Anniversary Trip to Pismo Beach

In October, Pat and I celebrated our 10th anniversary. On one hand, it seems impossible that we have been married that long! One the other hand, when we started taking stock of all of the experiences we have shared, we wondered how we fit it all into a mere 10 years. I don't want to sound too mushy here (you all know that isn't my style) but I can't imagine being with anyone else. As Pat's mom always says we are "two peas in a pod" or as we say "two people: one brain." So far, it has been an amazing adventure, and I don't expect anything less in the upcoming years...

One thing I really appreciate about Pat is that despite my relentlessly practical side, he remains a romantic. Thus, I wasn't surprised when 10 red roses were delivered to my office on our anniversary. Rascal (shown here) and Stormy, of course, believed the roses in be in their honor and immediately started munching on them.

After a leisurely start Saturday morning we headed north on PCH. Our original destination had been Santa Barbara but ,apparently, SB is a very popular fall destination in SoCal. That is something I hate about California: there are so many people that it is almost impossible to plan spur-of-the-moment trips. This bodes very poorly for people like Pat and I who do not seem to have the "planning gene." In any case, Pismo Beach had been recommended as a laid-back beach destination so we wanted to check it out.

Our hotel, the Sandcastle Inn, was right on the beach in downtown Pismo. Quite nice.

I took this picture of Pat right outside the hotel when we arrived. That night, we had a wonderful seafood dinner at a restaurant overlooking the town. Too bad I forgot the camera!

The hotel had a really neat little patio on the beach where we ate breakfast early the next morning.

Then we went for a walk on the beach. Our hotel was right beside the pier pictured in this shot.

I even put my toes in the water which is unusual for me.

Pat, meanwhile, contemplated life before the drive back to the big city.