If San Francisco could be any more perfect than it was today, I’d think for sure I’d died and gone to Heaven. Today was exquisite. It was so gorgeous this morning, I knew I had to be outside for lunch. I walked a quick block and a half to the Embarcadero and seated myself on a bench which I, unfortunately, had to leave 45mins later, but with sunkissed skin and a delicious trickle of perspiration on my back. Glorious.
And tonight… No words could do justice to the amazing sunset we had tonight. I found a perfect spot around the corner from our building, where the rustic wooden walkway opens up to a view of the marina and the north-east part of the Bay. There is a little restaurant just off to the left of the walkway that conveniently blocks the Bay Bridge, the GG Bridge and all of San Francisco from view. I stood there for ten minutes to absorb the wonders of the sky - the orange, purple and blue hues swirling to create opalescent ribbons, the water lapping the shore - pink with sunset, the bright gold of the dying sun fanning out from behind Mt. Tam… You would never know that you were in the Bay Area. It felt like I was at an exotic resort far far from here…
When the sun grew lower, I walked around the corner back to our building’s entrance and was taken aback by the dramatic sight of the Bay Bridge twinkling against a cloudy, purple backdrop with The City all in shadow. It was as though God was giving me a few moments to remember how good life is, to appreciate the beauty in my own backyard, and to feel - for the first time in days - complete, unadulterated, pure contentment and peace. And, as if my heart wasn’t feeling full enough, a silly man walked by, rocking out to his ipod, obviously tone-deaf, singing “Roseannnaa” out loud.
What a wonderful wonderful day.
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