This weekend turned out to be pretty cool considering how stressed I was about the plans. I began just making semi-spontaneous arrangements and it worked out better that way.

Friday: I took a last minute trip to Magic Mountain with my cousin, Chad. Since it was a weekday, the lines were nice and short and most of the time non-existent except for the lame rides like Revolution and Roaring Rapids. Go figure. We managed to ride all the main rides. We even rode Tatsu 3 times!!! It is an awesome ride. Everyone needs to make a trip out there just for that ride :)

Saturday: Spent some time with the family... went swimming and went out to eat at Yardhouse for my birthday dinner. Yummy...

Sunday: Left for SLO in the morning with B. We stopped by Pismo Beach for lunch and ate at the award-winning Mo's BBQ. Then we headed up to Paso Robles to go wine tasting at Clautiere Vineyard. This place is so fun and cool! Everything is colorful, hip, and contemporary. There are wigs and hats there for the visitors to wear while they drink. I got a chance to speak with the owners since they were working that day. Such cool peoples! It was there that I discovered that I love dessert wine... mmm... so delicious! Since we got there kind of late in the day, we only were able to visit one more winery. We went to Martin and Weyrich and I got a bottle of Chardonnay and a couple bottles of dessert wine. For dinner that night, we headed out to McLintocks in SLO for some steak. I had the filet mignon and a loaded baked potato... mmm!

Monday: We spent most of the day at Hearst Castle, so unfortunately we didn't wine taste more as planned, but it's ok because the castle was beautiful. It's unbelievable that someone actually lived there! It's ginormous! On the way back, we stopped by Splash Cafe in Pismo Beach and I had the famous clam chowder. Ooh, so much good food!

Overall, I had a pretty satisfying weekend. I'm happy with how things worked out... but I still want to go to Vegas to watch the pussycat dolls show! :P

posted by che @ 9:29 PM