go to san francisco...its always fun and not that far away. i just went this past weekend and, like always, had the best time!...thanks for the add by the way
And yeah my mom has taught me to cook too. She's more of a baker than a cook though, and she's passed along her delicious apple pie making skills to me. It's the world's greatest, garanteed!
I have no idea where you should go in the US. I'm more of a Canada-travelin' girl myself.
As for the friend request, I don't tend to approve them unless I've commented back and forth with someone for a bit, so you'll have to forgive me if I don't automatically click on the 'approve' button.
[Edited on Jan 20, 2006 2:47AM]