The Gypsy on Adventure

WGB Birthday Celebration

Have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Worlds Greatest Boyfriend! LOL He does not enjoy birthdays and is grumpy days before!  So today like we usually do, we took the day off. We went up highway 17 to Santa Cruz first and hit our spot near the Harbor and had breakfast at the Mexican place ON the beach! I love it there...

We walked out to our spot...and I was able to see that some one was working on my fantasy house way across the way! So we HAD to drive over by the wharf to see my fav Victorian house and sure enough! Some one is fixing her for being a B&B! I wish I could afford to stay there for a weekend! You can view the wharf from the house! I am IN LOVE with it! They painted her all white like I wanted to do! I am so happy that they did not bull doze her! Happy happy heart!

Then we drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to Half Moon Bay stopping along the way for me to take photos of the light house! OHMYGAWD my photos turned out so great! I love them!

We stopped shortly at HMB... and then drove to Burlingame for his Princess Cake and I got some goodies as well! YUM I love that we do this once a year! I just cannot believe it has been a year already!

It was a perfect day...I knit while we drove...enjoyed the day...came home and knit on my blue shawl some more! It passed to fast! AND now tomorrow is work! Damn it!

   

The birthday celebration continues

Ah, the worlds greatest boyfriend scooped me up and took me to Half Moon Bay for a little lunch on the beach, it was nice and froggie! I loved it! A simple subway lunch and then headed downtown for my fav shop Tolkenz, where of course I bought another dress AND a shorts jump suit! hee hee hee

So two things in my closet have to go! I think I will be taking pics and uploading here for some sales later when I get my act together!

We drove the historic coast highway 1 all the way to  Santa Cruz and down Highway 17 to home. It was a nice day, but I am hurting! This back thing is getting on my last nerve! I am in so much pain it is not funny!

Sunset

A little Beach time!

We drove to a secluded beach and boy it was fantastic! we had it ALL to ourselves! We soaked in the beauty and ate our lunch! Pure joy! AND the sand really is pebbles!

The Adventure Starts!

Divine! I woke up this morning...lazy and was able to walk around the house without a time limit. I ate breakfast and packed for the weekend. I paired down to only 3 outfits that are comfy nothing fancy but a blk skirt and a velvet top for dinner in case. All my toiletries and sundrys! Watered my plants in the back yard. The Worlds Greatest Boyfriend came home for lunch and then I was off for my adventure!

I drove to Aptos to meet up with my art friends! I spent the night with Bev and we went to a fab dinner at Rio Del Mar! What good food! It was a beautiful day! And the meal with a good friend can heal your weary bones!

We were able to talk and catch up...and RELAX! Ah to put the real world behind! We have that beautiful view of the water from her house! What could be more soothing?!

We took naps on the couch, watched movies, and tried to figure out the books we were going to make! That was hysterical! Ha! I could not remember and then Lucy called and reminded us! Giggle

Bev made each of us fab books to chronical our 1st Beach Byotch Road trip!

We turned in rather early...to get the day behind us for the starting of our trip!!!!

When Friends Rise to the Occassion!

Ah! I imposed myself of my friend Bev and invited myself to stay at her beach house! I left at 12:30 and this is the view! How can you have holiday depression near this scene? So I am SO glad that Bev allowed me to decend on her and take up some of her precious time away to put up with me! : )

Then it was wonderful Saturday!!!! We went to Lucy's for a day of art! We rock when we are together! First off look at the morning pic of the Ocean! Ah BREATHE Gypsy girl breathe! LOVED it! Then we had Scorns and White fruit! Oh what a great breakfast!

   

Then during the day we had Beth teach us Serindipity paper! You take the size of paper you want and collage small pieces (I did it wrong) all over the page! Add glitter, stamps and what ever else you want! Then we cut them into five pieces so we could each have a piece of one anothers page! Oh what fun!

We also got a couple of label pages each from Mizz Lucy with the tile stuff put on with a stencil in the shape of a rose! Then we used my new misting watercolors from Outside the Margin! YUM! I also painted my paper for my paper doll! We had a good time!

We went shopping! To the French store! YUMMY! Well I bought a beautiful orange shawl! I can't wait to wear it to work! Orange is my new color I wear it with purple all the time now! I look great in it! AND I bought a pair of earrings that has a crown and a hand! I gave one to Lucy! So we each have one! OH SO FUN! I also could not resist the antique amythist rosarie! I am SO excited about it! It came FROM France! EEEEEeeee! Squeeeel with delight!

We went to a fun store tent that had luscious holiday items! I bought a couple of ornaments! All in all I did well!

We ended the day with photos! Thank gawd for photos they don't lie! I am so fat here that is IT! I am going to try to down size! ehem! LOL Can't stand the way I look!

