only the people who aren't from san francisco call it frisco.

you know me - always up for an international trip of high adventure... but sometimes {like, when you're planning a trip with your bff}, it's nice to forego the mosquito repellent and dead end boyfriend and opt for a long weekend of fabulous.

so, miranda from one-little-minute, has become my new travel hero.

{and blog hero, and craft hero, and seamstress hero, and, and, and...}

check OUT the surprise birthday weekend she planned for her sister.

it all started with the invitation.

and then the crafts she prepared.

including the goodness she put inside.

{seriously, click on these links. you will DIE over the cleverness of it all.}

she even debriefed on all the killer shops and boutiques in the bay area.

AND all the delicious things to eat.

{jen pointed out - the macaroon is the new cupcake. true that.}

this trip has been on my brain since the very day i read about it.

cannot shake it.

i MUST go on this vacation.

so, i emailed my newest stranger friend, miranda, and asked her for even MORE details:

did they stay in the city?

did they rent a car?

how many days did it take to squeeze in all the good food and shopping?

sweet miranda got right back to me...

so the official vacation planning can begin!

don't you wish you could vacation with me?