Our girls trips started really organically. We saw a flight to San Francisco for like $70 bucks round trip and it was Annie's birthday. Say no more.
After that trip we realized 5 is the perfect travel number.
We have gone on 3 trips together & I feel like we have mastered it!
San Francisco, San Diego, and our staycation in Las Vegas. I'm counting it. Lol
I don't want to forget any of the memories or any of the trips so here are my favorite travel trips when traveling with a group!!
SAN FRANCISCO
We rocked this trip so hard.
Everything worked out like a "miracle". Our theme song was "there will be miracles."
We bought the flight ahead of time so we were subject to whatever weather they had for us. Which was supposed to be 3 days of straight rain.
We flew in Friday night & flew out Monday night.
First "miracle" was the rain giving up just when we needed it. But I digress.
With girlfriends, literally every moment is fun, so even our airport delay made for some classic videos.
We did INTENSE research on hotels...well Annie did.
We found the most beautiful hotel in the heart of San Francisco.
Tip 1: How to bunk 5 in a room
We all wanted to be in the same room so we got a suite with king bed & a pull out couch. This works super well for 5.
Heidi & I snuggled up and the other three girls shared the king. If you need your space, get two rooms. Lol
Tip 2 : Select your MUST DO!
I grew up in San Francisco and Heidi had been there multiple times. But for the rest of the girls, it was their first time!
We each named one thing that really wanted to do in San Francisco, and we did it. This way everyones voice was heard and everyone had a highlight of the trip!
Tip 3: Select one "Food Connoisseur"
Omg, this was the best thing we ever did. Since it was Annie's birthday and her must do was good food, she chose every restaurant.
There are foodies and then people who wanna eat. I just wanna eat. lol So Annie seriously researched the must go places in San Francisco and got us reservations and guided us!
It was the BEST. We were all totally on board and the tradition stuck. We of course said "oh we want this type of food" and then she found it.
It made it so easy.
Tip 4: Be flexible, but have a plan.
Everyone was really flexible and it made the trip a vacation and not a stress trip.
We slept in, we lingered if something was interesting or fun, but we had a game plan of the things we wanted to see.
I made a list of everything we wanted to do, put it all together, and then approved it with the girls.
Tip 5: UBER
Uber is your friend, so use it. We use public transportation like Bart when we could, but we ubered to the Oakland temple and to the ward in Palo Alto.
Uber is so convient and horribly cheap when split between 5 people. Which leads me to Venmo. You need to have it.
Really, I think all that matters is the company you keep. This group of friends brings so much joy and inspiration to my life. Strong women supporting strong women. I love it.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
