We decided to go to San Francisco last weekend for the long weekend. Joe actually had a 4 day weekend, so we left on Friday and came back on Monday. The drive is about 6.5-7 hours and it really wasn't that bad. I have been having some back pain issues so I was a little concerned about driving that far but since I didn't have to do the driving and could sit in a variety of positions in the car, it turned out ok. It is a great city and I LOVED it! I wish that it wasn't so far because I would love to go back again!
We stayed at the Marine Memorial Hotel and Club. It is right in Union Square and a great location to most things in the city. To join the club, members have to pay $100/year but the fee is waived for military. By joining, we got the member discount which made the cost of the room A LOT cheaper! Instead of paying around $200/night for the hotel and hotels right across the street, we paid $89/night for Friday and Saturday nights and $69 for Sunday night. That included a free full breakfast. We were very happy about our deal!
We stayed at the Marine Memorial Hotel and Club. It is right in Union Square and a great location to most things in the city. To join the club, members have to pay $100/year but the fee is waived for military. By joining, we got the member discount which made the cost of the room A LOT cheaper! Instead of paying around $200/night for the hotel and hotels right across the street, we paid $89/night for Friday and Saturday nights and $69 for Sunday night. That included a free full breakfast. We were very happy about our deal!
Joey's favorite thing that we did all weekend was go to the zoo. On the way there, he kept talking about the animals that he wanted to see. He wanted to see the giraffes and elephants. 
Well, bad news Joey...for some reason, the elephants are no longer at the zoo! (If you look on the list above Penguin, Elephant is scratched out. The poor little guy was disappointed but we distracted him with the other animals.
Since we got there when it opened at 10am, we had a lot of space and not a lot of other people around. It really was great and we enjoyed all of the space:) Another part of the zoo that Joey loved was the petting zoo. They had food for you to feed the animals. Joey fed the goats and ducks. The goats pretty much attacked anyone that had food and really, Joey wasn't fond of the goats attacking him. He did like feeding the ducks, though.
The rest of the day Saturday was spent with Joey taking a nap and then a walk through Chinatown. I was excited to eat some good Chinese food. Unfortunately, Chinatown is not the place to go if you want Americanized Chinese food. We should have just went to PF Changs.
On Sunday, we went to the Fisherman's Wharf. While there, we stopped by the aquarium on the pier. It was a small aquarium but pretty nice. There are tunnels for visitors to walk through and the fish swim around. Joey didn't really like it but Joe and I loved it! 
We had a great weekend and Joey was so great the entire time. We were a little nervous about the sleeping situation because anytime that we have ever stayed in a hotel, we have always used a Pack n Play. Because he is no longer in a crib, we had to figure something else out but were afraid of him sleeping in the high off the ground hotel bed. So we bought a twin sized air mattress. He LOVED it and jumped right into bed when we told him that it was time to go to sleep. And of course, we can't go anywhere without his books to sleep with!
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