from san francisco to portland

on wednesday night, julia and i celebrated her birthday with our friends kirsten and zoey at local mission eatery.

 

thursday, i went to grace cathedral,

union square,

and the contemporary jewish museum, where i saw an exhibition of maira kalman's work.

her blog inspires me.

then i boarded the northbound coast starlight and traveled through northern california

and oregon 

to reunite with the other rachel in portland.