Thursday, July 31, 2008

C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A


The Coit Tower at night.


Lombard Street sign...yes, we drove down
the famous Lombard Street


This was me trying to get a picture of Lombard Street
in the dark..not successful.


For those of you who don't know what Lombard Street is,
it is the curviest street in the country or something like that.
It was pretty dang steep..and people lived right off of the road..crazy!


There were these crazy publics toilets everywhere around
San Francisco. Most of them you had to pay to use but not
this one. They looked like spaceships. Scott kindly posed for
the pic.


The beaauutiful skyline of San Francisco at night.
My camera doesn't quite do it justice...


Just as the sun was setting on San Francisco.


I was most excited for this part. We got to see the "Full House"
house...or at least where it was filmed. It looked just like it.


This is me trying to get a good picture of the Full
House in the dark...yeah, i don't know how to work
my camera.


Case in point...


The Lombard Street sign.



The view of the ocean on the bay.


The Bay Bridge is in the distance...


Gorgeous view of the sun setting over the ocean
in Frisco.


The four of us went on an insider's tour of Frisco
while the couples visited with mission people. I
think we had way more fun...he he.


One more gorgeous view.





This was at the visitor's center at the Oakland Temple,
where all four of the guys served. This is the whole group
of us.


This sign was posted outside of the Oakland Temple.
I thought it was hilarious and random.


View over the bay.


I love the boats in the distance...


San Francisco skyline when it was still light outside.





The Oakland Temple is gorgeous. I love the
palm trees.


Oakland Temple


Man in my way at the Oakland Temple.


The four guys, Seth, Brian, Scott, Derric, all
served in this area.


It was funny because the temple is so pretty that
there were a lot of random brides there taking pictures
in dresses that were definately not temple appropriate.






Tracy acting like a goober.


I love this pic. It looks so tropical..like Hawaii.


Pics at the temple.


More pics at the temple.


I don't know why they were all looking at me..
Guess I stood out from the crowd.


This was a cool tower at Fisherman's Wharf.


The view right outside the mission president's
home. Lucky. This property is worth millions
because of the view..


Tracy and Jen posing by force in front of
the view.


Oakland Temple


Oakland Temple at a distance.



Random beat boxer at Fisherman's Wharf.
We all thought how sad it was that this was
their day job. It was pretty cool..he only moved
when you paid.


This guy was pretty cool. He was all glittery
and he stood on high shoes. I wondered how
long it took him to get into that costume.





Alcatraz. I really wanted to go tour it, but
there was not enough time or money.


Fisherman's Wharf


Pacifica Beach. Foggy but very pretty.


I loved the waves at this beach. There were
lots of surfers because the waves were so big!


Pacifica Beach


The pictures didn't do it justice. It was
really pretty.


Loved the beach..i could be a beach bum!


I volunteered to be buried...


I don't know why!?!


They decided to make me into a very large
sumo man.


Here is the finished product. That sand was
heavy on my stomach and it was hard to
breathe.


Seth decided to hug the sumo very
awkwardly..


Frisco skyscrappers.


More beach..


and more beach..


Digging the hole for Scott to be buried and
later made into a beautiful woman.


Jen at the beach..it was cold but way fun..
and yet some of the whity tighties still
got sunburned.