David and I just spent a few days in the San Francisco area. A bit dreary and rainy for part of the time (matched how I felt … been under the weather). But there was also some really lovely sunshine. All of it together felt very … Fall. I looove Fall.
Speaking of an airplane view, this was my reading material for the flight there. If you missed it before I’ll say it again, I really like Seeing the Everyday magazine. Like — so, so much. I appreciate how it focuses on relationships and how little moments mean so much and how it uplifts the reader to be a better contributor to a happy, rich family life.
Anyway … back to San Francisco.
If you happen to be in the area, and if you happen to like Indian cuisine … we recommend Little Delhi on Eddy St. So delicious! And easily the best naan we’ve ever had. Ever.
We rented a tandem bike and ventured off for a couple hours. I had to get over the feeling of not being in control of the bike (not a natural feeling). Once I fully trusted David, who was in front and really controlled the steering and pedaling … it was actually a lot of fun.
We biked on the Golden Gate bridge and enjoyed incredible views and beautiful weather.
Being on the back of the bike also meant I could easily juggle the point & shoot camera with one hand. (No dSLR for this trip.) And that resulted in a self portrait. On the back of a tandem bike. Yeeee-haw! I’m such a dork.
Any news on the New Project Life?
Great picture of you, Becky.
I love SF. Thanks for sharing!
Love it!
Love SF, miss my homestate sometimes. Thanks for sharing!
Hope you’re feeling better and thanks for sharing your photos. I’ve never been to SF before and probably won’t ever go due to my flying fears.
very beautiful, neat pics!!
And, I love your dorkiness…it makes me feel like I’m reading about myself. lol!! 
Looks like fun.
San Fran is absolutely one of my most favorite cities! LOVE it! Although I’ve never ridden a bike in the city, but would love to do so.
We rented a tandem one time in Glenwood Springs to ride the 18 mi canyon. We feel in love with it, and later that summer drove back up there and bought the bike. We’ve had a lot of fun on that bike together. We even rode the MS150 bike race on it. BTW, the person on the back is officially called the “stoker” and you must have complete trust in your “Captain.” I, too, have lots of pictures from the backseat, and everyone thinks that’s rather humorous. People yell out, “hey, she’s not pedaling!”
What fun! So glad you had awesome weather for your bike ride!!
I live in San Fran and would have freaked out if I saw you here!!!! Hope you had a good trip.
omg I love the self portrait on the bike…. LOVE IT….
ahhhh…. Look how cute you look! Isn’t the City beaUtiful??? Glad you had a good time. Weather’s been so unpredictable lately. Did you get to see all the WS *bunting* everywhere? Soooo excited! Next time you REALLY need to come here to Santa Cruz!!!
Great pictures… and looks like it was a great vacay! Love your self-portrait… nice to see you put yourself in there too.
An unrelated question: Do you keep ALL of your photos on your imac ALL the time or do you upload them to another source and ever delete them off of your hard drive? I know you back them up to something, but do you really keep all of your pictures on your imac? Curious.
I hope you see this!!
Oh love the pic…looks beautiful, one place I always have wanted to see, maybee someday. AND with the “first” comment, any news on Project Life, the next one:)
Thank you for sharing! My family and I went to SF this August 2010… a first road trip from Southern CA for our boys, 7 and 5. They wanted to see the Golden Gate Bridge. I plan to include your previous picture of the Golden Gate Bridge onto the layout! YOU inspire me so.. thanks for that:) …still haven’t found a good iron board cover–ha
Becky, You are in my head. I took a picture of our car silouhette when traveling this weekend and I had just taken a picture looking down at my pregnant belly right before you posted the photography challenge of looking down. Great minds think alike ; )
Feel better soon!
Amy
You take the best simple pictures ever. Oh how I wish I could see what you see.
Gloria H
So glad you had fun here in fog city! I JUST blogged about Little Delhi as my favorite place to eat – haha! So it was a good choice
http://rebeccasaylor.com/post/1407585516/day-10-your-favorite-place-to-eat
Hope you didn’t get that cold here, I’ve heard some things are going around.
Cheers! Rebecca
Glad to see you had a great time in SF with your husband. What I really wanted to say is thank you for sharing about the magazine you love. I’m on bed rest (with baby #4) until spring and I need uplifting things to pass the time. Your blog is one of those uplifting things too.
Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for throwing that random bit if information in your post and I’ll be looking forward to recieving my subscription in the mail too.
I love the shadow photos that you took. What a great idea, i might try that with the kids.
Looks like you had a blast! Next visit I will definately pay a visit to Little Delhi.
Beautiful pictures! Looks like you had a great time. I also wanted to tell you THANK YOU! I subscribed to Seeing the Everyday after your previous blog post. It is fantastic. Both my mom and I are having a great time reading it every month.
A couple of random questions for you….
1. Would you consider doing a twelve days of Christmas again?
2. When can we expect to hear news about the 2011 Project Life?
I think your self portrait is great! You are very good at taking those, you can hardly tell you took it, and it’s even a vertical picture! Good Job!
Becky,
Thank you so much for sharing your pictures, your family and what you do. I wish we lived closer. Back in July/Aug I went and visited my daughter (1 of my 4 children) down in Texas for 3 weeks. She started giving me weird looks at the end of the 1st week when I brought up things like “Becky” did this and “Becky” did that? She could not remember anyone from Michigan that I knew was Becky and finally had to ask. I told her all about you. Your great ideas for scrapbooking, your blog, your spray painting, your photography, your decorating ideas and so much more. Nope, I did not stop bringing up your name on my trip. :O) She has now checked out your blog/web site and I think she is almost as hooked as I am.
Thank you!
Becky, tandem bike riding is alot of fun! Once you are comfy with all the issues and the mechanics. I believe that tandem bike riding can be a metaphor of marriage/relationships. My hubby and I got one in ’97 and it has been a marriage savor. I urge all my brave bike-riding able friends and couples to try riding ours or to do what you and your husband did. You should give yourself credit for sticking with it – busy streets and all. It does take trust to sit and ride in the back. Tandem bikeriding can be an equalizer for couples who have different athletic abilities. No biker way up ahead getting annoyed at the slower one behind. Plus, all the talking and chatting you can do – no one can leave the room or look at the computer/tv! Like you, I take photos from the seat in the back. I don’t think you are a dork at all! Keep exploring. I would love to hear more about what you think about tandem bikeriding, etc.
I miss SF, thanks for posting the lovely pictures. What a nice and beautiful day! Those are hard to catch.