This past weekend I took Friday off work and headed to the west coast for a weekend full of surprises. My poolmate Anna was in town for her spring break and I just couldn't pass up an opportunity to be there for her surprise birthday party that her mom put together.
Before we surprised Anna Friday night, Sasha and I decided to pick up a very berry sundae from Costco then head to the beach for a while. However, after we picked up our tasty treat and were back on the road, we passed the flowers fields and clearly our plans immediately changed. There are acres upon acres, full of thousands upon thousands of ranunculus of multiple colors. The flowers fields were nothing short of remarkable!
After the flowers, we headed to happy hour which really was full of happiness! Between spots our group couldn't miss out on the nation wide hype of Mega Millions and so we bought our (losing) tickets. Even though we didn't win, our tickets did bring us much entertainment talking about what we would spend the money on if we were to win. Josh would buy a yacht, Anna would take a trip around the world, and I would buy a puppy, which I was given grief for saying but hey, its my fake money and I'll do what I want!
The next morning we woke up and Sasha cooked up a storm! We helped where we could and ended up with a fabulous breakfast of monkey bread and a sausage frittata. Afterwards we packed up and headed to the boat for a day on the water. The sun decided it didn't want to come out but we didn't mind. We just bundled up and enjoyed our time together minus my sea sickness (whoops) and a light drizzle. While out we spotted not only sea lions but were fortunate to see a whale! Anna saw its arm and side, I saw its back, and Sasha saw its tail, so pretty much we saw a whole whale which was awesome!
After the boat we said our fake goodbyes and all went on our fake separate ways. Only to all come back together at John and Whitney's to get ready for Anna's surprise party! Which ended the night and the weekend in a great way! Good food, good conversation, (good March Madness games) with the best of friends! It went quickly but was a lovely weekend overall and I always love spending time with my best friends!