Meant to live our dreams

 (Vintage necklace/Nordstrom striped top/Vintage Levi's cutoffs/H&M tights/Wild Pair combat boots/B.Makowsky bag)

Part II of our exquisite SB trip. 

We went on a wine tour. A first time for me, and Geo had been dying to take me for years now, so we thought this would be the perfect time. Basically what happens is, a shuttle picks you up at your hotel real early, like 9:30. And there were about 6 other couples with us as well. We went to 4 different wineries: KOEHLER, LINCOURT, KALYRA and SOLVANG. The last one isn't really called Solvang, but it was pretty forgettable apart from the fact that it was in Solvang-hence what I'm calling it. The first 3 were amazing, but my 2 favorites were Lincourt and Kalyra. Lincourt was just beautiful with the barns, the sprawling vineyards, and the cottage like gazebos where we had our lunch. It was so picturesque and the owners had the cutest bulldog I had ever seen. He took quite a liking to Geo. 

Kalyra is an Australian winery known for it's rugged style and quirky decor. It's the only place we bought a bottle from. By the last stop, it was already 4pm, and I was completely wined out. Maybe it's why I didn't enjoy the last one very much. But all in all, it was a great experience and one I cannot wait to do again-hopefully in Napa. We ended our long but beautiful day with burgers and fries from The Habit! There's nothing like greasy food after a long day of drinking ;)

And just to clarify...I did not get drunk on this trip. Surprise, surprise.

Today was a Fairytale

Warning: Picture overload ;p

Geo turned 33 yesterday. And although, he'd told me numerous times he didn't really want to do anything special this year-I of course, took what he said, and threw it out the window. This is the 5th birthday of his we've celebrated together, and every year I always try to plan something he'll enjoy. But since last year I threw him a surprise party, I decided that this year we go on a mini-break to Santa Barbara. I planned it two weeks before and got us train tickets. I had never been on a train before, and we had both been longing to get away from LA for awhile now-so I thought why not? We got to Union Station, and I surprised him with the tickets. He says he had a hunch...of course, he did-because it's insanely difficult to keep anything secret from him. But I was happy he played along, even if he did know. 

The day was magical, even though it was a little foggy and the sun didn't come out til about 2.  Our day sorta started off rough, because we had lunch at this restaurant on the pier (I forget the name, but it had "Longboard" in it) and it was just AWFUL! We ordered the fried calamari, which wasn't even squid to begin with, but some rubbery white meat. It looked like we were eating mozzarella sticks! Don't go there! To make up for it, Kate suggested we do a little wine and cheese tasting at this place in downtown called The Cheese Shop. I'm glad she told me about it, because it was definitely the highlight of our day. The BEST wine and cheese you will ever eat-trust me! We had a great time eating, drinking, walking, laughing, window shopping-it was a much needed day for the two of us, and I'm glad he enjoyed his birthday. xoxo

Trash and Luxury top/ Sneak Peek skinnies/ Soda sandals/ Nine West crossbody bag/ F21 wool cardi/ Geo's Persol sunnies