We did indeed take in the Giants v. Padres game on Thursday, along with some hot dogs and fries. It was hot and though they opened the 1st inning with a home run right off the bat, they lost. We got some shopping in, had a late dinner at the hotel (delicious crab cakes!) and turned in for the night. Friday we had coffee in the castro, lunch in the financial district, strolled in the Yerba Buena center, tried a smoothie at jamba juice, then collapsed at home for a half hour before I had to leave for my flight to Seattle.

Seattle was great; gorgeous weather; absolute shock on Lexi's part at our sudden appearance; good food; lots of dancing and even more laughing. It was a shame we had to go home (I was even getting used to Julie's dogs, an inquisitive dachsund and a gentle giant german shepard/dobie mix) but I was glad to finally unwind too -- it's been a non-stop hyperactive whirlwind 8 days.