Happy Holidays from the Left Coast

We took a break from work, the cold / rainy weather to check out the Winter Carnival and official opening to the holiday season in San Francisco. The Carnival was interesting and we ran into a Rudolph The Reindeer that probably should have had a giant Pedo The Bear sticker on it. It was in the middle of the Embarcadero and not only features Santa, Rudolph and a bunch of others, but also Pony rides and an area where you can pet livestock. It was different ...

The official tree lighting ceremony was held in the lobby of the Hyatt (part of the Embarcadero area). We found a great table at the bar and were able to have front row seats to the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. They also had Disney on Ice outside, but we chose to forgo the rain and enjoy a few warm drinks instead. It was a cool scene that even included ice machines creating snow from the ceiling.

Gotta admit, now I'm in the Christmas Spirit! Woo Hoo! Probably the first time I've been excited for the holidays in years. Yeah! Some pics from the night.