san francisco surprise

14 friends (and family) flew in from 7 states to surprise kylee for a baby shower girls' weekend. and it was phenomenal! k showed up to a magic show downtown with all of us sitting in the audience to surprise her. we can't wait to meet this very loved baby. 

we went to my very favorite place in the city for a morning farmer's market brunch--the ferry building. nora had all kinds of firsts on this trip...margherita pizza, herbed parmesan french fries, nectarine muffin, and tastes of all that fresh fruit at the market. i've never tried a better pluot than at the ferry building. 

carol found the coolest cooking class run out of a woman's loft apartment in soma. it felt good to be in our old neighborhood! we learned to make braised beef short ribs with polenta, sweet potato biscuits, brussel sprouts with shallots and bacon, and the real deal gingerbread...all while relaxing and chatting with a city view.

we had the actual shower part of the weekend on blankets in golden gate park with twirl and dip cones in hand. it got dark so quickly that we ended up with a cell phone flashlight "campfire" so we could see what k was unwrapping. we took the cable car to baonecci in north beach (shaved pear curls on pizza? i have to replicate this!). nora was...not super easy this trip. thankfully, she slept like a champ at the cooking class and while we were out to dinner. those cross country flights, though, almost did me in. but i'd take a fussy nora and sleep deprivation any day to spend time with so many people that i love celebrating the world's best trip planner and friend.