The Martens Crew: August 2010

It's been almost 2 years since I was a resident of CA and I really do miss lots of things about it. Chief among them is the cool weather (especially given the 105 temps we have been having around here!)! Last week we were lucky enough to spend a week out there- splitting our time equally between Orange County and Santa Barbara. I was in my good friend Tracy's wedding in Orange County and so we spent our first 4.5 days there. We had a great time hanging out with the wedding party and reminiscing with our old friends Alexis and Aaron! While in Orange County we worked in some beach and pool time, an Angels vs. Rangers game, The Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, as well as some shopping at H&M and some great seafood and frozen yogurt eating (yea Yogurtland!!). On our way from Orange County to Santa Barbara we also stopped at the Getty Center and checked out some art, as well as the gorgeous views! When we lived in Santa Barbara I was pregnant with Sienna for pretty much the entire time, and so while I have been out to the Santa Ynez Valley wine country multiple times with guests, I've never gotten to REALLY enjoy it! So our first day in SB was spent on a bike tour of the wine country. We went to 3 vineyards and biked a total of 10 miles. It was the most fabulous way to see the countryside and feel good doing it! I highly recommend! The last two days of our trip we mostly spent time eating at our favorite places, walking around enjoying the Fiesta festivities, hitting the beach, and just driving around looking at our favorite things and places! Of course, I also had to hit my favorite shopping spot for Sienna and she undoubtedly was the big winner as far as souvenirs from the trip ;) Our hearts were heavy leaving CA, but we were excited to get back and see our little stinker again! Here are some pics, in no particular order:

dinner at Zaytoon, in Santa Barbara