I know I’ve been feeling better but I still haven’t really wanted to go out much. We’ve been generally staying close to home. Last weekend Alan wanted to bring me out somewhere for Mother’s Day. But I didn’t really want to go anywhere. This past weekend though, I knew Alan really wanted to go somewhere. Maybe he’s sick of staying at home doing nothing with the pregnant wife.

So on Friday night, after Isabelle fell asleep, we texted each other back and forth trying to decide where to go. I shot down everything. Zoo? Nope, not up for walking all over the place, it hurts my back, plus the odor of zoo animals. Beach? Nope again, what if it’s crowded because of the heat we’ve been getting, what if it’s tooo hot? The Academy of Sciences? Nope, it might still be super crowded. Alan gave up in disgust. So, I said, the beach.

When Isabelle woke up we asked her if she wanted to go to the beach. The first thing she replied with was, “Helena?” She’s remembering our last trip to the beach. I can’t believe she still remembers it.

So we got dressed and headed out to San Francisco. Alan suggested we swing by the Academy of Sciences first to see if it was crowded. And wouldn’t you know it? It wasn’t. Of course they were closing in about an hour and a half so that might have explained it.

We got to visit the rainforest dome. Last time we went, it was so crowded that the wait to get in was over an hour and a half. We skipped it then. This time we got in quick as can be. Isabelle was scared as we were walking up the ramps. She was holding onto Alan for dear life. I guess it reminded her of those jumpy bridges that they have at the playground that she DOES NOT like. But once we were away from the bridge like ramps she was fine looking at everything and ooohing at the butterflies.

The butterflies were flying around everywhere. It was very cool in a creepy ahhh a bug might land on me sort of way. Alan thinks it’s hilarious that I’m afraid of butterflies. They are cool BUT they are bugs, bugs with creepy little legs and bug bodies. I would shudder whenever one flew too close. Then I’d smile in amazement when they would land on OTHER people.

After the Academy we met up with my sister, Helen, and her kids then headed off to the beach. Alan bought some burritos for us and brought along some cherries and strawberries that he had gotten from the farmer’s market while we were still asleep. It was a little picnic at the beach though everyone was too busy playing to eat much.

We stayed until it got too cold then we headed home. It was a nice, relaxing day with me actually taking pictures once more, it’s been too long. We need to do it again, no more couch hugging for me.