Date Nights Can Lead to Date Mornings!!!

2 days left of 2011. Why not make the most of what is left? Why not end the year on a great note?

I can't think of anything better then a date night!

Not sure any wife and mother can think of something better than a great date with the man she loves more than anything in the world!

So Scott and I decided to spend last night together just the two of us! We love California sunsets and can and should enjoy them every night. Unfortunately he works until after the sun goes down most evenings. Not yesterday!! They let him out of the cell early so we made a cup of joe and heading to the beach and watch that amazing sunset without a soul around us! It was great! Then off to dinner for 2 at a great Italian restaurant! The food was AMAZING and out time together was priceless! I love nights like this, even if we call it a night at 9pm because we are old and boring!

Beautiful... Isn't it?!

I guess we enjoyed each other so much that we decided to start today off with another date. So we snuck out the door before the kiddos woke up and headed toward the beach for a hike. We got a bit side tracked and headed to what we have decided is our secret breakfast place. It is the kind of restaurant that only locals go to and when you walk in everybody knows your name. Kind of like Cheers! Except they don't know Scott and I because we aren't from around here!! Anyway, after stuffing our faces with yummy breakfast and strong coffee we headed toward our hiking location. Scott had been researching this area for a couple of weeks. He found the trail that would be the least dangerous and least likely to fall into the ocean. The hike would lead us to a private little beach called Paradise beach. It seemed so romantic and a perfect way to end this awesome year! As we approached the trail head the wind picked up. It was crazy...

I have never seen the waves this gnarly!

So as the wind blew our trusty old van around we decided today wouldn't be the best day to hike to Paradise. A bit disappointed we made the best out of our situation! We explored the area by van instead of by foot. Vandenberg AFB is one of the largest bases in the US. It is actually bigger than Washington DC. So it provides lots of unused roads that lead to places that have not been explored very often. It reminds me of North Dakota that way. We traveled on several dirt roads and found some areas that lead to some awesome beach areas that we can't wait to take the kids too. We also found some great spots that provided amazing panoramic views of the ocean. It was another awesome date!

Two dates in less than 24 hours and the last date isn't complete so guess that means tomorrow will be date #3 and date #1 of 2012! I am one very lucky girl!!!