Nice weekend!

Last night, Jason and I went to "American Flatbread," a restaurant in a nearby town where they cook your pizza in the open-paned, wood-burning oven right on the floor in front of you. It smelled- and tasted - good! Almost everything was organic, even down to the Coke, which is from Mexico and contains real sugar instead of the corn syrup most fountain cokes contain ... or so we were told ... Anyway, when we got back home we took a dip in the hot tub at our apartment and then watched The Wedding Singer on TV. Such a relaxing night!

Today, we worked out at our gym and then went to a nearby farmer's market where we got some fresh peaches and grapefruit. Then it was off to Avila Beach where I walked across the BURNING HOT sand and then dipped my toes in the FREEZING COLD water. My poor feet! And then we got some more goodies at Avila Barn - and would you believe I made a really nice dinner for us tonight, too! Not sure what the rest of my weekend plans are, but I'm loving the whole relaxation thing. I've been stressing out about a lot of stuff lately, and this is just what the doctor ordered ...

Dance Dance Revolution

All I can say is, I want this game. Fun workout! But I don't think our neighbors below us would appreciate us stomping on their ceiling. Besides, I can think of better ways to spend our money right now.

That's right ... beef jerky. (<-- inside joke to my immediate family, if they read this. We love you dad!!!)

Too ... Much ... Food

Jason's brother, sister-in-law, and adorable little nephew were in town this past week and believe you me, I ate more food in one week than my body should digest in a month! It was pretty cool though ;)

During their visit, we went to Universal Studios in L.A., walked around Solvang (a Dutch shopping district nearby) and walked to a place called Nojoqui Falls, which was a small but beautiful waterfall and park area. We also went to Hearst Castle, the home of William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper tycoon from the early 1900's. J and I had been there before, but it was a beautiful day and gorgeous view of the ocean and nearby mountainside! Although I had to go back to work the last 2 days of their visit, they managed to go to the beach, visit a farmer's market, and swim in our pool and hot tub a couple times. And is our nephew ever cute! All in all, a really good visit.

And to end each wonderful day, we get to listen to the blissful noise of the sprinklers turning on right around 11 as we doze off to sleep. What could be better?