Moving to SF

I'm ecstatic that I finally get to say that I'm moving to San Francisco this fall! I've wanted to go back home to California since I first step foot into this forest of cacti.  I am craving for the greenery, the trees, the grass, the hills, the wineries, the beach, and being closer to my family. What can I say I'll forever be a California girl! I was born and raised in the bay area, went to college in the Napa Valley, and then moved to Southern California for dental school and lived there for 7 years.  I am  almost hitting the 3 year mark in Arizona and I'm itching to move back home.   Arizona is not a bad place to live, it's just not for me. The pace of life is here is too slow, and the energy of Arizona does not match my idea of energy. I'm not ready to settle down and have kids(even though my age tells me otherwise), I have too many dreams to fulfill before I start a family and want to settle down.  Not that building your dreams comes to a halt once you have kids, but it would definitely take me on a detour.  Most of my friends either have kids or are having them.   I've never been the the type who finished college, wanted to get married right away, then have kids, the dog,  the white picket fence, driving around a soccer van(but definitely the dog)!
Anyways,  I am looking forward to the energy of the city and all it has to offers. Here are some of the things I'm looking forward to:

1. Picking an apartment in Pacific Heights, Presidio, Cow Hollow/Marina and DECORATING it! This charming place was on craiglist in Pac Heights. Look at the details and the french doors, it's so charming. I would definitely paint the walls a different color. Maybe different colors for each room gray, rich sapphire, print on wall paper.

 2. Running outside where the scenery is beautiful.

3. Walking to a local coffee shop in the morning to have a latte while reading the Chronicle.

Blue Bottle Coffee Company

4.  Shopping at local farmer's market for  fresh produce.

5. Meeting friends for  coffee,lunch, or dinner.

Isa

Spruce

Nopa

6. Alameda point antiques faire (1st sundays of the month)

 7.  Weekend getaways to Napa/Sonoma with friends

Chateau Montelena put California in the forefront of world-class winemaking.

8. Boutique shopping

9,  Concerts, Music Venues, and Nightlife

war memorial opera house

Rickhouse

10. And last but not least, I'm planning to go back to school and start school at the Academy of Art San Francisco's Interior Architecture & Design program.