A late Getaway- Part 1

This weekend we went on our late Valentines getaway. I had planned everything, and kept it a surprise for Kurt. Kurts brother Isaac stayed with Emmitt & Alaina here at the house, and Maddox went to my Moms. We left Friday morning and drove up to San Luis Obispo to stay at the Madonna Inn. My bright idea came while watching The Bachelor, for those who have watched the show this season they stopped there along their drive up the Cali Coast. I fell in love with the look of it and I had heard of it a while back but had since forgot. This is not a swanky new age resort, it was built in 1958- it's vintage and that's why I LOVED it!! I looked it up online and booked us a room.
Each room has a different theme, ours was the Fabulous Fifties room. I requested this one specifically. For one the 50's is my favorite era, and it was just a really cute room.

I couldn't get the whole view of the room on my camera, there were two dbl beds, a couch off to the right and a flat screen tv. It was a definite "me" room. # We couldn't check in right away so we drove to Pismo Beach to check out the shops and the boardwalk there. We ate at this little hole in the wall mexican joint. (really good chile rellano) Our favorite shop was a little skate shop where we purchased these shoes for Maddox.

After our check in we relaxed a little in the room watching some TV (we don't have cable at home so vacay is a chance to watch some.) We enjoyed watching Americas Best Dance Crew, I love that show!! One of the things that bugs me the most about staying somewhere else is the beds, they always seem to be uncomfortable and hard. This bed was really soft and comfy, I was very tempted to steal the minky bedcover. lol. It was so ridiculously soft! After the show we walked the grounds, the Inn is huge and has a couple different buildings.

Our building is a smaller strip of rooms, here's Kurt outside of our room.

This is the main building where the larger rooms like the suites are.

I just loved these stairs!

The pool area was beautiful. They had a rock waterfall into a pond with it's own pagoda.

We're on the bridge in front of the waterfall.

We went from the pool area to the dining house where all their restaurnats and shops are. We first went down into the "wine cellar" where they have their gourmet food and wine store. We found these sodas that are made from the same grapes used to make the different wines, they have absolutely no alcohol in them. They are all called a different wine like chardonnay, pinot noir, and rose.

We bought all 3 different kinds, they were really good. Not at all like regular soda. We got a kick out of the mens bathroom down there. They have this urinal that is made of rock, and has motion sensors.

As soon as the guy steps up to pee it makes this thunder noise and a waterfall starts coming down off the rock. After Kurt used the facilities I snuck in while he kept watch to get a look at it- it's a famous gag at the inn.
We enjoyed their other shops the Ladies boutique and the mens shop. I fell in ^ with this super cute hat from the Ladies Boutique which Kurt kindly purchased for me. It reminds me of Audrey Hepburn type style.

After exploring all the shops we went back to our room to get ready for dinner. We ate at the Madonna Inns Gold Rush Steakhouse. This restaurant had the coolest decor, I absolutely loved the look of this place. They have a pit bbq and are known for their steaks so what better to order than a steak? Both Kurt and I ordered the filet mignon. Mine was the French version, wrapped in bacon with a burgundy sauce and mushrooms. It was by far the BEST steak I have ever had! The dining room was drenched in pink and Valentine decor. You might recognize it from The Bachelor, this is themain spot they showed on the show.

A dinner isn't complete without dessert, after looking over their dessert tray...Kurt decided on coconut cream pie.

And I got the Pink Champagne Cake!! ^ It was heaven, the best non chocolate cake ever!!

We were so very full. A band started playing half way through our meal, and they have a dancefloor just off the dining area. We watched alot of cute old couples ballroom dancing. We were just about to head back to our room but decided it wouldn't be right without joining in on the dancing fun. We mimicked the other couples around us, we're a bit rusty on the ballroom dancing. It was really fun, at one point they played a little swing song so we could brush up on that one as well. I threw a little jitterbug into my swing dancing.
Once we got our dance fix in it was back to our room for a grape soda toast and relaxation.^