A Surprise Vacation!

On Wednesday afternoon Ashish came home from his classes a couple of hours early. He explained that his clinical for the next couple of days had been postponed and that he now had 2 1/2 days free! This was welcome news as that meant that we'd finally be able to have some quality time to spend together! He then went a step further and said to pack my bags, we were going away as a family!!! What an awesome surprise!!! (I'm on Spring Break at Simpson so the timing was perfect all the way around.)

We got a timeshare reservation at a good price (thanks for your help with that Mom) and ended up going to Windsor, California (about an hour north of San Francisco). So we quickly packed everything up and hopped in the car for what would very soon turn out to be a wonderful vacation!

We arrived around 9pm on Wednesday and checked into the Worldmark Windsor Resort. Below is a view from our room.Thursday morning we woke up and eagerly prepared for a fun-filled day!
First on the docket was a trip to the swimming pool. Priya danced around happily after we got her dressed in her swim suit.
And she was elated when we hit the pool! Yep, Priya has a bit of an "outie" belly button. :)


We then trekked on down to Santa Rosa and briefly hit the mall.
And then visited a Tourist Info Center to see about finding the best way to get to the ocean.
We ended up taking a trip down to Bodega Bay (where The Birds was filmed) and Priya had her very first experience visiting the ocean!
She was a bit hesitant with the sand at first and definitely did NOT like the feel of the sand between her toes, but once she realized the treasure that awaited her a few steps further she quickly changed her tune!

She was crazy about the water (despite the fact that it was far from warm) and would have headed straight into the ocean if we hadn't held her hand.
Needless to say she was not very happy about leaving the water behind. But more fun was ahead...
We then made a loop up and visited the Redwoods at Armstrong Woods.




It was dark before we knew it so it was time to trek on back to Windsor. Priya was all tuckered out from a fun-filled day so we put her to bed and Ashish went to work on the BBQ and grilled us up some delicious tri-tip (his FAVORITE!).
Before we knew it Friday morning had arrived! Priya had fun jumping on Daddy!
And then we hit the pool for another hour before putting Priya down for her nap and then checking out and saying farewell to Windsor.
We took a detour on the return trip and went through Napa. It was an absolutely perfect day (upper 70's) and perfect for a last bit of sightseeing.





And then in what seemed to be a blink of an eye (well, probably not to Priya) we were back in Redding armed with a ton of wonderful memories of a very special family vacation. Thanks Ashish for an amazing surprise and for 3 wonderful family and fun-filled days!