day #8

wednesday. i ended my last post about the air mattress somehow losing air during the night. yeah so at about 2 am i woke up and was basically floor.  the hard wood floor. the mattress had lost pretty much all air. i moved to the couch and cec came in this morning saying "uhhh what happened to the air mattress?" it's a mystery!

today i decided i was going to go to union square. LOTS of shopping to do there. i can honestly say i was way overwhelmed. i took the muni, line 45, to the market street. i was a little nervous because i had no idea what i was doing/where i was going/when to get off. and people were so mad because as of july 1 the rate changed from $1.50 to $2.00. i got off the bus when i thought it looked right. i mean you can't miss all the stores! i walked around and didn't do really any damage. just a shirt and 2 headbands. they had a steak escape in the mall. i ate it for old times sake because my mom and i used to eat one everytime we went to north star mall when i was little. i continued to shop and talked to julie on the phone for awhile (there you go kathy shussler!). julie got on southwest.com and checked me in for my flight tomorrow and she is picking me up tomorrow (i knew i could count on you). 

i walked into tiffany's. big mistake. i had seen a ring called the "bubble ring", not an engagement ring. just a ring ring. i tried it on. and i reallllly like it. it's only $9,550! the lady probably thought i was so weird. and that's not at all like me to do, but i felt like going in and trying it on. i lied and said "uh just trying on to get the right size"... yeah right.

finding my way home i knew was going to a challenge so i tried not thinking about it. when it came time to leave though i didn't know where to catch the bus. i kept google mapping it (transit style) and walking around aimlessly in a big square. i was looking for bus stops like the one where i caught it, not bus poles. once i realized i quickly found the 45, deposited my $2 and found a seat. to get home you have to go through chinatown, which is really entertaining. i watched people not pay and get on the bus. i watched a really drunk, angry man yell at the bus driver because he didn't have correct change and get on the bus. i made me sad. 

once home, caitlin took me to the grove and i read some galations, while she worked on planning the bible study for tonight. after we met up with cec and went to dinner at a mediterranean restaurant. i had soup and a tomato, cucumber, and feta salad. and to conclude my meal i walked to royal grounds to get yet another chai tea latte. addicted. 

we walked to bible study. it was really great. i have enjoyed getting to know their friends a lot. they are so nice! in fact one girl who i just met tonight is taking me to the airport tomorrow. i am so blessed by that. 

ok i have to wrap it up as cait and cec are already in bed and calling me to come join them! my air mattress (we found a pin size hole, but it's all taped) is waiting. ah this is my last night and then i leave tomorrow!