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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Jared turns 31!

Last weekend Jared turned 31 and since he worked so hard this fall and didn't really get a good break over the holidays (too many events) I thought it would be a good idea to surprise him with a getaway weekend where we could relax but didn't have to travel much.

He didn't know anything about where we were going. I picked him up a bit early from work and we drove down to Half Moon Bay to stay on the beach. It was the most perfect weekend. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was 65-70° the entire time.

Here is our hotel by moonlight.




As soon as we checked in we headed out for a brief walk.





Then we returned to change for dinner and found complimentary strawberries dipped in chocolate for Jared's birthday. Little did they know I brought my own strawberries that I dipped in chocolate for Jared. Mine were better.



Jared getting comfy:)


The next day we casually got ready (of course Jared went out for a run first) then wandered around downtown Half Moon Bay.



Found some random shops.



And a kite store. Jared bought himself a kite for his birthday.



View from our room.




Another shot of our hotel.




Jared sets up his kite.





We sat on the beach for a while and read until I got uncomfortable and then headed back to our room to change and go swim some laps. Then we drank hot chocolate and watched the sunset while being serenaded by a bagpiper.

I got some relaxing in also!

7 comments:

SwissMiss said...

Gorgeous! You've got quite a nice little bump coming along there, too. ;-)

Senja said...

oh wow! that looks soo beautifu! :) and you REALLY have a nice bump coming along. :) how fun!

and again: yay, it's a boy!

Meredith said...

Fun!

Letterpress said...

Of course, I'm jealous. I want to go to Half Moon Bay and have chocolate dipped strawberries and fly kites. Thanks for letting me join you in this adventure, via your cool blog and great descriptions.

love,
E.

Julia said...

Alice, you are a sweet wife to surpise Jared with such a fun weekend away. You are a darling pregnant lady, too!

Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke said...

what a fun weekend you planned! looks like fun...it was so fun to talk to you the other day!

Staci said...

Well that just looks like a splendid time! congratulations on the boy! Keep up on the food postings- I need to email you to get some recipes. Like the sweet potato biscuits. So you got your cooking knack from your momma? Sweet.