Greetings from the West Coast!

My day started out at 5am – I got up to finish all my last minute packing, and get into the office early!  I wanted to make sure all odds and ends at work & home were tied up before I left.  I’m super anal retentive, and the busier I get, the more anal I get! (Mike loves that about me…NOT )

I ate breakfast in the car – toast with Naturally More PB, and TJ’s pumpkin butter – portable AND delicious – win, win!

I wrapped everything up right on schedule – and Kristin got me to the airport with more than enough time to spare.  I always get super stressed out going through security because you never know how long it’s going to take.  Yeah – have I mentioned I’m high strung?

Once I got to the gate – I ate a quick lunch.  I have to admit – this is the first time I’ve traveled and really tried to pack healthy snacks – and I feel like it’s paying off!  I didn’t feel run down by 6pm because all I’d eaten all day was junk! 

Lunch:  Turkey sandwich & Blueberry Z-bar

My flight to Cincy was uneventful!  It was supposed to take 1:15, and it ended up taking just 35 minutes!     That was fine by me, but that meant I have even more time to kill at the Cincinnati airport.  My connecting flight to San Fran didn’t leave until 4:55!

So I walked around, played on my computer, painted my nails – and had some snacks!

This was another new flavor for me – Sweet Chili!

And just like the Parmesan and Sun Dried Tomato flavor I tried the other day – these were amazing!  I liked the extra zing on this flavor – but I’m definitely buying both next time I see them!

My flight to San Fran was 5 hours – so I broke into this sucker, and stole a few bites:

And ordered the “Flight Delight” box when the dinner cart came around!

(I don’t know why I took a picture of the outside of the box, and not the inside…:???:)

Inside the box:

• Stacy’s Pita Chips
• Hummus
• Mariani Apricots
• Clif Bar
• Chocolate
• Almonds

I ate about half and threw the rest in my purse for some time this weekend!

When I landed in San Fran I had to run like a crazy lady to get my bag (they made me check it, and that STRESSES ME OUT), but I got everything quickly – and then met up with this pretty lady!

I wanted to share my kick @ss packing job with ya’ll! I brought a regular size luggage bag – but actually fit EVERYTHING I need for the weekend in this sucker:

Crazy, right?!     That way – I have a full empty bag for all of my SWAG!!!

Even though it was past our EST bedtime – it was only about 9pm Cali time – and Quinn and I were both thirsty!   We walked around town, found a great dive bar, and ordered some drinks:

Sauv Blanc of course!  We ended staying out until midnight (that’s 3am for us really!), but we had a blast! 

Oh yeah – and want to see my dinner?   You are probably thinking it’s something amazing with me being in San Fran – right?

Yeah – chips. From the Walgreens on the corner.    Did you really expect anything less out of me?? 

Happy Friday!!!  I’m off to enjoy the city!  Follow me on twitter for updates!!  @greendogwine