A little funny! You can see me in the mirror in the background! giggle snort!

Davenport High Tide

Davenport High Tide
Originally uploaded by Gypsy Froggie.

Talk about B E A U T I F U L ...Michael and I had an ALONE day. Part of it was spent here on the beach smelling the wonderful sea air!!! It was empty! Just the two of us and the birds! I swear the birds that were next to us kept saying "Peek a Boo" that is what their whistle sounded like to me!

I saw a monarch butterfly AND a green lizard!

We stopped in Half Moon Bay and I checked out my favorate store, I don't know what is wrong with me...I didn't buy a thing!

Together~Alone!

Together
Originally uploaded by Gypsy Froggie.

A rare photo shoot for us. We barely have any photos together...I think I have to change that trend! We had some precious together time ALONE! what a concept! And we spent the afternoon in Half Moon Bay this is Miramar Beach Restuarant right on the beach as you can see. We had THE best seat in the house! Literally! And we only had to wait 10 minutes! It was perfect!

Michael had a beautiful Shrimp Louie Salad and I had a wonderful Spinish raspberry dressing salad! It was leisurely, comfortable, with a piano player really playing the piano in the background through our entire meal.

The Miramar Beach Restaurant was originally designed and built as a Prohibition speakeasy. Inside were revolving kitchen cabinets and other secret compartments where illegal liquor was concealed from the prying eyes of the “G-men.” While you are there you can enjoy the memories of the Northern California Coastside’s colorful past and browse through their extensive collection of old photos (circa 1920).

It has a great romantic old feeling as you sit and gaze at the waves and people playing on the beach. It is a good time waiting to happen. The piano player was fun, he even played the pink panther...and happy birthday to the owner/or manager of the place. It was all very slow and quiet. We didn't feel rushed to leave.

What a perfect day for the beach! I enjoy the over cast and not the bright heating sun...this was perfect. And to hear and see the waves crashing just resets my spirit every time.

On our way home we stopped off at the best bakery ever to pick Michael up a Princess Birthday cake and of course some other delicious goodies! I had to get an eclair! I love those things...and a piece of fruit cheese cake... it is a lushious bakery! I enjoy their goods! And since we only go once a year on his birthday we make the best of it!

Half Moon Bay

Well today was supposed to be the hotest day of the year for us...and it was! However, I had my step mother stopping by around 9 am and I took her to Half Moon Bay! What a delight! A cool 70...we went to a little diner there that reminds me of some thing out of the 50s to have breakfast and some conversation! You can see I was a good girl and wore a hat...so my rosasia won't act up!

We walked down town looking at shops and met a funny friend! Then and sat on a bench in the shade for over an hour (my leg is swelling again, looks like the yoga and back injury are having fun!) and just people watched and more conversation! What a REALLY PLEASANT day! 

I had a really good giggle when I saw this manequin head! I have been seeing a lot of them on Flickr and thought about a week ago how much I would LOVE running into one! Then as we were in the store Hey Jude, I looked up and sure enough there was the giggling head! I so wanted to take it home!  Reddirtrose on flickr has these! FUN FUN FUN!

Then of course to my favorite shop Tolkenz...and they forgot to put one of my dresses in the bag! GAH...So they have to mail it to me...I will have to call them tomorrow because I didn't notice it today, until I drove ALL the way home and it was too late! Gah!

We went to Moss Beach Wharf for lunch...I can't remember the name of the place but I had a beautiful meal there! The waitress was really sweet even if Margarite was a little snippy with her from the heat. We had more time for great conversation! And just a few laughs. It has been a nice surprise with her being here in California...

You could tell when we got home just what a difference it was between the coast and inland! Yikes! Instant melt!  My leg and ankle was so swollen again that I spent the evening icing it!  And working on my pages!  And my poor furry babies are just spent! I wish I could help them!

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet. Earl Nightingale

A Crown Day!!!!!!

WoW! What a hell of a day! I have glitter from one end of the house to the other...there is magical fairy dust glitter ALL over my driveway and walkway! It is ALL over me...my face, my clothes...EVERY WHERE even on my cats paws! LOL

We had the day of Making Our Diva Mermaid Crowns!!! Oh MY GAWD!!!! Go here to see our photos!We are doing good! One day! I one crown! We cracked up putting it all together and I have to say that Robins is my favorite, with Lucy in a close 2nd! hers is just ELEGANTI!!!

AND I started my Bottle...Lucy came early to teach me the Mexican Lace Stitch! Wow! This is awesome!  Tomorrow, I meet up with Loretta...and we etch the bottle! I cannot wait! This is going to be awesome!