Window to the Walkers: Babymoon

I apologize in advance for the arrangement of the pictures. I thought that I had them done nicely, but blogger messes them up between the typing of the post and the publishing of them. I would go put together something nicer for all of you, but I have way too many dishes left to wash now that the kitchen renovation is complete!

We've heard or read many recommendations to enjoy the last little bit of time before we have a baby. We knew that we couldn't stay at home or we'd end up doing stuff. Since Andy has been doing lots of work at the house and lots of extra days at work, we wanted to have a relaxing time together so we decided that rather than doing several small laid back weekends, we would do one big trip. We decided on Carmel, CA based on what we had heard about it and my sister's recommendation (she lived there for a while). We ended up going to a vacation rental rather than a hotel for 5 nights (Saturday - Thursday).

Andy & I decided/remembered that we hate the first day of a trip. We inevitably bicker and snap as we try to gather and load everything without leaving the house in a state of disaster while sticking to our schedule. This trip started no differently...bicker, snap, schedule blown to smithereens... But we finally made it out of the house, had a late lunch in Cambria (near the Hearst Castle), drove the highway along the coastline, drove through Big Sur in the dark and fog, and finally made it to our rental to unpack and head to bed.

We had a fabulous plan for Sunday brunch that also went down the drain. Andy discovered that although he packed the suitcases and loaded the car, his jeans and long sleeve shirts didn't make it to Carmel with us. They were left hanging in the closet at home. You might think that wouldn't be a problem in the summer, but it never got above 70 degrees while we were there. So, Andy was really annoyed that he only had one pair of shorts and workout shorts and pants. He needed a run to work out some of that frustration. After he bundled up in multiple layers, I made sure that he had his phone and the GPS for the run. If only those measures had been enough.... He ran along the highway until "pulled" over by the highway patrol because you aren't allowed to run there. He was directed to the trails that he could run on. These twisty trails kept going and going and.... After two or two and a half hours, I tried to call him, but his phone went straight to voice mail. Since this has happened before, I decided that I wouldn't worry until the run had lasted three hours. Apparently, Andy had tried to find a pay phone but was unsuccessful. Thankfully, he did find another highway patrolman (who'd heard about him from his partner who "pulled" Andy over at the beginning of the run) who let him use his cell phone to call me. He finally made his way home after a little over three hours. This was his one and only run.

On Monday morning, Andy found a Ross store so that he could buy a pair of blue jeans.

Otherwise, we tried to do a little bit of walking around town and eating. A few days we even got to enjoy some entertainment (Bach Festival concert, play). We had a lovely few days! Thankfully, the skies were bright and clear on our drive back home Thursday.