Weekend Getaway

Alec told me not to make any plans for the weekend and said he was taking me away somewhere. He started packing up the car and despite my begging refused to tell me where we were going. So I packed my bags for anything and everything. We headed north on the 1. The drive was probably my favorite part of the trip, we spent 4 hours talking about our future and goals, never once turning on the stereo. Not to mention I have never seen anything more beautiful! Everywhere your eyes could see were green rolling hills with horses and cows roaming around, and the beautiful ocean right along side us. We ended up in Mendocino. Ever heard of it? I hadn't. Alec had reserved for us to stay in a 360 sq ft cottage built in the 40's that overlooked the ocean.



During our stay at the cottage we had fresh eggs delivered to us every morning and were able to pick freely from their
vegetable and flower gardens. At night we would turn on this fireplace and snuggle up in front of it with a book.
One of my favorite parts of the trip!

We had fun feeding the chickens and other animals. Alec was in heaven. This picture of him cracks me up, he blends right in!

We drove to a cliff overlooking the ocean for a picnic and on the way there stopped to run around in this field of yellow flowers.
It was such a beautiful day.

There was a trail from our cottage to a private beach. Alec got soaked by a tidal wave, and I stayed dry up on that log.

We had fun exploring a beautiful part of California that we had never seen before. Highlights: cooking breakfast together in that tiny kitchen (turning out to be the best breakfasts we have ever had, thanks to the fresh eggs), Alec surprising me with fresh flowers from the garden when I woke up, one of the most beautiful hikes through the forest behind the cottage, walking through Mendocino and all the cool shops, finding the BEST restaurant we have ever been to, and knowing that the only person around for MILES was Alec.

Valentines Day in the City!