Vacation Top Ten

Our whirlwind vacation to Santa Cruz has come to an end. It was fantastic. My only complaint is we should have stayed two more days. There was so much to do we never took a moment to kick our feet up and relax.

That being said, here are a handful of my favorite moments. A list of suggestions if you are lucky enough to spend a week on the beautiful Monterey Bay.

10. Eating at Gayle’s Bakery in Capitola. My apricot hazelnut muffin was to die for.

9. Practicing my photography skills

8. Kids learning to identify Brown Pelicans

7. Killer Eggplant Parmesan Sandwich from Zocolli’s Deli in downtown Santa Cruz

6. Flying kites on the beach

5. Surfers

4. Collecting sticks in the Redwoods

3. Roasting marshmallows on the beach

2. Seeing the 5th Great White Shark introduced at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

1. Kate saying, “The best part of vacation is Daddy sharing his Smoothie with me”. It’s the little things.

I’m sad to report we never found our Banana Slug. Next time!

Enough reminiscing. There’s a pile of laundry, luggage and toys staring me down, daring me to take it on.