For Christmas, Brian and I decided to take a vacation together instead of buying each other gifts. Traveling is something that both of us enjoy. We quickly started thinking about a place both of us wanted to visit and after much discussion we chose southern California (LA and San Diego). Friday night we flew into LA. We were so excited when we got there that the first thing we did was drive down Hollywood and Sunset Blvd. Saturday morning we got up early so that we could spent the day out in Malibu and Santa Barbara. Driving up and down Hwy 1 was one of my favorite parts. It is incredibly beautiful!
We stopped in Malibu to have lunch at Bob Morris Paradise Cove Beach Cafe. We walked right out on the beach to our table. The weather was so nice the entire trip so we ate outside every chance we got.
After lunch we headed up to Santa Barbara. We enjoyed an afternoon of walking up and down the boardwalk and out on the pier. It was a cute town with lots of neat shops and restaurants.
Sunday morning we started our drive down the coast towards San Diego. We drove to Newport Beach to have breakfast and then followed Hwy 1 down the coast through Newport, Laguna, and then on to San Diego. Here is our stop in Laguna.
(Disclaimer: It may look like I wore the same outfit the entire trip but I promise I didnt! :) The weather was chilly along the coast but when we got to San Diego it was a lot warmer than I planned and I only brought 2 short sleeve shirts.)
When we got to San Diego we checked into our hotel. I totally lucked out on this trip by booking our hotel's through travelzoo.com. We were able to stay at incredible hotels for very cheap. Our hotel in San Diego was on an island in Mission Bay.
Something Brian quickly learned about me was just how much I LOVE hotels. I am a sucker for a nice hotel room so this trip was heaven for me! :) Monday morning we woke up and headed to the San Diego Zoo. I had no idea how big and hilly the zoo would be. I was exhausted when we were finished!
Hippo
The rest of the day we spent walking up and down Mission Beach. That night we went to dinner in La Jolla at a place called George's. It was incredible! The first available reservation they had was 8:45pm so it was hard to see much of La Jolla. We decided to go back on Tuesday morning to see it in the daytime. They have a private beach where a group seals live so we had to take a look.
It was such a relaxing trip and so much fun to spend 4 days with my husband. It is crazy to think that we have been married for 8 months next week. Time sure does fly! I love you babe!
