"Fairy tales can come true....." It happened to us on November 4, 2000 when we got married.
Yes, it's been twelve years, and seems like yesterday. We usually don't do anything special for our anniversary, we are just happy to be together. However, this year, we thought it was time to celebrate once again.
So, we headed to Santa Barbara for some fun in the sun. Duane took this photo of me at Stearn's Wharf, a long pier with gorgeous views, trendy restaurants, and lots of wind.
Duane on the pier, with picturesque mountains in the background.
Our good friends Paul and Jeannie joined us a few hours later, and we had dinner at a great beach restaurant called the Fish House. The seafood was delicious.
How can you beat lobster, oysters, and crab?
One of the highlights of our trip was dinner at the Coldsprings Tavern off of San Marcos Pass. This is a four star restaurant (believe it or not) and extremely rustic. It used to be an old stagecoach stop.
We had unusual entrees such as venison, elk and ravioli with chocolate cream sauce, all simply delicious. The crowd you see at Coldsprings is eclectic, to say the least, with hippies from the 60's, motorcyclists, and there was even a bachelorette party going on.
Of course we had to visit the Santa Barbara Mission. Paul and Duane got into the swing of it.
We spent the last morning on the beach. Look at that gorgeous blue sky! Happy Anniversary Honey, it's been a great 12 years!
You look radiant! So happy! I am happy for you two---Happy Anniversary! Many, many more to come.
ReplyDeletelooks like you had a great time mom! so happy for you both. we love duane and so glad you found each other.
ReplyDeleteLove this post! Looks like you guys had a blast in Santa Barbara. Glad you enjoyed coldsprings. xoxo
ReplyDeleteEven though I was a little scared, we really did enjoy Coldsprings. It was like going on a ride at an amusement park that you'd never been on before. A lot of it did remind me of Frontierland in Disneyland (Is there still a Frontierland?)
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