1. Go on a trip solo

Okay, this one was one of the biggest cop-outs because I was in the middle of doing it when I turned 29, but I still think it's rad.  When I found out my cousin was getting married in Palm Springs, California on March 30 I thought, 'hey, I should take a trip to San Francisco for my birthday and to see Catriona' and so I did.

Catriona moved down there with her husband about a year ago and had suggested I come.  And Brandi and Jim kept saying how great it is - so I really didn't have a choice!  And it was a great trip.  Some highlights:

Cute hotel room right downtown

A spin on a tramcar

Checking out the Bridge from Fisherman's Wharf

Watching them make sourdough at Boudin's

The aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences

The living roof at the California Academy of Sciences

Happy birthday to me!

The Ribbonerie

Eating pizza in Berkeley

All in all it was an awesome trip and I can't wait to go back!