So this weekend Denica and I decided to cross a few things off our "California Bucket List". Friday we got up early and headed to San Francisco State University to observe their orientation. There's is a day session, and totally academic focused. I did not like that the session had no small groups, ice breakers, or question and answer sessions. I feel like the students just got their classes and left, and had no real connection to the University or to their fellow students, which I think is so important. Post our visit Jeff, Denica and I headed off to find the full house house, and we did! We walked around the park and took pictures of the house where it was filmed, and we had Jeff play the theme song and had a sing along. We then met up with Denica's friend from undergrad and enjoyed some seafood down by the pier.
Saturday we got up early and two of the orientation leaders Morgado and Jeshuah so nicely decided to take us to the Redwoods at Big Basin. We went on a tour of the Redwoods and than had a picnic lunch of peanut butter sandwiches and goldfish, gourmet I know. The Redwoods are unbelievable. They are huge, gorgeous, and really just a site to see.
Then on Sunday two other orientation leaders, Kaitlynn and Alison, and Denica and I went to the Country Throwdown concert at the Shoreline theater. The concert was over 14 different artists, featuring Montgomery Gentry and Eric Church headlined, and Jack Ingram was my favorite performer. The venue was really nice, and we had beautiful weather. After we grabbed a late night dinner at In and Out, which my friends Kellie and Pete swear by. My milkshake and cheese fries were delicious, and the workers were so friendly, and gladly smiled for ALL of our pictures.
