Santa Barbara

For a while now Mike had been talking about going to Santa Barbara. About every 3 months we try to take little trips just to get out and have some time for ourselves. Life is all about go, go, go and sometimes we don't get to spend much time with each other. Right now especially has been hard because Monday (Our only day off together other than Sunday) has consisted of school (for me) and working on home projects (for Mike) So on the spare of the moment we packed up our bags, rented a hotel and went on our merry way. We decided this trip would be relaxing, no time frames, no where to go, just enjoy the views and each other.

 

Our first stop was in Old Town Pasadena. I had read about a hot dog place that was pretty popular. It took us a while to find it since it was a hole in the wall type of place, but man was it worth the drive! I ordered the "SoCal Dog" and Mike ordered "Ruben's Cube Burger" deeeelicious. Instead of traditional bread they used Hawaiian Bread for the hot dog and the burger, GENIUS! All I had with me was my phone camera, since I left my camera at my mom's house last time I visited, so all I had was a super blurry pic, oh well...

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Our next stop was Ventura beach. Here we just walked along the sand and hung out at the pier for a while before heading out to the hotel and calling it a night.

 

 

I wished we owned a convertible for this trip, riding on the 101 Freeway would've been even better with the wind blowing in our faces and ocean view the whole way. I made it a point not to play with my phone the entire trip (bad habbit) so that Mike and I would chit chat the whole way. I forget how funny my husband is sometimes:)

 

The next day we spent the day in Santa Barbara. Beautiful Santa Barbara. I was so hungry when we finally arrived downtown that we immediately went out on a quest to get some food. I wanted to try something different. Mike was a little hesitant so we decided to go get fish tacos by the beach. I wasn't a big fan, my taco was swimming in sauce, kinda disappointing. Let's just say we won't be going to Wahoo's again.

 

We walked and walked down the main street. I love the whole downtown vibe and the young musicians playing on the sidewalk. I loved sitting down and watching people walk by, wondering what their story was. It was such a lively city. So many different people. No one had a care in the world. They didn't care that they were wearing striped shirt and zebra shorts, all was well. I realized how different my life was than these people.  Mike asked me later when we were in the car "If you had all the money in the world, where would you live?" Before this trip I would always say by the beach, but now I don't think I would fit in very well. (I really like wearing jeans:) I think I'll just always be a small town girl.

After all that walking we decided to go get some ice cream and smoothies. Lots of eating on this trip:)  

 

 

Later on in the day we made our way over to Stearns Wharf. Again the mood was lively, there were people of all sizes and colors. Artists showed their works of art along the beach, people playing music, families playing together. Mike and I didn't even think to take our beach chairs or bikes with us so we bought a couple towels at a nearby store and laid out on the beach with our snacks.

 

 

Santa Barbara is a lively beach but I sure would never get in that water, yuck.

 

 

 

I guess it doesn't help that we were so close to the boats, maybe next time we'll have to do a boat tour, that looked fun.

 

 

We had such a relaxing time on this trip. A very much needed get away. Even though Mike and I look so different it's crazy how similar we are. Our likes, our tastes, our idea of a good trip:) We talked for hours and hours. Walked along the beach just holding hands.  Just like the song says "Lucky I'm in love with my best friend"