Baby Moon

It has been a fun and busy week for Michael and me. We started it off with a visit from Emily and Eric. It was a lot of fun going up to Sacramento and then over to the Russian River with them. They were here until Tuesday afternoon, which was also our 3rd anniversary. That night, Michael and I went to Chez Panisse. It's a small restaurant in Berkeley that we have wanted to visit for a while. It was great!

On Thursday, we left early in the morning (11 am) and drove down to San Simeon. We checked into our hotel and checked out the sunset.


That night we went to Moonstone beach and ate at a oceanside restaurant. Cute and fun.
Friday was our busiest day. We had two tours scheduled at Hearst Castle: one in the morning and the evening tour. They were both great. The morning tour featured an overview of the Castle and a charismatic and highly knowledgeable tour guide. We were very excited about the evening tour because they have actors who dress up in 30's costumes and walk around the grounds. So Michael and I took that as an invitation to dress up as well! We are good lookin'! That was the most fun! Although nobody else dressed up, I could tell that the wished they did after seeing us!


In between the two tours, we explored the small towns around Hearst Castle. We went to Moro Rock and saw some seals (and the rock, which is really like a small island) and went to Cambria for lunch. We just bummed around and enjoyed each others company.

On Saturday, which happened to be my birthday, we checked out of the hotel and headed up the 1 to Monterey Bay. There we had lunch( I had crab) with an ocean view.








We ended our trip at Dad and Bonnie's place for a home cooked meal: manicotti and chocolate cake! Yummy!
Overall, it's been an awesome time. Michael and I just wanted to spend some time together before the baby came. We always laugh a lot and there's nothing better than going on adventures with your best friend.
~a happy and rejuvenated jen