Santa Rosa, California... a beautiful place

While Sonny was on his mission trip to Ukraine, which he will blog about hopefully soon, my mom, Taylor, and I went to visit my Grandma Rosa and her husband Gene. Her name isn't actually Rosa, it's Bonnie, but we call her that because she lives in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa is a small town up in the Bay Area, about an hour out of San Francisco. We drove a bit through the city on the way up there. It is such an exciting city, very classy and clean... no pollution at all. I captured a few pictures of the awesome and iconic Golden Gate Bridge. I have always loved it in Santa Rosa. It's totally country-ish up there, like you are out in England or something. It rains a lot up there so it is really green. Growing up we visited up there often and still to this day, believe that in some way, it is haunted. We just believe that my Grandpa, uncle Craig, and aunt Cheen, all who lived in that house and have sadly passed away, still kind of hang out there. Not to scare us but just to be around us. Anyways, we had a wonderful time. My grandma Rosa hadn't seen Taylor since he was about 2 months old. Taylor loved her huge front and back yard and most of all, following her cat. She is a really old cat who is very gentle and sweet. Taylor wanted to constantly be out with her and it seems that the cat also enjoyed Taylor's company. She would let him pet her and stuff. Whenever we visit my Grandma Rosa we always make time to visit Bodega Bay. Those of you who are Alfred Hitchcock fans will know that this is where he filmed his thriller "The Birds." I'm a huge fan and of course, had to get a picture of Taylor and I in front of the old schoolhouse. They have turned it into a gift shop now, selling "The Birds" memorabilia. The town of Bodega Bay is quaint and charming with lots of little shops and places to get clam chowder etc. It is always super windy down there, as you can tell in the pictures, but it was so cool to walk the path that ran along the cliff. We went down to the water too and Taylor had a blast chasing all the Seagulls. Attack of the killer birds! At one point, I felt like I was in the movie. They tend to sort of follow you. The beaches in Northern California are not like those in Southern California. The water is a a lot more dangerous and chilly with huge cliffs and strong waves. We had a great time visiting Santa Rosa and loved to see my Grandma Rosa and Gene. She is such a unique grandma, very hip and fun to be around while Gene has a great sense of humor. We hope to visit them again soon.