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sfo

I’m sitting at gate 30 in SFO waiting for my morning flight home.

I am sad.

I hate leaving my girl. I always wish that a weekend trip could be longer.

santung

Even so, it was a glorious long weekend together. As is our tradition, when I arrived on Thursday night, we drove directly to San Tung Chinese Restaurant for their dry chicken wings.

drywings

Marissa used to live in Outer Sunset, which is near San Tung. Since she moved to Pac Heights, which is quite a bit farther, we call ahead for take-out instead of waiting in the long line – there is always a long line at San Tung! We take our food home and devour it like a pack of starving dogs.

That was pretty much it for Thursday. I checked into the hotel and went to bed happy with my tummy full of those amazing wings! Someday, I’m going to do a boatload of research and figure out the recipe.

divisadero

Marissa worked from home on Friday. Before she clocked in, she came over to the Hotel Drisco for breakfast, then we went back to her apartment. While she worked, I did my usual “Mom is here to visit and do stuff” things.

I repaired a broken part of the reclining couch. I cleaned a problem area in the tub/shower. No need to go into detail here. It was a nasty and difficult job that Marissa couldn’t figure out and that honestly took me several trial and errors before got right.

I then made a Target run to get a replacement microwave (an Emerson brand she bought in May had already died!) and a new toaster oven. The oven she’d had since college was too nasty for me to approve of any longer!

corner market

I walked down two blocks to the corner market for some stuff. Then walked back down three blocks in the same direction to the hardware store for more stuff. I did all my little fix-it jobs until she clocked out at 5:00.

wine time

Then, we went up the hill to the Hotel Drisco for the wine reception. After relaxing there, we called for a Lift car and went to North Beach for dinner.

lift

 Photo from SFGate.com

Have you heard of Lift or Sidecar? They are these great “urban taxis” that San Francisco has. Regular people use their own cars to give you rides to where you need to go.  The drivers are checked out and hired by Lift and Sidecar and you use an app on your smartphone to find drivers in your area. No cash is exchanged. You are sent a bill at the end of the night and you pay online. It’s fabulous! Marissa said that Lift is now in Phoenix. I can see how it might work in Old Scottsdale or Tempe, but with our urban sprawl, I don’t know how it can survive in our area. It’s perfect for a city like San Francisco though!

Tony's

Anyhow, we planned to eat at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, but the wait was 2 hours. Maybe next time.

taco

Instead, we walked down the street and we were seated immediately at the popular Tacolicious. 

mygirl

We ordered a bowl of queso dip and five street tacos. We agreed that the beef short rib taco was the best.

tacos

As you can see, Thursday night and Friday were low-key. The real fun began on Saturday. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow. Now it’s time for me to board my connecting flight, as I am now sitting in the Orange County/John Wayne Airport for my final leg home. Adios Amigos!


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8 comments

1 Tram Mai { 01.21.14 at 1:15 PM }

Awww, what a FUN and productive trip! You are such a GREAT MOM!!!! There’s nothing like mother daughter time- it’s NEVER long enough! Looking forward to reading and learning more about your adventures! 🙂 xoxo

2 Marissa { 01.21.14 at 1:19 PM }

I agree – best mom ever!

3 Linda Hopkins { 01.21.14 at 4:18 PM }

Aw, you two brought a tear to my eye. Love you both! xoxo

4 Sydney { 01.21.14 at 6:52 PM }

My “baby” lives in Pac Heights too – California and Lyon. I have used Lift with her as well. As a matter of fact I was surprised to see one parked down the street from me in Scottsdale.He gave me a coupon – any takers? It would be fun to introduce the girls. Love SF

5 Raechel Rosen { 01.21.14 at 7:59 PM }

Love reading about your time in my hometown! Hope you had a margarita too at Tacolicious, they are amazing 🙂

6 Linda Hopkins { 01.21.14 at 9:01 PM }

Sydney, I’d love for our girls to meet! If you think of a way to go about it, let me know and we’ll make it happen. Raechel, no margaritas, we had a picture of sangria though, and that was pretty darn great too! Kisses to Brooklyn. xoxo

7 Ronnie Jaap { 01.21.14 at 9:09 PM }

Sounds like great fun. I’ve heard about a service here and an “uber” ap to contact/pay.

8 Lori V { 01.22.14 at 4:46 PM }

Linda-Was thinking about you and Marissa all weekend- as I sat in snowy and freezing Chicago (or as I affectionately now call it Siberia). I know how much you love to go and how much she loves having you! Thanks for always sharing your adventures and letting us live vicariously on them with you. Love it! BTW, I had never heard of liftcar, but was going to tell you about the Uber app too. They literally saved my life yesterday. It snowed an inch an hour on Monday night in Chicago before I was supposed to fly to Tokyo yesterday (9″ total!!). I spent 3 hours looking for a cab to take me to the airport (they all kept cancelling or postponing because of demand), and finally used the Uber app and had a 4-wheel drive @ my door in 5 minutes! Really great service- a little bit pricey but well-worth it if you are in a bind- so professional and reliable! oxox

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