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Our 43rd anniversary was on November 9th but, as usual, family and other things got in the way, so we just postponed it a bit until November 16th.  Additionally, since Kevin had recently got back from his mission, we just asked him to go along with us.  We have this routine we do every year and we have come to enjoy it but it takes all day.  A trip to the Oakland Temple for a session and a late lunch at Scoma's for Calamari Fritti, one of our favorite dishes in San Francisco.  Additionally, a quick trip down the pier to pick up some sourdough bread to take home.

Kevin registered for all of his BYUI classes to start the day off at 5 AM.  It was a long day.

It was a beautiful and simply gorgeous day.  Wind was blowing and it was quite cool. 

Hi, Kevin!

Looking East from the area above the observation deck.  They have a "new" (well, to us anyway) pond and waterfall feature where they used to have a garden area in the entryway.

Nice view of the Bay Area on this day.

The West side of the temple.

The East side.

West side of the temple, a panorama shot.

So, off to San Francisco and dinner.

Calamari Fritti and other stuff.  Done right at Scoma's on pier 45.  

The place.  Hard to find but worth it.

Well, that's not something you see in downtown Placerville, CA everyday...or ever...

mmmmm...sourdough bread in a hundred different configurations...

Well, it's time to head back for the car and Camino.  the day is almost done...except for the 4 hour car ride due to traffic...ugh.  However, the guy that parked our car at Scoma's had nothing else to do so he took those big dents out of the tailgate of our RAV4 so Arlene doesn't need to look at them anymore!  Nice parking lot attendant, huh?  Only in San Francisco can you get fried squid and your car dents taken out at the same place.  Gotta love the town.