An Amazingly Random Adventure!

Yesterday, as soon as I woke up, my brother asked me which places there were to eat at near by, and from the top of my head, I listed off all of the places that I could think of. He ended up choosing Carl's Jr., which was a good walk downhill from where we lived, so I quickly got myself dressed and decent enough to go out in public, and we went on our way. After we had finished eating, we thought it would be nice to go down to Cannery Row (a pretty big tourist area) and just walk around for a bit, since Carl's Jr. is SUPER close to that area. The whole day landed up turning into an epic adventure as we stopped by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Mirror Maze, the beach, walked around some stores, and then lastly stopped at Ghirardelli for some sundaes. xD It was pretty awesome! We have a ton of neat pictures that we took from our little outing. :3

I swear this shark was posing for the cameras...

Petting the rays!

Isn't he cute?!

Otters!

The Jellyfish Experience HAS to be one of my most favorite sections of the aquarium!

There's so many of them!

Probably one of the most fascinating creatures I've seen in the aquarium: the leafy seadragon 

The Finding Nemo cast! We did find Nemo in there, but he swam into a hole... :(

PENGUINS~!!!!

This shop was entirely dedicated to otters. Everything they sold had some sort of an otter pun. xD

Hairy Otter wall!

Inside the Mirror Maze

Inside the Laser Maze....

At the beach!

There really are a ton of different beaches here in Monterey.... I've been to about four so far.

You can see me enjoying my brownie sundae.... xD With as bad as I've been eating this whole week, I'm amazed I've only gained back one pound.

We had so much fun! Seeing all of the different types of sea life is so incredible, and even though I've been to the aquarium a couple of times before, I still become so fascinated seeing all of the different creatures there. I was so happy that I've finally been able to go to the Mirror Maze, too! I've always wanted to try it out because one of my friends had said such good things about it before. It really is challenging with the kaleidoscope glasses they give you (it really messes with your vision, making it look like there's four of everything). My brother and I managed to make it out still, though. At one point, we both decided to try going through it at opposite ends at once (I went through the exit, he took the main entrance) and we met somewhere at the middle, and he shouted "Desirae, where are you?!" even though I was standing right in front of him! He thought that he was looking at a reflection of me. The laser maze was pretty intense, too. The objective of that one was to hit the two buttons in the room while trying to avoid touching the lasers. There's also different difficulty settings you can choose from. I tried it both on easy and medium, and oddly enough, I did so much better on medium than on easy. O.O

 The worst part of our little excursion was definitely the walk back to the house... Nothing but uphill.... @_@ Still, it was well worth it. :D It was a shame that my hubby couldn't join us (he was at work), but I brought him back a Toll House Button Brownie (a frosted brownie with a Toll House cookie on top of it) to enjoy. :) I think he and I will have to do these things together before we have to leave Monterey. I'm sure he'd really like it. ^_^ I can definitely imagine him getting mad at the laser maze... It makes me crack up thinking about it! Lols!

Weekend Date~!

The weather out here this weekend was so gorgeous, and I've been enjoying every moment of it! It's usually so cold where we live, so warm days are somewhat of a rarity, and so I thought it would be the perfect for my husband and I to take a trip to the beach! Needless to say, so many other people had the same idea, and it took us awhile to find a parking spot, but in the end, it was all worth it!

Just look at that view! It was so pretty, I practically begged my husband to snap a picture of it just so I could post it here! Lols! I really enjoyed my time there. The whole time we were there, I was busy splashing around in the water (which was pretty cold, but I was able to adjust to the temperature quickly) and  running around having fun like a kid! It was a refreshing change of pace when most of the time I'm just at home cleaning and doing chores. Also, so many dogs ran up to me while I was there. xD It seems like no matter where I go, dogs just make a beeline for me. I really have no idea why, but I really love it! Every time it happens, it just makes me want pet dogs even more!

After the beach, we headed to Taco Bell for some Doritos Locos tacos (which are SO amazing!). We were starving, and it hit the spot just right. ^.^ Then after we finished our meal, I spotted a crepe place called the Monterey Crepe Company, which was right next to Taco Bell. It's funny, the whole time we've lived here and despite how many times we've been down that very street, I've never once noticed it before until then. We decided to take a look inside and it was kind of small, with not very many tables or people inside, but their menu was huge and had quite a selection of sweet and savory crepes(they also had muffins, cookies, sandwiches, coffee, and other beverages for sale). Given my huge sweet tooth, I of course chose something off the "sweet" menu.  I chose one called "Papa Johnny", which contained Nutella, bananas, coconut, and almonds and was topped off with whipped cream and confectioners sugar. I wasn't too sure how those ingredients would taste blended together at first, but once I had my first bite, I definitely did not regret my decision!

Doesn't it look delicious? Looking at it makes me want another one~! Too bad I have to be good until next weekend! Lols!

It really is a shame that the weekend is now coming to an end. It just seems like it passed by so quickly, but I suppose that's what happens when you're having fun with the one you love. :3