So Chris totally surprised me for my 33rd birthday and flew us along with our good friends, Greg and Melissa Lawson, to San Francisco to see “Wicked”.  We flew out Friday morning, got our rental car and found our hotel (Hotel Monaco) in downtown SF. After getting settled we walked to Union Square got our trolley pass and started on our way.  The trolley was packed, so we decided we would walk until we could catch one that wasn’t quite so full, well after walking up and down the hills the whole way to Lombard Street we were a little tired. 

We caught a trolley back to Union Square then went back to the hotel to freshen up for dinner.  We ate at this delicious Italian Ristorante called Finos that was delicious!  The appetizers of bruschetta and “Italian Frechfries” were both so good it was hard to save room for dinner.  I had the chicken with avacado, panchetta, and cheese with a Marsala sauce, roasted vegetables and potatoes that was melt in your mouth divine!  After dinner we walked the 12 blocks (in my stilettos I might add) to the Orpheum Theatre to see Wicked!  Wicked is so incredible.  It was so fun for me to watch Melissa watching it for the first time (I got to see it two years ago on my birthday in NYC)! The cast was so good…we had the standin for Elphaba and I was worried until she sang her first song giving me goosebumps and knew that she was going to be amazing!  Patty Duke played Madame Morrible the headmistress of the school and was really good too.  We then walked the 12 blocks back to our hotel and Chris gave me a much needed foot massage!  Saturday morning we got up early, ate at this yummy crepery hopped aboard the trolley to Fisherman’s Wharf walked around there for a bit then went back to the hotel to check out.  After checking out we drove over the Golden Gate Bridge too fun! We headed back to Fisherman’s Wharf for Clam Chowder and Fish ‘n Chips bought souvenirs for the kids then headed back to the airport.  It was so much fun! I can’t wait to plan the next weekend getaway with the Lawsons…Pittsburg maybe?  Who knows!