Goodbye sweet sandy beaches, lush rolling hills, and breathtaking rocky coastlines. Thank you for always providing a Sunday afternoon destination.
Goodbye sweet Ghirardelli Square. I forgive you for force feeding me all of those hot fudge brownie sundaes and for so dutifully expanding my waistline and rotund (luscious) derrière.
Goodbye sweet Twin Capital Mortgage where I spent 2.5 years working and learning about business, myself, gangstas, debauchery, and the many exciting and creative ways one can use the F word.
Goodbye sweet Chutney, Houstons, Grand Pu Bah, Southbeach Cafe, Holy Grill, Bob's Steak and Chophouse and the hundreds of other eateries we have frequented while living here. I will miss you. And I forgive you too for ganging up against me along with your friend, Mr. Ghirardelli.
Goodbye sweet raging liberals, who feel the need to have a "parade/naked fest" for every cause, and who spit on my car and scream your opinions in my face... no matter how sweet, meek and timid I am....
Goodbye sweet government sponsored homeless folk. You always made my strolls through down-town fragrant and worth while.
Goodbye sweet skyline, lit up at night. Thank you for giving me goosebumps every time I crossed the bay bridge.
Goodbye sweet Oakland Temple. You were my calm during the storm.
Goodbye sweet crack heads of the Tenderloin district. Thank you for always putting a little spring in my step whenever I had to visit your turf.... and for always talking to yourselves instead of to me.
Goodbye sweet UCSF. Thank you for delivering my beautiful girl and for keeping us both safe during my pregnancy.... and for the little gelato shop strategically placed between the OBGYN's office and the parking lot.
Goodbye sweet Bay and Walnut Creek 2nd wards. I'll always be grateful for family away from family.
Goodbye sweet Golden Gate Bridge. Even though your lanes are far too narrow and I would wet my drawers every time I crossed you, you are beautiful and gave me passage to Muir Woods, my favorite place.
Goodbye sweet Avalon Towers, Park Regency Apartments, Archstone Walnut Creek, and little no-name mangy studio in the Tenderloin. You gave me shelter during the hardest and the best times of my life. My memories of each of you will be wonderful... well, except for you, Park Regency.
Goodbye sweet San Francisco. I will miss you. You let me grow up, toughen up, wise up, and discover myself. With you, I became a "career girl," a wife, and a mother... all for the first time. Because of you, I believe I can move and live anywhere with confidence. You're going to be a tough act to follow. We'll see if Chicago's got anything on ya.
Goodbye sweet Bay Area.... FOREVER!!! Well... at least for now...
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I love this post! You are one great writer. You must have one great older sister of a mentor. haha! I love that pic you took of Sam in those high heels what a jokester he is! Dressing up and pretending to be homosexual! That hubby of your is really somethin.
Oh Nessa! San Fran will miss you! You are leaving it a much more beautiful place than it was when you arrived. Chi-town is lucky to have you! And lucky we'll be visiting!
Oh Nessa--good times and bad in San Fran. I will never forget the protective older seester coming out in me when you first moved into that little mangy place after you and Sammy got hitched. I wanted to rescue you from that wreched place, and also the COUNTLESS hours on the phone while you were at work....hehe, they will never know. Now just cause you are moving a tad bit farther, we must still make our treks to see each other...I love you and Sam and the little morsel more than you know and you all are going to take Chee-cago by storm. Go Palmers! Go Palmers! Go Palmers!
You forgot to say goodbye to nice Cali weather and mild winters. . .something I'm sure you will miss once you feel the bitter cold wind of Chicago and drive in your first ice storm--but, it shouldn't be anything for an IF girl!
That was a sweet post Vanessa :) Good luck in Chicago and have so much fun on your month long vacation!!
Best wishes on your move! Enjoy it ... you are creating good memories!
I just read a bunch of your posts and I enjoyed them. A lot.
I can't come up with anything witty or creative to say because I am running on 2 hours of sleep, but I sure like your blog.
Also, Chicago is pretty sweet. Give my love to Giordano's deep dish pizza. I carry it in my heart and also glued to my thighs, because YUM.
We're still having a hard time realizing that we wont be going back. Its amazing how much you love/miss something once you know its over. Good luck in Chicago!!! You're on to bigger and better things
Oh nessa-lyn! You have no idea how often I read your posts out loud to Dallen and Jenna. We love them and laugh so hard!!! And Meradith's comment above about Sam dressing up in high heels! HAHAHAH
I was all pumped up this week because I thought you were going to be in Utah and I was so excited at the thought of you and same coming on a double date with dallen and i. next week??? me sooo excited!
Oh...and I had the most bizarre dream last night. for some reason in my dream, Abe was an airline pilot, and i randomly got a card in the mail from Tiffany. At the end of the card she said "I would like to issue the challenge to you to come be a Sky West Flight Attendant." hahahah weirdest thing ever. Issue the challenge!
I'm calling you soon! Let me know if you see chelly! She tells me she's about to pop!
Oh Vanessa, I am so sad you are already gone. It was great to get to know you the little that I did and I am sad we didn't get to spend more time together. Enjoy your darling Leah every second...she'll be talking back to you in no time. I love your pics on your blog and am so glad we can at least keep in touch that way. You know you always have a place to stay in WC whenever you all come to visit. Have a great time in Chicago!
I'm glad you were honest about the pros/cons and didn't leave the typical goodbye post:
"Goodbye (enter big city here)! We loved you so much and everything about you was so perfect and that's exactly why we have to leave!"
I can imagine your breakup speech back in the day:
"I'm going to miss you because you are a great guy and all that junk. But also, here are some things that bug me about you: 1. Your breath stinks. 2. You have no tact. 3. You are super gay."
This post almost made me want Ryan to go to Stanford-- almost...
And, also it almost makes me want Ryan to go to Northwestern...almost.
Good luck! I'll be excited to read about Chi-town...
Good luck in Chicago. I just found your blog - good pictures and interesting. I'm Sam's cousin, fyi.
I can't believe you left while I was gone!!! That explains why I kept looking for you on Sunday and didn't see you anywhere...lol Okay everyone knows I'm a little slow...I want you back!!! you gotta let me know when you ever do come back...Loved your goodbye's you are such a great poet...:p Hugs to you all
The part about gangsta's and TCM was hilarious. I am sad I didn't get to see you before you left =(.
That's okay. I'll live, maybe. =) Hit me up on Facebook when you get the chance. I'm gonna be a dad come Dec 26th, so I still have some free time.
Best,
Darius
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