Last week was our anniversary. It was on a Wednesday so Kevin and work and class, therefore, we didn’t do anything. He did bring home flowers, though, which will always brighten my day. We had to go to Sacramento, so we decided to leave Jameson with my mom Saturday and head down to Monterey. We took our time getting down there and then went to the aquarium. We also walked Fisherman’s warf and did a few other things along the beach. We decided to try and find a hotel, but there was a few big events in town so a lot of the hotels had no openings. We decided to head back to Sac and find a hotel along the way. We ended up staying in downtown San Jose, and had dinner there. The restaurant was called “Original Joe’s” which was recommended by the bell hop. Well there was a 30 minute wait which was fine, but then it took another 30 minutes to even order. Not fun, when you’re starving. We finally got to eat and headed back to the hotel where I ordered the 7 layer chocolate cake! I don’t think I’ve ever gotten room service, but this cake was well worth it. We enjoyed the cake while watching the men’s relay take the gold, and then crashed for the night. (Two thing I love about hotels… King size beds and air conditioning I don’t have to pay for. :)) We got up the next morning and enjoyed a complimentary breakfast in the hotel restaurant and then headed back to my mom’s. Jameson was so excited to see us. Poor little guy. I guess once he figured out we weren’t there, he cried. We waited till he was ready to go back down for a nap and then headed for home. We spent a lot of time in the car, but it was a fun weekend.

These seals beached themselves on individual rocks sticking out of the water. Pretty funny.

There were some pretty big fish in the tanks. I couldn’t really get good pictures since it was dark and the fish were swimming. Too bad they don’t stay still.

Inside the tide pool tanks…Before After

Out on the deck

There was an auction going on while we were there. These cars were going for as much as my house. We could hear the auction over the loud speaker. Kevin wants this Maserati for his birthday… what do you think?

View of San Jose from our hotel window.

It was lots of fun and good to be able to spend time with each other. Thanks, mom, for watching Jameson!