Monterey Bay

Okay blogging world. I'd be surprised if I still have three readers since I haven't posted in forever. There has been so many wonderful things going on in our lives. As usual, I'm posting under a limited time frame--I have a play date-- but I had to put a little up on our trip to Monterey Bay.

Monterey Bay is very special to Khalid and I, since it's where we spent our honeymoon. I remember how free it felt to drive down Highway 1 with my new hubby. We were free from the stresses of the wedding, I was free from the vigor's of my first year of law school, and we were both REALLY happy to finally be able to be alone and on our own.

Aside from the fact that it seemed like it was two degrees below zero during our entire stay, we had a wonderful time. We ate way too much seafood, went whale watching, took long walks, enjoyed the beauty of the area, took long drives, bought gifts for each other, and hit up there fabulous aquarium.

Since we decided to spend Thanksgiving in California this year, we thought it would be really special to visit the place where it all started with our new little love child. My parents both looked depressed as we took off, with their only grandchild, towards the highway for a weekend get-away. It took us a lot longer than it did two and a half years ago to get out of the house. I have to admit that we had to actually turn around and drive back at one point, since we forgot Zayd's stroller. So two bags, one diaper bag, one carseat, one snowsuit (just in case), and two lunches later, we were on the road again.

Zayd seemed to really enjoy the ride down....... well enjoy it as much as he could, considering he was in a rear facing carseat in the backseat with tinted windows. Khalid and I talked and laughed most of the way---untill I fell asleep.

We selected a nice hotel located in the downtown section of the city. After checking in, we decided to spend the day sightseeing and save the aquarium for the next day.

Day One











Day Two