I know I've taken a bit of a hiatus from the blogging world the past week, but life has been so busy. Busy=good though, so in my head I'm a very lucky girl.

The day of the wedding.

It was such an amazing (dare I say perfect) wedding, that I am so blessed to have been a part of! Seeing two of your best friends tie the knot, while being surrounded by amazing family and friends...was just bliss. Plus I was lucky enough to have my boyfriend there as well. I know I say it a lot - but I am truly blessed, and I must not forget it.

Following the wedding, we immediately (well a day or so later) hopped in our car and headed to the CA coast. Our first stop was San Simeon and Hearst Castle! I'd been to Hearst Castle when I was a youngin', but I didn't remember the shear magnitude of how overwhelming it really was. I remembered the view mostly...and the many statues. But this time, I appreciated it so much more. It made me want to work at state parks just so I could swim in that pool once a year!

After San Simeon and Cambria, in which we had the most amazing pizza, we headed through Big Sur, which was absolutely breathtaking!

After spending some ample time in Santa Cruz on the boardwalk, sleeping and walking on the beach, and spending out nights in the Santa Cruz mountain town of Ben Lemond, we headed up Highway 1 once again and ended our trip by taking our annual anniversary picture in San Francisco on the end of Pier 39. On our very first date back in 2008, when Jimmy flew up to see me, I took him to SF, and we had out first picture taken on the end of Pier 39, and it's become a tradition to take on there every year since.