Lisa and Michael

Yes, I’m still in shock! I can’t believe we went from coast to coast in two weeks. What a great time. I think Michael should plan all of the vacations from now on. He did awesome and he can keep a secret really good. We are almost done with Christmas shopping, planning our Auntie Robin Thanksgiving and also planning a wedding right now, so we really needed that vacation. Thanks so much Hubby! You did an awesome job–can’t wait till next year!

I finally finished sorting through over 1400 pictures taken from our 2009 Mystery trip and and posted them to Picasa. You’ll find 500+ photos of Denver, San Francisco (including separate Russel Wright exhibit at the San Francisco airport), New York City, and Miami Beach. Now I just have to go through and add captions to all those pictures!

This was a trip of a lifetime, with so many memories. A number of things stand out for me:

1. How cold San Francisco was.
2. The booze cruise around San Francisco bay.
3. Breaking my finger climbing down to Sutro Baths ruins.
4. The NYC subway system.
5. 9/11 in NYC.
6. Accidentally encountering Barack Obama in Wall Street.
7. My unexpected Miami Beach sunburn.
8. 3 baseball games in 3 different cities.
9. The columbarium in San Francisco and the gothic churches in NYC.
10. The Italian influence in South Beach.
11. Hookers in the subway. Cranky ones at that.

Oh, the list could go on. But most memorable was hearing Lisa scream in delight when I told her finally where we’d be going, and of course watching the amazement and joy in her face those 2+ weeks we spent on both coasts.

Thanks for sharing this special time with me Lisa, can’t wait for next year!