Lola B's

Our trip to Cali was a blast, and with so many pics…..i thought the easiest thing to do was to collage it for you. I am also linking a lot of the places where we dined and went wine tasting, since a lot of you emailed me for recommendations.

We flew into San Jose…which is about an hour south of San Francisco. Normally we drive over to Monterey from the airport and drive the coast down though Big Sur, but we got in a little late on Thursday…so we just drove the highway down to San Simeon. I HIGHLY recommend if you ever are driving thru Big Sur that you stop at Nepenthe and enjoy a glass of {overpriced} wine with a fantastic view of the ocean.

We stay in San Simeon, which is a teeny tiny coastal town with not much going on…..except for a fabulous beach condo that sits on the beach. We love coming here…..well…….the first being we have a FREE place to stay {thanks mom and dad}, but also because we LOVE the wineries that are situated on the pass from Cambia to Paso Robles.

We normally hit about 4- 5 wineries….always trying a few new ones but always going to these:

*Justin

*Adelaida

*York Mountain

We met up with old friends from when we used to live in the Bay area….and I also got to meet a new friend..darling Allegra with her cutie Ashton.

Alright……..as you can see..we are wrapped up in blankets……I swore i should have brought my snuggli….would have been so cozy…and {pepto bismal} pink is so ravishing on me.

It’s cold along the beach in July….just so you know…….and one more thing…..lots of wine=lots of calories=at least a month of dieting.

I’m just saying.

but maybe you have a better metabolism than i do.

oh….and the 2 trips to ‘ In and Out’ sure doesn’t help…..

and i don’t eat beef…..that just goes to show you…..

i’m sure it was all the wine……actually i’m positive it was the wine.

Hello girls…….

Let me tell you what a little couple’s therapy does for one’s soul……..

for 5 days a year…..we {the hubby and i} get to sneak away to a home my parents have on a beach halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

We sneak away with no children…….

yup…..no children…………

of course i call everyday…….

and my wonderful mother watches my children…….for 5 days straight……..

she doesn’t complain to me………she manages just fine…….and i don’t care if someone is dirty or if my home is a mess……

because i have 5 days with my hubby to myself.

Marriage is hard…..oh, i know.

but it is so important to carve time out and put the children aside……to make time for one another.

A true test in marriage came out when we were wine tasting with some friends….and we came across this adorable little house.

I jumped up and down with delight…….because i was going to get our picture taken here……and he just laughed.

How can you laugh at me?……..but he said……i’m laughing because the minute i saw the doors….i knew you had a plan…..

….he could have rolled his eye’s {and he probably did}, but he was being supportive in a way that i wanted him to be…..

and that means alot.

Marriage is a two way street……….or two doors if you must have the actual visual here……..when one door is open…….the other might be closed……..sometimes both doors are open…and sometimes they are closed….

hmmmm.

don’t know where i’m going with this….

sounded so good and profound there for a minute…….

i just say….keep the doors open……then all is well….

did that sound good?….sounds good over here…….

and Bryan just said…..open doors are really good……

so there.

Open doors are good.

But i sure love the look of these closed doors!