Sister Road Trip: April Fools Edition

Dearest Blogosphere,

This past weekend, Ali and I went on an incredibly fun road trip! Here are the details:

*Rented a cute red Chevy Cobalt, left Davis around 9:45 AM.
*First stop: Fairfield for a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory. Ali was just as humored by the ridiculous amount of Ronald Reagan memorabilia and portraits in the factory store. We just couldn't get enough of the apple pie and honey flavored beans!
*Second stop: Ali's first In-N-Out Burger in Fremont! Very tasty as usual!
*Third stop: San Jose to visit Sarah Winchester's wacky house! The flowers were all blooming and we had a great time!
*Fourth stop: Santa Cruz boardwalk! Absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately it had rained that day, so the rollercoasters were closed, but we still enjoyed the boardwalk, beach, and downtown. We also drove up the hill to UC Santa Cruz. It was dark but man, it looks like a cool campus!
*Fifth stop: San Francisco! We stayed at the Hotel Stratford right in Union Square. It was great! We did some shopping (H&M, Tiffany's, and a couple others). We also drove around the Presidio and found a great little hike to some fantastic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and bay. We checked out the Walt Disney Family Museum - SO COOL! - and hung out on Pier 39 with the Sea Lions.
*Sixth stop: It took us a record 1 hour to get from San Francisco to Davis! And we spent the rest of her time here kicking it around town and in my apartment.

It was so much fun and I cannot wait to check out some of the places again when my sister, Emily, brother-in-law, Taylor, and Ali come to visit me in June! Yay!