Our Anniversary Trip to SLO {E I G H T Years}

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In honor of our eight year anniversary, Brian and I plus the girls went on an overnight to our favorite California city, San Luis Obispo. It is such a quaint town I can't say enough good things about it! If you visit California, go to SLO! We make it a priority to stay/eat at Apple Farm and Madonna Inn. We actually have gone every year for our anniversary minus the years Kinsey and Brielana were born (2011 and 2014) and last year.

Warning this is pretty much all pictures from here on out.

Car shenanigans.

 Checking in at Apple Farm Inn.

 A gorgeous Monarch. I was pretty much the butterfly paparazzi trying to take this guys picture.

 Every flower we passed Brielana just had to smell it.

So front porch sittin.

 With my best girls.

 A little game of checkers. Also, cutest board and pawns ever.

Eating dinner at Madonna Inn. Everything is decorated with pink and gold and twinkly lights. I'm not even kidding. It's like my paradise ;)

 We found this beauty after dinner. The girls were smitten. So was I.

 Her name is Lady Madonna.

 Back at the room for bed time. The girls had their own room "suite".

 And mama got to enjoy some refreshment.

 Morning snuggles and selfies.

 This beauty of a hydrangea.

And then we discovered this cutie downtown and I nearly died. Apparently the city of SLO has a cow parade and about 100 of these painted cows are scattered all over town! Each cow was painted by a different artist and depict scenes from the city and state. How. Freaking. Cool. If I had known about this I would have dedicated an entire day to walking/driving around to spot them all.

At the Mission. (That guys bright blue suede pants, ha!)

And then we headed home! It was a quick overnight but so enjoyed! Such a wonderful way to celebrate us. Until I realized, Brian and I took zero pictures together. Oops. Guess there's always next year.

Another item checked off the Fall Fun List!

mug exchange

Linking up here.

   

   

The Man Behind the Beard // June

Another month, another interview with Brian! I caught him at an "off time" so pardon the short answers. 

1. What did you have as a child that kids today don’t have?

Brian: Rollerblades, put Rollerblades. It's a dead sport.

2. What did you want to be as a child when you grew up?

Brian: Not sure.

Me: What about an Egyptologist?

Brian: Yeah that's true. Put that.

3. What three adjectives would you use to describe fatherhood?

Brian: Um, patience, love and stress hehehe. Does that work?

Me: Yeah.

4. How many years have you been a father and how many children do you have?

Brian: Wait, you know this answer.

Me: I know but it's supposed to come from you.

Brian: I have two children and a fur child. I've been a dad for as long as Kinsey's been alive, so for 5 years.

5. What is one piece of advice or wisdom you would like to pass on to your children?

Brian: I don't know, Whitney. This is too deep for my tired mood.

Linking up with Laura Jean and Betsy.

   

   

The Man Behind the Beard // May

I've been having great luck with catching Brian at the perfect time to do these interviews {for the record, it's after he's eaten dinner and showered and about to watch TV.} Mr. Chatty is telling us what we want to know ;)

1) Would you rather have to wear your swimsuit to work OR have to carry around a large beach umbrella open all day at work?

Brian: Hmmm, beach umbrella.

Me: Why?

Brian: Because I'm too fat to wear a bathing suit around. Unless it's a wet suit, I guess.

2)  Would you rather play on an MLB team OR get to tour with your favorite band all summer?

Brian: Oh $#!t that's hard (giggle). Are you going to put "oh $#!t that's hard?" (giggle).

Me: Yup!

Brian: Tour with my favorite band. I like baseball but the band would be so much better.

Me: Whose your favorite band?

Brian: I don't know I have too many. Lately I've been listening a lot to Sevendust but mostly because it was the first CD I bought when I was a kid in the 90's. I don't have a favorite at the moment.

3)  Would you rather go to the beach and forget your towel OR go to the beach and forget your sunscreen?

Brian: Forget towel. That's like, "duh".

4)  Would you rather take a week-long vacation to anywhere in the world OR take a month-long vacation but have to stay within 100 miles of home?

Brian: One month at home because I could be with my children.

5) Would you rather get to have as much ice cream as you want this summer, but only be able to get vanilla OR only get to have ice cream three times this summer, but you can have whatever flavors you want?

Brian: Three times, I like vanilla but I have to have pecan praline or butter pecan, you know, toffee stuff. {his taste in ice cream is complete grandpa status, haha.}

Linking up with Betsy and Laura Jean.

Annie and Natalie and Vanessa.