Nov 6, 2006

Big Sur - Paso Robles Trip










Greetings... we just got back from an amazing trip to our favorite vino destination, Paso Robles and decided to sacrifice a day of wine tasting to hit up nearby Big Sur. Kristina nor I have ever been through Big Sur, so aside from checking it out on the internet, we really didn't know what to expect. Growing up in Southern California as I have, one gets a jaded perception of what coastline should look like and what effect it can have on you. Needless to say, I was thouroughly impressed by the majesty of Big Sur. Obviously, I didn't expect to find young women tanning or Bro's riding around drunk on beach cruisers, but I also did not expect to become so instantly entranced by it. Well, thats enough of that. As you can see in our pictures, there were beautiful waterfalls that went out to the beach, huge rocky cliffs that hugged the coastline, etc. We wrapped up the day at Nepenthe, probably the best view of any restaurant I have ever been to. I highly reccomend it to anyone making the trip. Oh yeah, Paso was awesome too. As usual, we hit up all of our favorite wineries, made new friends and had some awesome dinners. New restaurant in Paso that is worth mentioning is Artisan. Amazing fish dishes and a great wine list.

Nov 2, 2006

Halloween 06 at Boo-dega


I know Halloween was on a Tuesday this year, but there was no way we weren't going out. It is one of the funnest holidays... hands down. We hit up Bodega, a local Enoteca. And it did not dissapoint, although I am probably biased due to the fact there were two awesome costumes; Zoolander and Mugatu. The guys probably thought I was gay after they saw how stoked I was on their costumes. I went as Magnum P.I. and K was a Geisha. We rolled out with some of her co-workers. I thought about what the best costumes our group had over the years and compiled a little list (top 5):

5. Brandon as David Beckham (actually it was probably the laziest costume of all time)
4. Collins and Bokow as Mormons (so un p.c.)
3. Jake as a Priest (irony?)
2. Crutchfield as a box of Franzia (Genius)
1. The Tennenbaums (Blee, Bell, and myself)