On Valentine's Day weekend, Dan and I took the decided to take a trip to wine country... to tour a college campus with his family. The trip wasn't sappy or romantic, but it was so, so nice to get out of town and get away from homework. (And besides, says Dan, who needs romance when you've already successfully mated?)
We met Wendy and her kids at a vacation house in Santa Rosa, located on the edge of Annadel State Park in Sonoma County. The purpose of the trip was an hour-and-a-half long tour of Sonoma State, where Dan's cousin Paige is thinking of attending college. And while the campus itself was fine-- small, functional, slightly isolated, with great dorms-- we were blown away by the beauty of the area. It's simply one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
Most of our free time was spent walking, especially in the State Park. The trees and grass were almost unbelievably green, several different flowers were in bloom, and the weather was ideal-- we could hardly believe that it was February. We kept looking at one another and saying, "You know, we could totally move here."
It was a lovely little getaway, and Wendy and her kids are just fantastic people. It was comforting to walk and talk and sit and eat with the people that we love. And it was fun to watch Peter (Dan's younger cousin) meet Lua for the very first time!
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| Wendy at Annadel State Park |
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| On the trail |
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| Hiking at Annadel |
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| Blooms in February |
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| A stream in Annadel State Park |
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| The family at Lake Ilsanjo (Annadel State Park) |
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| On the trail |
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| More flowers in bloom |
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| Out to eat in the town of Sonoma |
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| Peter meets Lua for the first time! |
Between the hiking, food, and family, it was the perfect Valentine's Day weekend.
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