Valentine's at the Mission Inn

We knew we wanted to go out of town for the weekend, so I decided to make it special. However, it turned out to be quite the weekend (I'll explain that in a moment). I decided that the Mission Inn in Riverside would be an ideal location to celebrate Valentine's Day. A quick disclaimer, We have not done anything like this since we got married, so it was supposed to be something different. Overall, we had a wonderful time and have gained an experience that we will laugh about for a lifetime!

I decided that a normal dinner out to The Old Spaghetti Factory just wouldn't do. So, I made reservations at Cafe Sevilla, since they had a Valentine's special with a Flaminco dance show. It did not register why they needed a per person deposit to make the reservations; I just assumed it was because they would be busy. Anyway, needless to say it was an amazing dinner but cost a bit more than I was expecting. YIKES! Won't ever do that again!

We strolled the streets of old town Riverside on our way back to the hotel, as you can see we were enjoying ourselves.


The Mission Inn was amazing. There was so much to see; it was almost overwhelming.


After we dragged ourselves out of the Hotel (we just didn't want to go), we stopped by a few of the antique shops in the area and found some pretty funny items.

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The Pacific Crest Trail

Well, Meg and I have been on many hikes but we FINALLY brought our camera with us!! We also were able to bring our lovely puppy along. This is a fun trail in our area that leads to a really cool swimming hole, however the juvenile locals have added their own personal touch!

Ahhh, Southern California hiking!


Looking rough and rugged!

The lovely ladies!


Ooooooh, a cave with a bunch of beer cans inside.
Pearl was very intrigued.


Not to bad a scenery for Southern California mountains.
Well, it's okay.

Well, all in all we had a great day. One that we felt was worth documenting. The hike itself was about four and half miles round trip and is actually quite pretty. Well, that's all I have to say about that!