Our vacation told through pictures (and a few words here and there)

After arriving in Sacramento we scooped up Rachel and her friend and headed up to a small town to see a Cake concert. I have been longing to see this band in concert since I was 16. I adore them and this was a dream come true. Here is a blurry picture of the lead singer.

Being the huge fan that I am, I waited patiently after the concert to see if the band would come out to sign autographs. I was one of the last people waiting when a good old boy police man named Reed made me his special project. Before I knew it, there was a swarm of policemen all trying to help me get my poster autographed. They were successful and I now have a Cake poster that has the lead singers autograph along with "Anna is great." It was the perfect ending to the night.

The next day we bummed around with Rachel and ended up on a beautiful hike. It was so good to get to catch up with a lifelong friend.

My factory obsession got the best of us and we ended up at the Jelly Belly candy factory on our way to San Fran. Grant wasn't too upset because he ended up with a sack full of sour jelly beans.

After candy it was time for wine. We found a great picnic spot outside of the Darioush winery. Yes, it is Persian owned and operated. With wine, cheese, and beautiful sunshine it was scarily perfect.

We hit a few more wineries the next day and took a tour of the Robert Mondavi winery. It was quite educational and ended with a tasting of all their reserve wines.

While in San Fran we bummed around and did everything from eating fish at Fisherman's Wharf to bike riding through Golden Gate Park. We rode to the beach and had another great picnic, this time by the ocean. We stayed with our college friends Mandi and Michael and man was it nice to see more friends.

Our trip ended as all good ones do...at the car dealership. Someone...cough Grant...left the inside car door light on for a couple of days and our battery bit the dust. After getting jumped, the radio would not function. We did not have the correct anti theft code. After 2 hours at the dealership we finally were able to get it working again. There was a fancy latte machine at the dealership, so I was taken care of.

This really was one of the best vacations we have taken. It was extremely relaxing and slow paced. It was just what the doctor (aka Grant) ordered.