Since the cabin we stayed at this past weekend was only about a 10 minute drive to the beach, and the weather was gorgeous, we decided to spend Saturday afternoon there instead of going on a hike.
Lets start with the good, shall we?
The weather was amazing. I'm talking about barely a breeze, and the perfect temperature so you don't get too hot and your sunscreen melts off.
And the beach wasn't crowded at all, so we got a good spot near the cool pier and half sunk boat, for lots of good pelican and sea bird watching.
Plus, there were hardly any clouds, which can be hard to come by near Santa Cruz (we were Seacliff State Beach, hence the cliffs behind the beach)
We played catch for a while, chilled on our beach towels, ate some snacks, and had a great few hours.
I also spied on some people having parties at the picnic areas, and totally judged them for their lack of creative party decor. Yes, the wedding blog world has made me a decor snob, and now I fear I've been ruined--I'll never be able to throw a party again without the whole 9 yards of lanterns, coordinating centerpieces and a million details.
Lets start with the good, shall we?
The weather was amazing. I'm talking about barely a breeze, and the perfect temperature so you don't get too hot and your sunscreen melts off.
And the beach wasn't crowded at all, so we got a good spot near the cool pier and half sunk boat, for lots of good pelican and sea bird watching.
Plus, there were hardly any clouds, which can be hard to come by near Santa Cruz (we were Seacliff State Beach, hence the cliffs behind the beach)
We played catch for a while, chilled on our beach towels, ate some snacks, and had a great few hours.
I also spied on some people having parties at the picnic areas, and totally judged them for their lack of creative party decor. Yes, the wedding blog world has made me a decor snob, and now I fear I've been ruined--I'll never be able to throw a party again without the whole 9 yards of lanterns, coordinating centerpieces and a million details.
(I picked the bunting flag party as the winners, over the boring and predictable balloons party)Alright, so now the bad. Rude people who decided they were going to post up RIGHT in front of us. Seriously, this is their board they put in the sand to block our view, and the photo below that has my foot in it, as a reference to how close they were.
Um, WTH? I'm all for sharing the beach, but come on, there was a ton of room for them to sit down anywhere but right in front of us. A-holes.
And now for the ugly. Or weird. Or huh?
Shortly after the incredibly rude people sat down right in front of us, a group of people came over to the beach near us and set up to play a game of giant soccer.
Fine, whatever. The part that made me cock my head to the side like a confused puppy was their outfits. Not your typical beach-going attire!
The guy in the grass skirt with bike shorts under it had not one, but two crazy hats!
Yeah, not sure what they were up to, but wow, they've definitely win the prize for biggest weirdos I saw this weekend!
This post was a whole lot of randomness, but the thing I'm really wondering is, since most of you will soon be, or have recently been brides, do you judge all parties like weddings now? Will you ever be able to throw a party without the same attention to detail as you had/will have for your wedding?
