhere to eat, and then headed back home. It was a great day, and so fun to spend some time with him in San Fran.

So, Darren left this morning for Rexburg until August, and I was surprised at how hard it was for me. I'll spare everyone the gory details, but I must say that I do believe I am falling for this guy. Crazy. For some reason I never thought this would happen. It's surprised me at how comfortable I am around him and his family. Doesn't hurt that they're pretty great! I'll see him in June at my sister's wedding, where he'll be meeting my family....scary. Kinda stinks that we'll be apart almost twice as long as we've been together, but we'll see what happens. Haha.

Easter

Trish and Sarah

Justin, Aaron and Dallin

Last weekend I was able to go back to Virginia, where I grew up and my parents still live, for Easter. I hadn't seen my brother Justin since Christmas of '07 since he was in Iraq last year, so it was great to see him and go through all of his pictures and hear his stories. Crazy stuff I tell ya. On Saturday we sat down as a family (minus Grant who is on a mission) and decorated Easter eggs. Good times involving several cracked eggs, some scary drawings and fights over the color mugs. It was so nice to be with my family for the holiday, great memories were made.

By shear coincidence my dad's mom was in town helping my aunt Lianne with some final wedding prep and meeting the future in-laws. It was nice to sit down with her for a few hours Sunday and Monday to hear stories about my grandfather when they were first married, and even some about my dad with he was a kid. I sure do love my Grandma Rackham. This woman painted her bedroom purple because my grandfather didn't want it that color. Haha!

Play Ball!

On Wednesday, Darren and I went to Opening Night of the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park right on the bay. We tagged along with his brother and sister-in-law and had a blast. We got some great food at Nations on the drive into the city. I love their grilled cheese! At the game Darren and I got free shirts for signing up for Giants' credit cards...good to know people can get away with it without showing ID! Not. We got to see Randy Johnson pictch for a few innings, and then watched the Opening Night Fireworks Extravaganza after a two run loss to the Brewers. I had no idea they could make fireworks look like hearts and cubes. They coordinated along with music playing through the loudspeakers. It was a pretty fun night! Too bad we didn't get some Gilroy Garlic Fries. We would've had some sweet breath for the rest of the night. Haha...anyway, I know some have requested a photo, so here it is!