California // Day 1

My mom decided she wanted to go on a trip + picked southern california because she knew the area + felt safe traveling alone.  I decided I would visit on the weekend so I wouldn't miss too much work.  I flew in on Friday + it seemed like I spent most of the day flying.  It was a long trip.  I had to fly an hour the wrong direction to catch another flight to fly right back over where I started, which is always frustrating, but it was totally worth it :)  It was a beautiful day.  We went to Fashion Island first.  We had lunch, shopped + got a special yogurt treat! 

Then we drove the PCH 1 to the hotel.  The views were stunning...

 views from our hotel...

That night we decided to eat at 180 blu in the hotel.  We got to sit outside, snuggle by the fire + listen to the ocean.  It was awesome.  I tried the craziest sweet + firey drink called a smashing pumpking.  It had jalapenos in it...yes, I said that right...JALAPENOS in my drink.  They said it was their fall version of a margarita.  My lips were on fire... I was wondering if they were trying to play a Halloween joke on me ;) 

beautiful roses throughout the lobby...

I ended the night with a decaf coffee by the fire.  They even had cute rock candy stirrers :)

Perfect night (other than missing my hubby).