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November 30, 2005 Uncategorized

Justification for our outrageous cost of living.

I'm going to dedicate this post to my dear pal, Rene. That girl is *always* reminding (harassing?) me when I haven't blogged for a few days… love you girlie!

OK, so everyone knows it costs an arm and a leg to live in California… especially if you're near the water, which the Bay Area happens to be. (It's that whole “bay” part)
I've lived here my entire life. I have no desire to move anywhere else. I want to raise my kids here, I want to die here.
I can wake up in the morning and go skiing or to the beach. I can go hiking in the redwoods or to Disneyland. I can see world class performaces (ballet, opera, musicals, all of it!) and I can find some funky little venue and check out some not yet discovered new talent.
I proudly show visitors around “my city” my San Francisco.
I love it all.
Even the earthquakes.

But none of these things are *really* why this place I call home is so amazing.
Tell me where else someone can take photos like these that follow… on a Sunday in November… three days after Thanksgiving… while exploring the city in a little yellow convertible with the top down all day.

Only here.


From Twin Peaks, looking north towards Marin… you can see the Golden Gate Bridge on the left.


Looking East, towards downtown and the Bay Bridge. You can see Market Street running towards the ferry building across town.

Just a nice picture of my handsome guy! It's so rare I get a pic where he isn't sticking his tongue out or making some other silly face! LOL


Heading north on the Golden Gate Bridge, into Marin… we then came down through Richmond and home. A perfect fall day in California.


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  1. Sidrah says

    November 30, 2005 at 3:33 pm

    Oh Gosh. So soon will I too revel in the amazingness that is the bay area. HOLY GOODNESS! I cannot wait. I miss it so much. Now that I have been to both the left and the right coasts, I know which one has my heart.

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  2. Mimi says

    December 1, 2005 at 10:51 am

    Beautiful!

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  3. ScrappinSandy27 says

    December 1, 2005 at 3:06 pm

    I want to visit there SO BAD!! It is one of the places I want to visit in my life time……it looks beautiful!
    ~Sandy

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  4. Rene says

    December 1, 2005 at 4:32 pm

    AHA! My nagging works!
    You’ll never hear the end of it from me now-giggle.

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  5. Lara says

    December 1, 2005 at 11:32 pm

    Cool-a! I love the shot from Twin Peaks looking towards the Golden Gate. Sometimes I wish to move to someplace with cheaper housing, etc., but this post reminds me, too, of how freakin’ cool it is here in the Bay Area. Now, I’m off to bed so I can wake up to my 1+ hour commute in traffic. 🙂

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  6. Marianne says

    December 6, 2005 at 9:10 am

    Ahhhh..makes me home sick. I grew up in Fremont & Oakland. Love the photos. I left my heart…..

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