Our Babymoon!

Thanks to the great advice of many of our friends, it was suggested that we take a "babymoon", before the big event happens.  A babymoon is a final getaway before the baby arrives and a time for Cam and I to just hang out, and spend some time doing the things that we may no longer be able to do because our lives will be crazy.  Cam and I jumped at the opportunity and decided to spend our babymoon at one of our favorite places, with the best food ever, San Luis Obispo! We started the trip by taking down Highway 1 and after a 6 hours drive we finally arrived in SLO.  I had to tell Cam that Highway 1 may have not been the best option at this point in the pregnancy and with all the twists and curves I had to take a nap for a majority of the trip to prevent from getting sick :)  On the way down we did make a couple stops.  We had lunch in Carmel at a cute little italian restaurant and stopped off in San Simeon and Cambria.  I know, I know some of you are probably thinking that the picture above is me resting on the beach, 8 months pregnant...ha ha, actually we said hi to the elephant seals.....I must say, they are stinky. 

Finally arriving in SLO we were starving, and decided to have a nice dinner at what was formally known as Mission Bar & Grill.  The place is now called The Native, and is a totally upscale restaurant, which now caters to a higher end crowd.  We ordered several tapas there and enjoyed the swanky ambiance of the place. 

For the weekend, we booked a room at the Cliffs Hotel in Pismo Beach which was awesome because it was right on the water.  The next morning we woke up, took a quick morning stroll, and then prepared for a couples massage.  Cam and I both agreed that these were some of the best (if not best) massages we have ever had.  This was my first prenatal massage and it felt so good!!  I highly recommend one to all you pregnant ladies.

After the massages we cleaned up and headed to one of my favorite spots, Gus's. (Picture to come).  At Gus's I got my usual, a turkey sandwich on a sourdough roll, with doritos and a soda (diet pepsi with a splash of root beer.....thanks Mich). It was sooo good and just what I needed!

After lunch, we went up to campus to check out the new dorms and all of the construction going on.  I cannot believe how different the school looks and how cool the new on-campus housing area is.  After driving around campus, we headed out to Avila Beach to check it out. Avila looks so different from when we were in college with new shops and restaurants.  It was a gorgeous day out there and we had fun looking around and hanging on the swings.  

Feeling good at 8 months!
Later that night we met the Herthel's, Erika and Mark, with the adorable baby Kendall, at hands down our favorite place in SLO, Firestones!  Yum, yum.  

We then headed back to Pismo and grabbed dessert and wine (for Cam) at Lido Restaurant.  It was a perfect way to end the night.  I couldn't have asked for a more perfect babymoon!!