Sometimes it's Okay to Just Say Yes!

So Thursday we did something a little crazy! Well, crazy for us anyway. We decided to leave the next day after work and head to Dana Point, California for the weekend! We left Friday and stayed in Blythe, CA that night (which I don't really recommend :P ). Saturday morning we got to Dana Point, checked into our hotel, and headed straight to the harbor! We got to go whale watching, which was magnificent in every single way! It was our first time but it will certainly not be our last. We're already trying to to plan another trip :) We went with Dana Wharf, and they were great, we had an amazing two member crew, seriously, they made the trip what it was, and I so thank them for that!

It was a super short trip, but so worth it! We think about our future a lot, and trying to make sure we get some money in the bank and all that kind of stuff... Which is a good thing, but sometimes I feel like we're so focused on setting up our future, we forget that sometimes it's okay to take the time and the money to take trips and create memories for ourselves. It was an amazing trip, and we crossed off FOUR bucket list items!

Items we were able to cross off the bucket list

- #5: Go whale watching

- #6: Go to a whale festival

-#7: See dolphins (in the ocean, where they belong)

We didn't see very many.. we're hoping to see some more on our cruise!

- #33: Spontaneous road trip

Huntington Beach

 Huntington Beach! This was the view from our hotel balcony :)

I am pretty scared of the ocean. Big bodies of water really.. Don't get me wrong, I love the ocean. I'm passionate about saving it. But that certainly doesn't get me into it. It's not the water really, it's everything that can harm me in the water. My dad knows this, so when he called the first night, his first questions were about if I went into the ocean... And I actually did! 

I actually did start having some fun.. granted I did only walk into the ocean up to my knees...But, the waves were up to my waist... And for a few seconds, up to my shoulders. Because funny story, the ocean pushed me down... TWICE. Yep. That means for this trip, Ocean= 3, Me= 0. The first time I called it a hug, but not this time... Obviously as I was getting more comfortable with the ocean, it was getting more comfortable with me and decided it was okay to mess around with me more harshly. We'll see what happens the next time the ocean and I encounter one another. I still very much have a love/hate relationship with the ocean. But I will continue to fight for it :)

Bucket List Item:

 Go to Ruby's Diner on the Huntington Beach Pier

The Husband ordered this... It was a chocolate shake with chocolate chips. 

So wonderful :) 

We're home!

We made it back to Arizona yesterday... And let me just say, I am completely exhausted.

I have about a week and half until I start summer semester, and it will be filled with laundry and cleaning.

One of the best parts about Huntington Beach, is obviously the beach. We decided to take advantage of the wonderful backdrop and take some pictures.I hate taking pictures alone, that's why I don't have any pictures of myself, but we figured it was time to take a few. And the Husband is a wonderful photographer ;)

Keep in mind, I love the ocean, but that doesn't mean I want to get IN the ocean. Even going knee deep makes me nervous. I don't do well with bodies of water. I'm pretty sure the ocean knows this, and likes to mess with me.At the end of our little photo shoot, we were taking a couple last shots, and the ocean decided to play a little trick. A wave came out of nowhere... and soaked the entire bottom of my dress!

The dress was already ruined, which is a positive.But it was COLD.and the hubby got it all on film.... :P 

Right as the wave hit me... Pure emotion right there.... 

That would be my..I can't believe that just happened face :P

Laughing it off. :)

Dear Ocean,

I'm going to take that wave as a hug,

and a sign of love.