Man vs. Ocean

With a few days off before I start Yearbook camp and Mark goes back to work, we decided to use one of the days to visit the Pacific Ocean! What perfect weather! Not too hot, a slight breeze-wonderful. Super crowded since Huntington Beach was hosting a surf competition and a BMX bike thing, there was so many people it was insane. But we found a little spot and enjoyed a bit of surf and sun.

The ocean was seriously having a day! The undertow had a huge draw to the north which made it unsafe for our boarding like we had ventured out to do. But Mark tried to enjoy a bit of wave action. Only a few minutes of this and we decided they were more then we were bargaining for.

I convinced Mark to walk up the beach with me to the Huntington Pier. Enjoyed a bit of Ruby's for lunch where we indulged in perfectly crafted shakes that added not so perfectly to our waistlines. Definitely worth every bite!

The Beach was perfect. We sure love just relaxing there and even came out mostly sunburned-less. Well, at least one of us did. Surely we will be going back.

Sidenote A: So this was the first day since High School that I've french braided my hair. Not to say that its cool or anything but I felt it was beach appropriate. Does this mean I can say I have "long hair" now? Weird.

Sidenote B: on the way down we stumbled upon the Whole Foods Market (as seen on The Next Food Network Star, and other Food Network challenge shows) and simply fell in love. Its like the Disneyland of grocery stores. Not to mention: we fell IN LOVE with the freshly made Peanut Butter. Just flip the switch and bam...you've got 100% delicious peanut butter! Seriously nothing added. It is so delicious. They also have a huge variety of proteins that have been seasoned in various ways. We're trying their cilantro-lime Chicken tonight. To sum it up-Food Network knows where its at.