Rocks and Blueberries: Happy New Year!

This one is a bit belated, I know...

2009 was a good year for us. Lots to be grateful for. So were we going to celebrate at a wild party with tons of champagne, hootin' and hollerin' until our voices were nothing more than tiny squeaks? No, we were going to stay home. We'd just gotten a new bed (KING size bitches!) and we couldn't wait to spend the weekend on our very own Bed Island. No, no, no. Nothing kinky folks. This blog is rated PG after all. Well, maybe PG-13, but my point is that we were still basking in our new bed honeymoon and wanting to spend as much time as possible in it just lounging around in it's fluffiness.

But then as we're talking to our friends, the Parkers, a new plan begins to brew. How about Big Sur? The next day, other friends call to find out what we're up to. "Big Sur. Camping. You in?" And just like that, we had a mini crew packed up and headed for Big Sur.

Before hitting the campsite, we stopped at the famous Hearst Castle. Here, the media mogul William Randolph Hearst had himself built an astonishing estate. What started off as just, "I want a bungalow because I'm tired of camping when I come up here," turned into a lavish abode with 115 rooms and 3 huge guest houses that took almost 30 years to complete. It was a-ma-zing. And the views -- absolutely beautiful.

New Year's Eve, we took a little hike. To reward ourselves afterwards, we stopped in at Nepenthe restaurant to watch the sunset over a bottle of wine. The view here was utterly breathtaking. Back at the campsite, we feasted on ribs and other yummy vittles. However, ringing in the new year at a campsite puts a different twist on things. It's pretty dark by like 6:00, so after dinner you're just sitting there by the campfire, in the dark trying to rally. And well, when midnight finally came I was so tired I didn't have it in me to partake in the champagne toast and just scurried off to bed. Poo poo, I know. But that's camping for you.

The next day, we packed up and stopped at Pfeiffer State Beach before hitting the road back to LA. This was the crowning glory of the trip in my opinion. Easily one of the most amazing beaches I've ever been too. Tide pools with all kinds of sea creatures, staggering views, the place was just heavenly. We couldn't have timed it more perfectly if we'd actually planned it, because after playing around for a while the sun started to set and wow... no words. What a way to start 2010! Happy New Year!