Seriously, it's hard to believe it's been that long already. I think we're both in disbelief at how fast the time has gone by. It sort of makes the idea of 50 years seem like it's just not enough time.
To celebrate, we left Adam with my parents for the night and headed to the Inn at Avila Beach. A close, but nice little getaway. We were pleasantly surprised at how cute that hotel is - it's old and been there forever, so our expectations weren't that high. It ended up being really awesome! Our room was adorable and had a fireplace, and a 2 person spa tub (for the record, I called at the last minute and because it's off-season, they gave us the room for $99!)...also it even had another bed/reading area. 
Problem was, we discovered the bedspread was wet - as was the canopy above the bed...only to discover that during all the massive rain, the roof was leaking!
Problem was, we discovered the bedspread was wet - as was the canopy above the bed...only to discover that during all the massive rain, the roof was leaking!We went back to the lobby and informed the woman in charge and she was mortified and apologized profusely and immediately got us set up in another room, also with a spa and fireplace. So all was well. Our 2nd room didn't have quite the same charm as the first, but it was definately bigger and had a nicer/newer bathroom.
We went next door and got some coffee and headed across the street to watch the sunset. 
Because of the storm, the waves were HUGE - which is abnormal for Avila because it's such a little bay - but it was amazing to watch. 
I love just sitting and watching the waves and watching people...I'm all about relaxing and observing.
Because of the storm, the waves were HUGE - which is abnormal for Avila because it's such a little bay - but it was amazing to watch. I love just sitting and watching the waves and watching people...I'm all about relaxing and observing. That night, we went to McPhee's Grill for dinner....which was - O.M.G. delicious. I had Macadamia crusted mahi-mahi and ate every single tiny bit. I would have licked the plate had I not been in such a fancy restaurant. I had some wine with dinner, so I was flushed and full of good food by the time we left. We decided to walk down the local bar, but it was SOOO not our scene - so instead we went to another restaurant and sat at the bar there and indulged in a couple of long island iced teas and a kamikaze shot. Let's just say that it took a while for all those drinks to hit us, but when they did - we stumbled out of there and back to our hotel and I think since I don't often drink, and I was full of food....payback was a real bitch and I'm glad that hotel had a clean toilet because I let that sucker have it. Not Fun. Reason #489203 why I shouldn't drink wine, 2 long islands and a shot of I don't-even-remember!
Anyway, we SLEPT IN the next morning - which was heavenly. I haven't done that in a long time...too long. And then we headed up to the sundeck which we were sorry to not have discovered earlier the day before because it was AWESOME! There were several cabanas complete with daybeds, couches, hammocks, tables, cushy chairs - even bbq's, ice chests and sinks - it was so cool!
We both almost fell out of one of the double hammock's, but we sat up there for quite a while, just enjoying the sun and sound of the waves crashing. 
Le SIGH - I wanna go back to that sundeck and just hang out all day.
We both almost fell out of one of the double hammock's, but we sat up there for quite a while, just enjoying the sun and sound of the waves crashing. Le SIGH - I wanna go back to that sundeck and just hang out all day.After we checked out (which wasn't until noon) we went back to McPhee's for a champagne brunch. A little hair of the dog actually did make me feel better - add some eggs benedict and jumbo shrimp cocktail to that and I was a happy girl. I probably gained 10 pounds last weekend, but it was worth it!
Then we walked out on the pier of Port San Luis - admired the huge pelican's and barking seals...aren't these guys just cool lookin?
We visited a fresh fish market and just cruised around and enjoyed our afternoon. We may live here, but doing things like this really helps us appreciate the area more.
We visited a fresh fish market and just cruised around and enjoyed our afternoon. We may live here, but doing things like this really helps us appreciate the area more.After that, we decided we were missing our boy and headed to my parents to pick him up. He pretty much just glanced at us like "oh, it's YOU" and took forever to actually give me a hug and kiss - but oh, how I missed that little guy! I missed his impish little mischievous grin, and his big smiles, and his chatter, and his warm little boy body to snuggle with. We went outside and ran around with all the dogs for a while...
what is that? up in the sky?
