what a weekend

so, as i mentioned the other day, we were going to a wedding up in san francisco. it was for heather's cousin. those of you who know heather's family, they accept people in close, and so heather's cousin is loosely her cousin. she's the daughter of heather's aunt's previous husband. but, we'd hung out with her when we were in college. really nice girl, from norway. so, we thought that the wedding was mainly for family, friends, etc here. well, they had only had a civil ceremony in norway, and this wedding was for all the family and friends. we knew it was at a norwegian church, but we never figured that it would be in norwegian. the whole ceremony. a few english stuff, but the priest was norwegian (been stateside for 3 years) and the whole deal went down in norwegian. which was cool.


here's heather outside the church


the view from the church


the trinity. i always love taking photos of art in churches.

so, like i was saying earlier, it was a norwegian ceremony. the couple came down the aisle together, and then sat in chairs facing the priest, just like the rest of us. they were at the front, but this was an interesting little touch.



two more pics of the scenery. you can see how close alcatraz was.


the reception was here. it was a really nice place, right on the edge of golden gate park, near haight ashbury.


in their tradition, they stand on a chair and kiss when you click on the glasses.




we got one of the new dollar coins. i don't really care about dollar coins, and generally don't use them. i thought these were pretty cool because the writing (e pluribis unim, etc) are all on the edge of the coin.


we had breakfast with some of the family the next morning. her's heather & her cousin.

we skipped out on going to the moma. got lazy. but, we still headed to the zoo. on the way, we came across beautiful scenery. and, we stumbled upon something i'd seen on california's gold. "that's amazing!"

this was an old water park/public baths/water park dealy. it's no longer there, but you can wander around the where they used to be. frankly, i can't imagine going here and getting in the water because it was freakin cold and windy.









so, we were walking around the ruins, and were on what used to be a wall of sorts. there was a little drop off on both sides (a few feet). fall either way and you're getting wet. anyhow, i was walking in front, and heather was 3-5' behind me. now, the deal we were walking on was about 2' wide. as i walked along, i came to a square hole, about 1.5'x1.5'. I stepped over it, and continued on. i was stepping up onto a higher level when i heard something behind me.

and heather had fallen into this whole. now, she'll admit that she's sorta clumsy, and balance and athleticism haven't been strengths of her life. she just didn't see this whole in the thing we were walking on, and fell right in. and sat there for a bit. i quickly asked if she was alright, and kept asking to make sure. unlike some of you, i didn't just laugh at her (you know who you are, laughing when i fell down some stairs. okay, it was just two stairs and i didn't care.)


she's got a bit of a scrape on her leg. and some bruises. but, she was pretty much alright. and, a few other people also asked if she was alright.



then it was off to the zoo where we met eleanore.


i thought this was a cool shot where you could see some of the zoo set up, as well as the ocean in the background. beautiful day to be wandering around.

as we watched the penguins get fed (no, those aren't happy feet. they are penguins) i saw this fashion statement. this girl had on a short denim skirt, a pullover fleece, flip flops and knit leg warmer/sock things. wha?

heather got cuddly with a big cat & kitten.

we saw a grizzly. i'm shooting this from over a fence, as the grizzly exhibit isn't open yet. but i also got video of the bears playing with each other, chasing about. i also have a video where heather tries to catch a peacock.

so, if you molest a tarantula, it will inflict a painful something. not quite sure what painful thing it will do, as that part of the sentence was left out. but, i understand. i might also do something painful if molested.

ah, meerkats (not timon). i've got video of them play fighting.

after the zoo, we dropped eleanor (does your name have an "e" @ the end?) across from her apartment. we took the detour due to the melted bay bridge, but since i was driving i couldn't see the damage. adam tells me you can if you look quickly. and aren't driving. we then made good time back to fresno, and i met up with nick & adam and played some wii. i'm sure he'll post funny video of that at some point.