A few weekends ago, we found ourselves in California, yet again! What can I say, it is a fun place to visit! This time, we were there for Ben’s work, and we were lucky enough to have Ben’s parents stay with Sam and Campbell while we traveled to CA. We stayed at a beautiful resort, Cavallo Point, which is situated right at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.

We woke up on Saturday morning and walked to the lobby to get some amazing croissants. This was our view as we sat on the porch and ate them.

 

After the view, my next favorite thing about the resort was their amazing grass. We called it Truffula grass–doesn’t it look like it would be in a Dr. Seuss book?

 Unfortunately the weather on Saturday didn’t stay nice for long.

Before…

 and after. Where did the Golden Gate Bridge go??

Even more unfortunate was that Saturday’s planned activity was a brunch cruise on the bay. We went anyway and although it was wet and cold, it was very fun!

View from under the Golden Gate Bridge

Ben and me

 CRAZY hair!

Saturday night we had a delicious dinner at a local restaurant called Fish. (sorry no pics!)

After the fundraiser, Ben switched over to Chief of Staff mode. That meant no more fancy hotels (government dime). But luckily Ben works for the most beautiful congressional district in the US, so we still had a good time. Between meetings, we had time to tour some of the district’s local businesses.

A winery

 

Marin French Cheese (soooo good!)

And a sustainable goat farm

And we even got to spend a day in San Francisco! Turns out the Ferry Building isn’t just a clever name, you can actually take a ferry from Marin to SF.

 

We also got to visit with some of Ben’s college friends, one my of college friends, and Ben’s cousin.

Ben’s cousin, Lani, took this pic, but somehow we neglected to take a pic with her. Oops! Next time!

Britt and me, 10 years post-college. Ack I feel old!