He's going out of town for work.
Which means-i will mope around the house for a sufficient time depending on how long he is gone until he finally gives me his, "lets enjoy the time we have now" speech, to which i will agree but not without a few more nose scrunches.
So you can only imagine my "mope state" when he let me know he was going to California for (what turned out to be) over a month!! About a week after Daniel broke the bad news he came home with his famous "i have something really good to tell you smile" i knew he was up to something. Daniel couldn't hold his surprise in and told me he was flying me out to Cali to visit him. As much as i hate him traveling on the rare occasion i do get come along and that i LOVE.
We planned our whirlwind tour for the few days i would come out there. This is where my bucket list comes in to play. You see part of the reason Daniel decided me to fly out to Cali was because it would knock off two of my things on my bucket list...see the famous redwood trees and ride a trolley in San Francisco.
So i took the red eye to Cali and met Daniel after he had already been there a week.
First things first: the Trolley ride:
So you see, as a teenager my all time favorite movie was Princess Diaries. i would come home on Friday afternoons put in my favorite movie and watch it..every single Friday. Ever since that movie i have wanted to visit San Fran and ride a real trolley.
So we got to San Fran which started off a little rocky when i realizes it was freezing and i had only a little sundress on. i froze! To top that off we had to wait in a little over an hour just to buy a ticket to get on...and listen to some guy sing terribly at the street corner. so we finally got on after multiple pep talks to myself that this was what i was here for and it would all be worth it. i pictured myself holding on the side hair blowing (you know just like the movies). well let me tell you..they pack those puppies like sardines!! I could see the pure misery on Daniel's face which turned into a slight grin when he (who knew all along) noticed how terrible i too thought it was. So maybe i often imagine things to be more fun than they really are (like the time we were in Houston and i really wanted to see the space center...b.o.r.i.n.g) Anyway i made Daniel snap this picture just so i could recount our "fun" ride.
Our trolley ride went one-way so we had to stop a clown (no really, the balloon making kind) to help us catch a cab. Which my husband did all with enough time to get back to our meter. Daniel paid the clown and he made me this "animal" we are not sure what it is...
Daniel really wanted to see the Golden Gate Bridge which as it turns out was much cooler than my trolley ride. We had such a fun day!
Since Daniel was only 4 hours away from Yosemite National Park we decided to wake up early and make our way to see one of the most beautiful places in the world!! i treasured the over 10 actual hours we ended up spending in the car. its one of my favorite things about my relationship with Daniel, he is so easy to talk to and makes me laugh so hard. Especially when we are apart i really miss the luxury of having the comfort of him next to me. The day ended up being all that i had hoped it would be. Daniel ended up having to drive another hour once we got in the park to make it to the redwoods but it was beautiful. i never knew how big Yosemite actually was and i would absolutely recommend going at least once in your lifetime..the scenery is breathtaking! We saw Waterfalls, huge redwoods, took a hike when i fell but recovered, slid down a hill and got my jeans caked in mud (much to my husbands laughs), drove a lot, and ended the day at a delicious restaurant.
We had such a good time and i am constantly reminded why i married Daniel. We just celebrated our 6 months of marriage, and i can honestly say marriage is even better than i thought! Daniel is truly my best friend. Not just because i have a great time around him, but because he loves me when my hair is crazy, and my attitude is bad, i burn the dinner, and an endless number of other flaws. I miss him so much when he is gone but it constantly helps me remember the genuine appreciation i have for the man he is.
So maybe the trolley ride was lame, and the whether was cold, and we spent half the time in the car. it was one of my favorite trips with Daniel of all time. just because, well, we got to be together.
-Leslie
