Four years ago we found each other at the alter on the beaches of Santa Monica. Surrounded by our family and friends we proclaimed our vows that we'd written and then the traditional vows. We celebrated the joyous love we've shared for one another.
This weekend we ventured to share a beautiful time together in honor of the vows we took four years ago. On Thursday, the 13th, we rushed around to get everything situated and headed to Temecula/Rainbow area. We stayed a beautiful, secluded Bed & Breakfast called the Rainbow Inn Bed and Breakfast. It was perfect. We arrived at sunset, met our hosts, and unpacked. We went out to a movie, Lawless, and had a light dinner. When we returned to "our place" we relaxed, talked and went to bed.
Our Anniversary morning brought breakfast and a horseback ride. After we got our morning Starbucks, we went to the wine country and had a beautiful horseback ride at Green Acre Ranch. Afterwards we headed to our first wine tasting at Robert Renzoni's Vineyards. This was our favorite place. It was so fun and tasty. We had an exquistie lunch at Leonness Winery. It was a beautiful outdoor restaurant. We then tasted more wine. Not our favorite, but it was still fun. We managed to make it to one more tasting at Lorimar Vineyards. This one was a lot of fun. The wine was good and the people were very nice. The conversation was great too. We headed back to our B&B and went swimming. It was wonderful! An amazing nap took place afterwards. Feeling refreshed and revived we went to an Italian restaurant in Fallbrook, Turpianos. We took the food to go. We watched movies and relaxed the rest of the evening. My stomach wasn't doing so great, but it was still very yummy. We even had Tiramasu for dessert.
Saturday morning was a time to enjoy breakfast on the deck, with a beautiful view. We had our coffee, and then packed up. We needed to stop at Nothing Bundt Cakes and then head by my mom's on the way to Coronado for kayaking. The cakes were incredible! We bought 4 small ones so we could try each one. We didn't eat them until we got back from kayaking, but still, so good. We dropped off the wine and luggage, got dressed to kayak, and were off. Coronado was beautiful, but very very hot. Much hotter than it usually is. We had fun going around the bay in the kayak, but it wasn't very "adventurous". It was more of a leisure trip. It was fine with us, but when you're not moving, it's just hot. A fire broke out on the island while we were out in the water too. It was so strange to see from the ocean. When we were done we helped a guy move his seedo that got stuck on the shore. Talk about a work out. After we went to Coronado Beach. We walked around and had some drinks and dinner at an Asian Bistro. We walked in and out of shops, laughed and had a lot of fun. We hung out at my mom's that evening and stayed the night.
The trip was definitely one of the best ones we had in a long time. We needed the quality time together. We look forward to every year to come and all the memories that come along with it.
