Dana Point, California

This weekend, Mike and I celebrated our 10th anniversary a bit early by taking a weekend getaway to the Pacific Coast. First of all, thanks to our wonderful friends, Jeff and Renee, and to Grampy and and Grammy for taking great care of Dane while we were gone. While we enjoyed our time away immensely, it was difficult to leave Dane behind for our first "couple's trip" since he was born. We really missed the little guy!

We stayed at a cozy little place called the Blue Lantern Inn in Dana Point, California. It came highly recommended by Jeff and Renee, and we were not disappointed!

Blue Lantern Inn from near the harbor.

Looking out the door of our room onto our little balcony and the beautiful view beyond. We enjoyed Saturday morning breakfast at this little table, although it was getting a bit warm already. The forecast had predicted highs around 77 degrees, but it reached almost 95 by the afternoon!

View from the balcony.

Roses from Mikey waiting for me in the room.

Very welcoming!

Saturday morning we walked around the harbor after breakfast.

Then we headed south down the Pacific Coast Highway and stopped at Capistrano Beach. Mike

braved the cold water all the way up to his knees! Capistrano Beach

After spending some time in the sun, we headed a little further south to San Clemente where we caught lunch. We then headed back to the inn for a wonderful afternoon nap, followed by afternoon tea and hors d' oeuvres. Then it was time to explore a little more of the beach of Dana Point. I can hardly wrap my arms around Mike these days, thanks to my expanding "swimming pool" (see next post).

The fading sunset above the Pacific Ocean.

And the real reason that we couldn't take Dane with... the roses and teddy bear had to have a seat on the way home!

I'm sure Grammy and Grampy will put some pictures up of their weekend with Dane soon. It sounds like they had a great time, and Dane hardly noticed we were gone! Thanks again to everyone who helped make this a great weekend for us!