De Plane, De Plane! (check it out - my kid knows how to sign I love you! hehehe) 
It's so good for us to get away and reconnect...if only for the reason that it keeps US stronger for HIS sake. And I think it's really good for me to have a chance to miss him.
All said and done, we had a really great weekend together - Happy Anniversary Hubs, you are a great husband and father and I'm so lucky to have you in my life...can't imagine it without you!
MUAH
I know we've had ALOT of rain lately - last week it rained for 5 days straight. I know, I should probably hate it - but I don't. Part of me thinks I'd be perfectly happy living in the Pacific Northwest. I love the cozyness of being inside with rain pounding on the windows. I love having a fire in the fireplace and candles lit up flickering their light against the wall. I love snuggling on the couch with my warm little pajama clad boy reading books or watching Wordworld together. I love hot soup and warm bread to fill our bellies. I love having a hot cup of coffee with my new favorite creamer...
I love that my dog will actually hang out with us and snore on the living room floor instead of wanting to be outside ALL DAY. I do enjoy sun and being outdoors in the fresh air - but we get so many sunny days here....it's a nice change of pace to have this rainy weather. 
Much to hub's dismay, that tv still works and has an awesomely clear picture - even though it's 14 years old. We have it in our office and I use it at least once a day during Adam's naptime. Hubs would love for something to happen so we could get a nice flat screen tv for that room - but I refuse to buy anything until that TV takes it's last breath. It's sort of like an old friend to now.
(I think hubs has tried to hide it a few times), although Adam can reach the power button inside, and so he's the only one who can turn it on without the remote, ha!
(I measured later, and they are 15 inches long!) - but secondly, I tried and tried to get that sucker out, and Adam was crying and pitching a fit the whole time - absolutely devastated that his precious drumstick was stuck inside the tv. I got to giggling about it, as I was trying to get it out, and even called hubs at one point to tell him which was funny because I was laughing so hard I could barely talk, and he could hear Adam having a bloody FIT in the background. It was crazy hilarious. The first thing out of hub's mouth was "Does the TV still work?" and I said "Yup!" and he goes "Are you kidding me? He shoved that whole thing in there and didn't hit anything important? UNBELIEVABLE!" hee!
He wants to wear it to work because it covers his ears. I even left the house for about 15 minutes to go help a neighbor and when I came back he still had it on...he said it's like a blanket for his head.
Yo.
There were all ecstatic of COURSE, and even Adam seemed excited and immediately climbed in to check it out. Luckily, my parents live out in the boonies and there was plenty of space to give each girl a turn. There were squeals and screams of delight and each girl got to jump in with their dad (and hubs got to drive a few times as well!) and take a trip down the driveway. At one point, hubs asked me if I thought we should let Adam have a ride...and since we had a helmet in the car for him anyway, I shrugged and said "sure, why not!" - I was surprised that hubs was okay with it because he's usually the more paranoid one in our relationship, but he trusts my brother and decided to roll with it. We strapped him in and watched Big AJ and Little AJ take off down the driveway - it was so cute, and he really seemed to like it!
I snapped this picture this morning when my friend Kelli and her daughter Addison met up with Adam and I at a local coffee house that happens to have a big ole playyard in the back, which was awesome because we could sit and chat and our kids were running around having a ball and burning off energy together. It's great to be able to let the kids do that and still be able to have our coffee and chatty time out of the house and in the fresh air. Although it was kinda chilly today, even if it was sunny and pretty out. Here are some other pictures I snapped from this morning...
Yup, now I'm worried....
This is my favorite picture of today...probably the best one I've captured of them together - so stinking cute!
I also got a bit more creative this year and instead of just pasting Christmas cards on the fridge, I made a little decorative wall ribbon thing that I can clip them onto. (and check out that engagement picture on the wall, back when hubs had hair and I was... smaller)
We get a bunch of hand-me-downs from our friends who have a little boy about 9 months older that Adam, and there's always alot of cute stuff in there - but these striped jammies take the cake with me. Stinking adorable I say...it's starting to look more like Christmas around here!
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I know the orange top is LAME under his costume, but it had a glow in the dark mummy on it and said "I love my mummy" so I figured if the costume tanked, at least he'd be halloweeny looking. I didn't even think to bring something to change him into because I suck. 
