Vacation Round Up

Jason and I had a great time in California. I would have posted this earlier, but I've been so busy getting ready to go back to school and working on my business that I haven't really had the time! Driving there was insane! We didn't get there until 2 am because I had to work until 6 pm. It was pretty hectic and I was so scared to drive! Luckily we got tea in Barstow that kept me awake. We stayed with my aunt the first night and then headed into Solvang the next day. We stayed at the Hotel Corque. If you're ever in wine country, stay at that hotel! It was absolutely wonderful and watching the fog roll in from the third floor every morning over the hills was to die for!

Isn't that view to die for?!

Before we actually got to the hotel we stopped by the Santa Barbra Zoo. Can you believe that Jason had never been to a zoo?! He loved the capybaras and the elephants! We could only stay for a few hours though because we needed to make it to the hotel by a certain time.

Jason found a bear and made a hat out of it.

Oh! And look at this nifty little guy. His name is Duncan and I could not resist watching the show at the zoo! It was super cute and the dinosaur costume was super intricately made. I wanted to get a picture with him, but they didn't want anyone touching the suit :c

The next day we walked around Solvang all day and went into a bunch of terribly priced 'antique' shops. The town is adorable but way too tourist trappy in some ways. The food is to die for there though! A lot of the restaurants were a pleasant change from the indoor buffets and crowded dining areas in Las Vegas.

Imagine being little and waking up as your parents' were driving through this place. Wouldn't it be surreal?

The last day we were there we spent a lot of time at the beach and I learned how to boogie board! Jason was so much better at it than me... I caught one wave and then just got pushed around the whole time. We walked up to the pier after we were done and we saw dolphins not 600 feet from the shore. It was awesome!

Excuse the beach hair!

All in all it was a wonderful trip and we're both hoping to be able to repeat it again. We're going to try to go into LA next time. Jason has never been to any museums! I want to take him to the La Brea tar pits and to the Museum of Natural History. I'd love for him to see what I grew up on loving and staring at for hours every time the family would take a trip to LA.

Right now I'm really busy trying to get everything together for new items in my shop and trying to figure out where I want it to go. I'm really trying to get into a local farmer's market and manage a part time job and school at the same time. Jason and I are supposed to move in together in November, so we have to start getting everything together. Hopefully I'll be able to find some more breaks to be able to update on!

Do you have any favorite vacation spots?

Stepping away

To get our minds off of everything that has been going on Jason and I have decided to take a trip to California. We're only spending two days there, but I'm hoping that it'll take my mind off of everything. We've both been so busy with work that we haven't had a whole lot of time for each other. Thankfully we'll both be able to take a few days off in two weeks to head out to see the coast. I'm sure it will be good for the both of us to feel like things are pulling themselves back together after this loss and after we've both been too busy for each other for what feels like forever.

After we get back from that, I'm supposed to fly out to Pennsylvania to see one of my best friends. She's about to have her first baby and I'm so excited to see her after seven long years that there are not words to describe it. I cannot wait to get back there and see everyone that I've been so far away from for so long. Hopefully everything goes as planned and life starts moving forward instead of being stuck in the slump 2011 has put me in.

It's the Scarriest Moments That Matter the Most

I got a phone call at work today from Jason. He said that his chain had come off of his motorcycle when he was on his way to work. He lives about 15 miles away from where he works, and it's nothing but 65+ mph freeways all the way there. And the fact that people in Las Vegas usually drive like maniacs doesn't help. He called me from the side of the road and left me a message because I couldn't pick up the phone. He sounded scared, and when I got to go to lunch I checked my messages and heard the way he sounded and lost it. I've never been so terrified in my life. He could have lost his life today, and luckily he didn't. I cannot begin to describe how much he means to me and how scared I was for him today. I'm so glad that he's okay, and hopefully we'll be able to get everything figured out tomorrow. I'm just happy that he's safe.