Snapshots from San Francisco

• Ah....the hearty baked goods of corner coffee shops of Noe Valley. 
• My vibrant college-age cousins. Sweet ripe peaches, they are.
  
• Walking around the sunset district talking to PW on the phone as Sara got her acupuncture. View of Golden Gate bridge. Odd urban-suburban California neighborhood, quiet on an afternoon.
• Bringing on Sara's contractions with the belly massage the acupuncturist had taught me.
• Watching the last debate of Obama/McCain (with fellow Obama supporter, Mom) and sipping a stiff gimlet while S walked back and forth behind us, pausing to bend over and moan through contractions. 
• Driving S&B to the hospital: S miserable and vomiting. High drama! (BTW, high drama reverses the effects of alcohol).
• The awful anxiety of watching a loved one in severe pain, coupled with amazement at my little sister's determination and strength.
• Watching Sara recite Brown Bear Brown Bear to Elliott in her arms as they stitched her up. For real.
• Brandon giddy and attentive with fatherly love.
• Crying while in line to check my luggage.