Last weekend Will and I took off for Santa Barbara. Our good friends Beth and Trev got married on Saturday and I was especially excited it look place in Santa Barbara – it was my first visit.
We took off Friday night around 7 and picked up my good friend Jake (and old roomie once upon a time) for the ride to Santa Barbara. We got in around 1 am, checked into the hotel and went right to bed.
The next day we got up early for breakfast with Jake and then the three of us took a walk around Stearns Wharf. Of course we had to stop for a photo op in front the of dolphin fountain.
The wedding took place later on that day, and it was beautiful and fun.
On Sunday we woke up early and ate breakfast by the beach. Then we drove up to Mission Santa Barbara and took a brief tour. The mission was built in 1786 and its original purpose was the christianazation of the Chumash Indians. This was considered accomplished by the 1930′s.
Such a beautiful mission
Us in front of the church
The graveyard – what a cool tree
On Sunday afternoons local artists come out and make chalk paintings on the pavement around the mission. There were enormous crowds and hoards of fair-like fare: hotdogs, ribs, sweets, etc. Some of the artwork blew us away.
We then grabbed a delicious lunch on State Street. Of course, with all the stores surrounding us we had to do some shopping. I was incredibly excited to find a fabulous cupcake store Crushcakes Bakery. Anyone in Santa Barbara should definitely check them out – the strawberry cupcakes are the best.
We were in dire need of a nap – and some beer- at that point so we went back to our hotel to read and drink in the sun. After a few hours we got antsy and hungry so we headed back out to the waterfront for some seafood. We went to the Waterfront Grill for an amazing dinner. We had some wine/beer then ordered oysters in a half shell – they were so fresh I would have eaten three more orders if I could have. Will had blackened oysters and I had crusted halibut with a miso lobster sauce – rich but incredibly good.
We left this morning at 5:30 am to get our rental car back by Noon. In all, we had an awesome weekend. Santa Barbara is an adorable town, I am shocked I hadn’t ever been there before.
Hope everyone had a great three-day weekend. Back to the grind tomorrow…
4 Comments
May 25, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Oh I am so happy you guys had such a wonderful time in SB!!!
We loved having you!
Hope you make more getaways down here and when you do we hope to see you!!!
May 26, 2009 at 7:30 am
Katee – Thanks. We ended up having a blast! I would love to visit more often – especially during beach weather! I’ll give you a call next time we plan a trip. Have a good week.
June 8, 2009 at 6:23 am
I’m glad you had fun in my home town! You have done more than me in the last few years haha!! Well if you can’t come down, Katee better be coming up here soon!!! Thanks again for making the trip down, we love you two!!
June 8, 2009 at 7:01 am
Beth – We had so much fun! Thanks for having your wedding in such an awesome place.