A couple days had passed since my friends and I had made our Christmas wishes when I decided that I could not procrastinate my Christmas shopping any longer. I had driven straight to Union Square to do the majority of my gift searching as it was my favorite place to shop in San Francisco. I had found just about everything I needed for Haley, Madi, my parents, and my brother with the exception of a few things that I would order online or make myself.
I decided to head over to Pier 39 because I had always loved to see the huge Christmas tree all lit up at night with twinkling lights lining the roofs of the small shops, and also because I knew I could stop for some Starbucks on the way.
I strolled through the shops, walking all the way down to the end of the Pier. The salty ocean breeze picked up and whipped around me, fluttering my pale pink scarf around my face. I tugged my matching beanie down a little lower of my ears so it wouldn't fly off and stuck my bare hands into my coat pockets. It was cold but a good cold. I removed my hand from my pocket and grabbed my Starbucks off of the railing, sipping the hot drink happily.
I reluctantly turned away from the crashing waves and walked into the closest store. Most of the items they sold were printed with "I Love San Francisco" which I clearly would not be buying but they sometimes had other cute things. I looked around, hoping to find some cute beanies but I didn't see any. I frowned, humming along to the Christmas song that was playing over the radio in the background.
Two girls ran past the door, phones in hand, squealing. I shook my head. "Girls."
