For our one year anniversary James and I packed our bags and headed to Coronado Island.
Neither of us had stayed on the island and after our first tax deadline
{yes, I include myself in the mix}
we were both ready for some time off and a little getaway.
We took off Friday afternoon and made the stunning drive to San Diego and Coronado.
The second we crossed that bridge we were in heaven.
One of my favorite things to do with James is recall how far we have come.
We spent the drive going over the last year of our lives and what we have done.
We covered everything from holiday celebrations -
down to the little disagreements we have overcome.
It was hysterical and loving all in one.
Friday was a bit gloomy so we made our first stop at Hotel Del to check out the historical monument.I still cant get over that hotel.
We enjoyed some $14 ice cream from Mootime.
Worth every bite - and dollar if I may say so myself.
Saturday morning we slept in, sipped hot cocoa in our nice hotel room and stopped at a small diner for breakfast.
Coronado is nothing short of charming...
But I must say that I think we spent the entire trip eating because it was rather gloomy.
If the sun doesn't shine we don't really know what to do with ourselves.
Luckily, the sun came out in the nick of time.
We wandered around a local art festival on the edge of the island
and wandered around looking at homes.
As soon as the sun started to shine we raced back to the hotel to lounge by the pool
and catch up on trashy magazines
{ok that was just me}.
James still has no idea I stole this picture of him sporting my hat for about point two seconds.
I think he has some serious swagger.
That night we headed down town San Diego to a restaurant some friends had highly recommended.
Our neighbors are real foodies and they said it was their all time favorite restaurant.
If there is one thing my husband excels at its taking me out on a nice night out on the town.
I wont hide the fact that its probably the first way he won my heart.
Seersucker was hands down the best dinner I have ever had.
When we told them it was our anniversary but we don't drink -
the bartender whipped up this divine apple drink.
{after they got over the shock of us not drinking any form of alcohol}
I cant even remember how many courses we had.
And I will spare you the details on how sick I was after this meal.
But boy was it fun.
It was one of those nights where I could have sat and talked with James for hours.
I felt like we were dating all over again.
We both agreed that the Lamp District was well worth the visit.
We loved wandering the stores and the whole night life atmosphere.
On Sunday morning James and I woke up to our last day of vaca.
We decided to make the very most of it.
I must admit -
forcing James to have a massage on our honeymoon
was one of the best decisions I have made in marriage.
It was torture getting him to go with me - but now that I did....
He is sold!
So Sunday we found a little whole in the wall spa -
and had a massage.
It was fabulous.
And then he went right back to checking football scores.
We wrapped our weekend up back at Hotel Del.
Lunch on the patio and walking barefoot in the sand.
It was the perfect end to our romantic getaway.
Truly, I wouldn't choose to be anywhere else in the world than walking along the beach with this man.
