The first stop on my road trip was Santa Barbara. My closest Aunt and Godmother lives there and I try to visit her every so often. I hadn't been to stay with her in some time though so I was long overdue.
Visiting my Aunt is always one of my favorite things. My parents used to ship me away to Santa Barbara for about a week every summer and my Aunt had a huge hand in shaping who I am today. She used to take me to book stores, show me how to paint, teach me ceramics, and show me the beauty of the outdoors. It's no wonder that reading, painting, sculpting and exploring nature are still very important to me. As I've become an adult, we've also just realized we really get along so I definitely owed her a visit, especially after she had been up to see me earlier that year.
My Aunt and Uncle always roll out the red carpet for me. I arrived to a beautiful plate full of dried meats, smoked salmon and cheeses. So what did I do? I pulled out one of my many bottles of wine and we discussed what I wanted to see while I was there. We through around a few ideas but thought that going to see Butterfly Beach would be a good way to spend the next afternoon.
Butterfly beach is located near Montecito and in a very nice part of the city (not that there are any bad parts in Santa Barbara) full of ritzy hotels and amazing houses. The tide was rather high while we were there so my Aunt stayed behind to take pictures (she later makes beautiful paintings based on her snapshots) while my Uncle, my cousin, and I roamed down the beach, picking out which houses we would buy when we were billionaires.
Although we only stopped by the beach in order to have short stroll through the waves, there were many people there with their families so it's also a great place to go and spend the day.
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