California knows how to party.

The Mister and I took a long weekend and headed up to Carmel. We took our time and headed up the coast and checked out the small towns along the way. Neither of us had been on the Pacific Coast Highway since we were kids so we relished it. California is truly the most beautiful state in the country. The only one where you can ski and surf in the same day. If you ever get a chance to drive this route, do it!

Here are my gratuitous nature shots:

See, I told you. I don't lie: Best state ever. It was a nice way to kick off the holidays. We visited with friends and had a nice mini road trip.

On a totally unrelated note Elizabeth Taylor's jewels sold at auction. You can see what they sold for here and my original post about them here.