Wow! It's been a really long time since I blogged anything!
Yesterday, Keith and I shared our one year wedding anniversary...I can't believe it's already been a year! We spent the weekend in Santa Barbara/Solvang and San Francisco. It was such a wonderful time!!!
We flew into Santa Barbara on Thursday, June 7th. We took our rental car and drove to downtown Santa Barbara. We walked around, shopped, took pics, and had lunch at a place called Mac's (known for their fish n chips). After a couple of hours, we plugged in the address to our hotel in Solvang into the navigation, and were on our way!
We got to Solvang and decided to explore the cute Dutch town while we awaited the amazing Sam Hassas's arrival. Who's this Sam guy? Sam is a great photographer, and someone Keith follows and learns from. He is also a great guy and a blast to hang out with, but more Sam stories to come later! In Solvang, we bought an ornament for our Christmas tree (we try to collect them from places we visit). We also got some Rocky Road Fudge, and asked for dinner recommendations. We decided on a place called Root246, which had an awesome patio with lounge furniture for us to relax on.
After dinner, we went back to our hotel and waited for Sam. The boys decided they wanted to see "Prometheus" at midnight, so we found a movie theater and purchased tickets online. Sam showed up later, and we headed to the movie (which was about 40 mins away!). Prometheus was awesome! We are actually going to see it again with some STL friends, he he!
Friday (June 8th) was the day Sam and Keith were going to shoot a wedding. Keith tagged along to 2nd shoot for Sam, and I tagged along with them to assist and snap some photos of my own. Not gonna lie, I was kinda nervous to be shooting with Sam! My photography skills are very much still developing, and I'm still learning a lot. It was a good time, especially watching Sam in action. I even learned a bit about off camera lighting while we there, as Sam hooked me up into his lighting system! The wedding was over around 11:30PM, and Sam's bday was Friday. So after getting back to the hotel and cleaning up, we headed out to a local Solvang bar to celebrate Sam's birthday. I still have to put pics on the computer, so stay tuned to see proof of our fun night out on the town!
WOW! Did we have some fun in the small amount of time we were out partying! First of all, we played some good jamz on the juke box. Secondly, the bartender and bouncer let us stay after the bar closed to have another drink and round of shots....they even did a shot with us! Keith introduced Sam to Irish Car Bombs, and it was all downhill after that! As we walked home from the bar, I made the boys do a little photo shoot around Solvang...pics of that to come too! I learned a few things too....Sam Hassas is one giggly drunk birthday boy! And they both claimed to be starving, so it's a good thing I was only feeling slightly buzzed. Sam's favorite line of the night was when he told Keith to ride in front with me (since I was driving), and Keith replied telling him to sit up front. Sam asked why, and Keith responded, "because you are the owner of the vehicle!"
We reached the hotel, after photo stops with toy soldiers, Chinese lions, a vineyard, and a windmill. Our journey next lead to Jack in the Box, where we met Julio....or Lewis, as we named him. We headed back to the hotel, where Sam started passing out in our sofa chair after only eating ONE bit of his Sourdough Jack. We walked Sam back to his room, and then headed off to bed.
And the story will continue in my next post..... ;0)
Yesterday, Keith and I shared our one year wedding anniversary...I can't believe it's already been a year! We spent the weekend in Santa Barbara/Solvang and San Francisco. It was such a wonderful time!!!
We flew into Santa Barbara on Thursday, June 7th. We took our rental car and drove to downtown Santa Barbara. We walked around, shopped, took pics, and had lunch at a place called Mac's (known for their fish n chips). After a couple of hours, we plugged in the address to our hotel in Solvang into the navigation, and were on our way!
We got to Solvang and decided to explore the cute Dutch town while we awaited the amazing Sam Hassas's arrival. Who's this Sam guy? Sam is a great photographer, and someone Keith follows and learns from. He is also a great guy and a blast to hang out with, but more Sam stories to come later! In Solvang, we bought an ornament for our Christmas tree (we try to collect them from places we visit). We also got some Rocky Road Fudge, and asked for dinner recommendations. We decided on a place called Root246, which had an awesome patio with lounge furniture for us to relax on.
After dinner, we went back to our hotel and waited for Sam. The boys decided they wanted to see "Prometheus" at midnight, so we found a movie theater and purchased tickets online. Sam showed up later, and we headed to the movie (which was about 40 mins away!). Prometheus was awesome! We are actually going to see it again with some STL friends, he he!
Friday (June 8th) was the day Sam and Keith were going to shoot a wedding. Keith tagged along to 2nd shoot for Sam, and I tagged along with them to assist and snap some photos of my own. Not gonna lie, I was kinda nervous to be shooting with Sam! My photography skills are very much still developing, and I'm still learning a lot. It was a good time, especially watching Sam in action. I even learned a bit about off camera lighting while we there, as Sam hooked me up into his lighting system! The wedding was over around 11:30PM, and Sam's bday was Friday. So after getting back to the hotel and cleaning up, we headed out to a local Solvang bar to celebrate Sam's birthday. I still have to put pics on the computer, so stay tuned to see proof of our fun night out on the town!
WOW! Did we have some fun in the small amount of time we were out partying! First of all, we played some good jamz on the juke box. Secondly, the bartender and bouncer let us stay after the bar closed to have another drink and round of shots....they even did a shot with us! Keith introduced Sam to Irish Car Bombs, and it was all downhill after that! As we walked home from the bar, I made the boys do a little photo shoot around Solvang...pics of that to come too! I learned a few things too....Sam Hassas is one giggly drunk birthday boy! And they both claimed to be starving, so it's a good thing I was only feeling slightly buzzed. Sam's favorite line of the night was when he told Keith to ride in front with me (since I was driving), and Keith replied telling him to sit up front. Sam asked why, and Keith responded, "because you are the owner of the vehicle!"
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| Sam and Keith shortly after arriving to the bar |
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| With the Birthday Boy! |
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| Me and my hubby! |
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| The Triangle of Trust ;0) |
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| Let the good times roll! |
We reached the hotel, after photo stops with toy soldiers, Chinese lions, a vineyard, and a windmill. Our journey next lead to Jack in the Box, where we met Julio....or Lewis, as we named him. We headed back to the hotel, where Sam started passing out in our sofa chair after only eating ONE bit of his Sourdough Jack. We walked Sam back to his room, and then headed off to bed.
And the story will continue in my next post..... ;0)
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