That evening we went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner on the eighth floor of the Macy’s building in Union Square, San Francisco. For dinner I had spicy Jamaican shrimp and rice. It was a pretty good meal, but the best part was the cheesecake we had afterwards. Now, none of us were hungry for a complete slice of cheesecake so we decided to share a piece of cheesecake while we were at the restaurant and each order a slice to go. Mmmmmmmmmmmm……………………..

The next day, July 3rd, we had the day off from summer school. That morning and early afternoon we didn’t do much except¬† sit and relax. At one point during the day Dad and I went to Rasputin Music in downtown berkeley and bought some cd’s. Dad picked out some “different” types of cd’s and I picked out some John Williams cd’s. That evening the Oakland East Bay Symphony had a free concert on the Richmond waterfront. It was a very fun evening of music and fireworks.

The next day, July 4th, we went to the Alameda Fourth of July Parade. I can’t say that I actually watched it because I was texting some friends the entire time. That evening we went to Jack London Square in Oakland for fireworks. As I look back I think that Fourth of July was our day where we did the least amount of celebrating.

On Sunday, July 5, we went to the morning service at Calvary but we went to the evening service at Hamilton Square because the summer travel team from Maranatha, the Messengers, was going to be there. After the service their was a fellowship time with cupcakes and other good food. While at the fellowship time we made plans for Monday.

On Monday I took the group on a tour of San Francisco. We started at about 11 o’clock and headed up to Twin Peaks. It was a little windy at the top but still had a very nice view that day. From Twin Peaks we headed to the Golded Gate Bridge. Although I got a little lost while on my way I ended up on the exact street I wanted to be on by making a few lucky guesses. The Maranatha van was able to find a parking spot pretty quick, but it took me about 20 minutes to find a spot. Once I found a spot we spent about an hour walking out on the bridge and in the gift shop. From there we went across the bridge and up into the Marin Headlands for a fantastic view of the city. While up there a few of the guys decide to go on the trail down the side of the mountain so we had to wait for them to climb back up so that we could head over to Fisherman’s Wharf for lunch. When we got there we went to Boudin’s Bakery and had clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. Mmmmmmm……… After that we went down to Ghirardeli Square and got our free piece of chocolate then down to Pier 39.

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After a busy day of touring we all headed over to my house for a dinner that Mom and Dad had prepared. After dinner we went up to Indian Rock for one last amazing view of the city. After that we came back to the house and had It’s It Ice Cream and watched a movie. By the end of the day everybody was tired and sunburned, but we had a lot of fun.

Well that is the highlights of the partying. There was actually more party time the next couple of days but I won’t blog about those at this time.

Have a good week.
-Dash