Leaving Shanghai early has one advantage…we didn’t fly on my birthday. Jim’s sister, Nancy, had a lovely dinner for me at her house. Martha Stuart has nothing on Aunt Nancy. She always makes the best meals!! I have no photos of the event because all my pictures were very blurry.

Mimi and Papa were taking the girls to Peter Pan in San Francisco on June 19, therefore, Terri, Andy and I decided to go on the weekend for my birthday. We enjoyed a lovely dinner in the City at a new place Andy’s cousin Dave introduced to them. We enjoyed a drink on the roof overlooking the City before dinner.

Peter Pan in San Francisco is performed by The threesixty° Theater. The show is performed “in the round” in a 1350 seat theater-tent, which stood in Ferry Park on the Embarcadero opposite The Ferry Building. San Francisco was the world premiere location of this production after a successful summer in London’s Kensington Gardens last summer.

The production was set up with various tents to create a magical feel with lights and walkways. There was not a bad seat in the tent with the production in the round. It was a beautiful night in San Francisco to enjoy Peter Pan.

The girls went to Peter Pan a week later for an afternoon performance. Aunt Nancy joined them for a fun day in the City. They enjoyed gourmet hamburgers at Gotts in the Ferry Building before the performance. Aunt Nancy bought Emersyn Peter Pan buttons and Elle picked out fairy dust and a special compass. The girls came home with the perfect t-shirts from Mimi.

Elle’s t-shirt was a summer statement. She came home with the bright pink Tinker Bell t-shirt, “It’s all about ME”. We joked all summer about the “all about me” t-shirt.