Hello lovelies!
I took a short break from the blog since we took a family vacay to San Luis Obispo to celebrate the hubby's birthday. We decided to pick up and move and explore a new place before life got real and so we lived in SLO for a year before moving back home (Sacramento) to get married and then have our little lady. SLO is a super cute small town on the coast, between SF and LA. It also has some cute little beachy communities like Morro Bay and Avila Beach.
This was our first trip back with a baby so it definitely wasn't the same. The differences being that we didn't stay out late and hit up the bars like we used to. The hubby actually got sick the first night we were there so we were in bed by 7:30pm. :(
We did do a lot of daytime stuff like walking around the Downtown area, went to the beach and hit up some of our favorite food/coffee places. The weather was AMAZING and being by the beach was heavenly.
I did take video in hopes of making a short montage but since I had left my laptop at home, I thought I'd upload the video to Google Drive from my iPhone. I lost all the footage of downtown and the beach because I was on a slow connection and I think Google Drive had timed out. Boo. :(
But I was able to salvage some pictures... Here they are... Enjoy!
1. If you ever are in SLO, go to Peet's Coffee. It is the only place I've ever been to (in SLO and anywhere else) where the scones are soft and yummy! They're baked by a local bakery there.
2. Waiting with these two while getting a boba. While we were gone, quite a few food/specialty drink/coffee spots opened up! The boba wasn't amazing (the boba itself was actually kind of al dente but the flavor of the coffee was ok) but it was good to see a boba store in that city!
3. We ventured to Avila Beach the first full day we were there and Miss Lily decided to take her first nap on the car ride. So, rather than wake her (it was only a 10 minute ride), we sat in the car eating snacks and chatting while we listened to classical music on the radio. Oh...and we took selfies. :)
4. The hotel we stayed at had daily Happy Hour. This is what we scored. Red wine and a few Coors Lights. Since it was getting close to Lily's bedtime, this was the best thing to going out. #parentswhoparty
5. When we did live in SLO, every morning, we would venture out to this little shopping area (after getting coffees and scones from Peet's) and sit on the second floor which had a few places to sit. It was nice to come back here and grab a coffee and scone and relax while people watching.
6. I found all of the drought signs on the drive to SLO interesting. This one was a series but it basically referred to the Central Valley as a dustbowl area.
7. And the infamous, Bubblegum Alley in SLO. Its rather gross, especially in the rainy season. This was the closest i'd ever been to that area.
8. And if you're ever in SLO, go to Louisa's. It's a small breakfast/lunch place and you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. We used to get their breakfast nachos all the time. Bacon. Ham. Eggs. Avocado. Sour Cream. Salsa. Chips....HEAVEN. Its super gluttonous but we were on vacation so indulging is totally allowed.
How amazing is this field of flowers?! When we were driving through Highway 41 near Paso Robles (the Central Valley's wine country), there were hills painted with yellows, oranges and some purple. Absolutely stunning!
Hope you all had a great weekend!
I took a short break from the blog since we took a family vacay to San Luis Obispo to celebrate the hubby's birthday. We decided to pick up and move and explore a new place before life got real and so we lived in SLO for a year before moving back home (Sacramento) to get married and then have our little lady. SLO is a super cute small town on the coast, between SF and LA. It also has some cute little beachy communities like Morro Bay and Avila Beach.
This was our first trip back with a baby so it definitely wasn't the same. The differences being that we didn't stay out late and hit up the bars like we used to. The hubby actually got sick the first night we were there so we were in bed by 7:30pm. :(
We did do a lot of daytime stuff like walking around the Downtown area, went to the beach and hit up some of our favorite food/coffee places. The weather was AMAZING and being by the beach was heavenly.
I did take video in hopes of making a short montage but since I had left my laptop at home, I thought I'd upload the video to Google Drive from my iPhone. I lost all the footage of downtown and the beach because I was on a slow connection and I think Google Drive had timed out. Boo. :(
But I was able to salvage some pictures... Here they are... Enjoy!
1. If you ever are in SLO, go to Peet's Coffee. It is the only place I've ever been to (in SLO and anywhere else) where the scones are soft and yummy! They're baked by a local bakery there.
2. Waiting with these two while getting a boba. While we were gone, quite a few food/specialty drink/coffee spots opened up! The boba wasn't amazing (the boba itself was actually kind of al dente but the flavor of the coffee was ok) but it was good to see a boba store in that city!
3. We ventured to Avila Beach the first full day we were there and Miss Lily decided to take her first nap on the car ride. So, rather than wake her (it was only a 10 minute ride), we sat in the car eating snacks and chatting while we listened to classical music on the radio. Oh...and we took selfies. :)
4. The hotel we stayed at had daily Happy Hour. This is what we scored. Red wine and a few Coors Lights. Since it was getting close to Lily's bedtime, this was the best thing to going out. #parentswhoparty
5. When we did live in SLO, every morning, we would venture out to this little shopping area (after getting coffees and scones from Peet's) and sit on the second floor which had a few places to sit. It was nice to come back here and grab a coffee and scone and relax while people watching.
6. I found all of the drought signs on the drive to SLO interesting. This one was a series but it basically referred to the Central Valley as a dustbowl area.
7. And the infamous, Bubblegum Alley in SLO. Its rather gross, especially in the rainy season. This was the closest i'd ever been to that area.
8. And if you're ever in SLO, go to Louisa's. It's a small breakfast/lunch place and you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. We used to get their breakfast nachos all the time. Bacon. Ham. Eggs. Avocado. Sour Cream. Salsa. Chips....HEAVEN. Its super gluttonous but we were on vacation so indulging is totally allowed.
Hope you all had a great weekend!
