A December to Remember

December has been so eventful!  I finished my first quarter of grad school with a 3.6 (a huge relief), went to San Francisco for my first real vacation with a boyfriend, and bought my first car the day after we got back! 

Here are some pictures from our trip:

We rode the train there and flew back.  It took 23 hours and it was fun up until bedtime.  It was pretty impossible to sleep because it was extremely turbulent and noisy.  There were lots of pretty views though, and we had fun playing games and having a meaningful conversation about moving in together.

An adorable kitty snoozing at Fisherman's Wharf!

Most of our trip was foggy like this, but it made for some pretty pictures.  It also was a bit warmer than Seattle, which I appreciated.  I was able to downgrade from my snow jacket to my spring/fall windbreaker during the days.

This was taken at the Exploratorium.

The cable car Christmas light tour.

Gingerbread house at the Fairmont Hotel...

...which apparently tastes very good!

Nothing says Christmas in California like lights on palm trees!

Postcard perfect picture coming back from Sausalito on the ferry.

One of my favorite things about San Francisco is the cable cars.

And of course we couldn't forget the Golden Gate Bridge!  The sun finally came out on our last day.