Back from San Luis Obispo

So some of you may or may not know that this last Valentine’s day, Sugarbear and I were not able to do anything. His work got extremely busy and I think I was out of town or working or something. Our flame has been dying out lately. He’s been recovering from surgery and I have been focusing on work and family. Romance has been lacking to say the least.

I personally can not be in a loveless relationship. I need romance, I need hugs and kisses and to be held and told that I am loved…..well…when you date a hard ass you don’t get that so you have to TAKE IT from the hard ass and force it out of them LOL. I like romantic vacations. I also love educational trips and stuff like that but I LOVE romantic getaways. I chose to treat sugarbear to a nice weekend, seeing how he is always taking me everywhere with him. I got us a room at the Madonna Inn. Now if you have heard anything about this place you know that each room has different name and theme. We stayed in the Daisy Mae. The daisy mae is unique in that it is all rock…everything…from ceiling to floor is rock. The bed is a bed..it is not rock…thankfully but that is the only furniture in the room. The sink and shower in the bathroom are both beautiful waterfalls. The Daisy Mae is one of their smaller rooms but not cheapest. I would recommend a bigger rock room however if you are okay in small spaces…the daisy mae is truly unique and sexy!!!

The first night was a throw away night. I didn’t plan anything for us to do other than have dinner at the steakhouse of the hotel. I absolutely loved the decor!! ALL PINK!!! OMG…some people think it’s tacky but its very elegant and truly unique.

Saturday I got us a VIP tour at the Eberle Winery. We got to have our wine tasting in the caves. Eberle stores their wine barrels for aging in these underground caves which keep them consistently 67-69 degrees year round which is pretty energy efficient. We tried 8 different wines and I have decided that I truly, truly HATE all red wines. It’s unfortunate that the red wines are the ones with the reservital and antioxidants and they are the ones I detest. I have decided I am a white wine drinker..I purchased a nice Muscat and I shared it with my family when I came home.

After a day of wine tasting, we headed back to the hotel and over to their spa. We got a deep tissue couples massage. Sugarbear seem please…but i’m sure he would have been more pleased if he got a happy ending. Alas they don’t do them there..we didn’t ask but we could just tell. We headed back to our room and I gave him my own happy ending.

After the massages and a short nap..yes I put people to sleep with my skills..don’t know if that a good thing or a bad thing yet….we headed over to a nice place called “the Graduate” in down town San Luis Obispo. They were playing the UFC fights. GSP was fighting that weekend and there was no way I was going to miss that. Also Mir and Carwin were fighting. I wanted Mir to win but I think his time is passed so I wasn’t expecting him to win. For those of you who missed it, Carwin won….TKO….what a fighter. He is now the Interim Heavy Weight Champion.. I can’t wait to see him fight Brock Lesnor.

Sunday, we checked out of our hotel and drove 45 minutes north to see the Hearst Castle.  What an interesting history. The guy’s dad struck it rich during the gold rush ( he mined silver). With his fortune he bought hundes of miles in central California…several hundred thousand acres for .60 a acre( gosh how nice) The father died but wouldn’t leave the money to his spend thrift son so he left it to his mother. The son was kicked out of Harvard and got into publishing. He made his fortune in newspapers, radio and movies. When he was in his 50’s his mother passed and left all the money to his son.The son, who was a great fan of art, spent 28 years building the ranch/castle and it never was finished. It’s a great place and a must see for any visitor. I’m glad we went.

So I left my camera at home and all I have are cell phone pix 🙁 I hope you enjoy them…and yes I did buy cave man outfits for the rock room

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