roadtripping.

Happy Tuesday! As promised, I'm coming through with the first dose of California photos! These are shots from our first {Satur}day in the Golden State, after arriving on our Virgin America flight from Boston. {cv} had never been west of Las Vegas, so his first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean was a momentous occasion in my book ;) We hopped on Highway 1 and made the trek down from San Francisco to Monterey. We saw a lot of the coastline and even found Magnum Bars {the first I'd discovered on this side of the Atlantic!}. Monterey proved to be a fabulous first stop as these pictures will attest!


Isn't the first day of vacation the best?

Hope you enjoyed this first glimpse at our little getaway--keep your eyes peeled for more next Monday! I have a load of fun posts lined up for the rest of this week! Have a great day :) xoxo {av}

P.S. Did you recognize my shirt?! It made an appearance in my 13th Friday's Fancies! I found it on sale at Anthropologie the week before our trip. I was thrilled to find it for a full $50 less than the original cost :) yay for the Anthro sale section!

26 comments:

  1. love! what a fun first day! (mmm! magnums!) and those ocean shots are GORGE! :)

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  2. aww looks like you two had a perfect first day! can't wait to see more! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams

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  3. Your trip looks like a ton of fun! And I am super jealous you find a Magnum bar. I miss those!

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  4. i actually did notice your shirt! i was keeping an eye on it online and saw it was on sale. they were out of the pink in my size but i was thinking about getting the blue or yellow. then i kept reading the reviews and they scared me. ugh. now i wish i had gotten it.

    http://lachapstickfanatique.blogspot.com

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  5. Day 1 looks like a BLAST! can't wait to see the rest of your trip! :)
    And YAY for sales!!! they're the best!
    xo:: Lauren @ tickled.

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  6. So funny -- I just got back from a road trip too! I hope you're is awesome and full of fun... and I hope you're better at documenting it through pics than I was, oops. Love this post!

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  7. I love Monterey! It's one of the prettiest places I've ever been. I'm so jealous of your trip to Cali!

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  8. YAY! for sales. The shirt looks great on you, perfect color. Looks like y'all had a great time. Can't wait to see more!

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  9. Ohhhh have the best time! I love Cali!

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  10. how fun. You and your husband look so good together.

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  11. This first glimpse looks amazing. I'm so stoked! Can't wait to see the rest. :) The photos are beautiful, and California is nothing short of wonderful. x

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  12. The 1st day of vacation is always the best! You feel like a little kid on Christmas morning....just that giddy feeling! Looks like you guys had a great first day :)

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  13. These pics are gorgeous! I also took Jurgen through Monterey when he visited because my brother is going to college there and he loved it - such a pretty place!

    xoxo
    Jenna

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  14. The first day of a vacation is the best--I seriously wish I could bottle that feeling and pull it out on a rainy day :)

    For as expensive as Anthro is, they really do have good sales if you are patient and check back often!

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  15. I love Monterey! Hope you had a chance to visit the aquarium. It's definitely not just for kids!!

    xo,
    Stephanie (Big Mario Life)

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  16. Looks like you had a great time in Monterey! Such a fun place...can't wait to see the rest of your adventures!

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  17. One of my very favorite places! I hope you made it to the aquarium ;)

    Can't wait to see more!

    xoxoxo,
    Joelle

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  18. I love the Anthro sale section! I recently bought a dress from there featured here: http://lildesiqua.blogspot.com/2011/05/welcome-home-day-2-wedding-day.html. I love it- and it has POCKETS!

    I've never been west of Vegas either- looks like you two had a fun roadtrip!!

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  19. I can't wait to read more! I'm SO excited to spend a weekend in San Fran later this year! I sent you an email a few days ago, by the way!

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  20. First days of vacation are the best! :)

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  21. gorgeous pictures! i love the one of you by the lighthouse & the one of y'all together. really cute!

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  22. I love how you set up all your pictures! Can't wait to read about the rest of your adventure :)

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  23. SOOOO gorgeous!!! first day of vaycay is the best!
    and magnum bars... yum!

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  24. I LOVE Monterey, have been there a bunch of times! Your pics are great, I hope you had a great time, can't wait to see the rest of the pics :)

    xoxo, Ana

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  25. LOVE Monterey!! my hometown is just two hours east of Monterey so it's a trip I loved to take quite often in my 20's :)

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  26. Oh, I'm just loving this-all my favorite Monterey places! I can't wait for a whole week o'recaps!

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