Babymoon

On January 4th-6th, Paul and I took off for a "Babymoon" (a little getaway alone before the new one arrives).  We decided a couple of years ago to not get big Christmas and birthday gifts for each other, instead we go on an overnight somewhere together.  We like the idea of creating memories instead of accumulating things. 

Our first stop was Santa Cruz's Uncommon Brewers.  We had tasted their beer at the Face-to-Face Benefit Beer Fest in Santa Rosa two years ago and really liked their stuff.  They are a small operation that doesn't even have a tasting room. The owner and brewmaster met us at their warehouse and opened up all of the beers he had on site and shared each one with Paul. We got to talk beer and just hang out a little bit.  He is a great guy and we recommend picking up some of their beer to try if you ever see it. 

After beer, we checked into our B&B, then headed downtown for a little ice cream.  We found ourselves at The Penny Ice Creamery, which was AMAZING.  I had one scoop of chocolate ice cream with a salted caramel swirl through it, and a honey yogurt pecan scoop. Next, we walked around the boardwalk and some through the downtown farmer's market.  We ended up having dinner at a great Italian restaurant called Lillian's. 

The next day, we walked along the ocean cliffs and watched the surfers.

We went down to Capitola for more walks and some tea:

Then, we went to San Jose and met up with my sister Julia who took us to an awesome Sharks game, which they won.

We really appreciate the babysitting from my dad, Teri and Grandma Joan! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to get out and enjoy some alone time before our life changes some 

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