Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Santa Barbara: Lots of Work, Lots of Play

"99% of all content on the Internet is written by 1% of the population" ~CJU Conference
(this is a tidbet of what I learned at the conference I attended)

You may not remember (most of the time my family forgets too) that I work.

My work sent me to a conference - and I packed up Tom and took him with me.

I worked in the day and Tom did..... I don't know - ask him.

Here I am enjoying the beautiful Pacific Ocean and Tom with his look.....
we were so happy to be free from our diet for a couple of days - Tom had the most delicious omlet at this adorable Beach Side Cafe.

Went to the Santa Barbara Farmers Market - so beautiful. I wish I was a good photographer to capture the beautiful fruits & vegetables of southern CA - can you even imagine?? You can't. At least I took a picture of the artichokes in honor of Jan - the Queen of Artichokes.

Went Bike Riding on the Beach Walk (Tom takes the worst pictures)
There's always a trip story when you travel with Tom that he tells everyone once you get back.
Story: We were downtown Santa Barbara when I asked Tom, "How do all these homeless people afford to live here?" haa haa haa - said Tom. I still want to know.

Tom has 2 speeds when he drives and I learned this applies to his biking as well:

1. Fast
2. Slow.....
no in between. Ever.

Thanks to Carlen, Heidi, Branden, Grandma Hollie and Grandma Jan for making this trip possible.

I would not be such a happy person if it wasn't for my "village."
THANK YOU!

2 comments:

jocelyn said...

ahem...aren't you forgetting your favorite part of the trip? Starts with an H ends with oustons, I mean ansen's :)
So fun to see you! Thanks for making time to see us on your trip!!

Jenni said...

How fun! That looks really nice right now...I'm sick of our rainy weather. You guys are too cute!