A few weeks ago, Justin planned a wonderful 35th birthday getaway trip to Santa Fe. We left Friday afternoon, hopped on an SWA flight to ABQ, and then drove an hour to Santa Fe. We were excited to get away!
Once we were there we checked into our hotel and went to the Plaza area. We put our name on the list to eat at The Shed and it was an hour and a half wait. Yikes! It ended up being perfect though because it gave us time to check out the area. There were so many beautiful churches and lots of cute little shops.
Loretto Chapel
Love the fall foliage!
This was my favorite shop! You walk in and it smells like Christmas with Christmas music playing. Each place we travel I pick up an ornament and this place had a million to choose from. I loved it!
Our table was ready and we headed to The Shed. It was the best meal we had in Santa Fe. Yummy!
The next morning we headed out for a hike. First, we grabbed Starbucks from our hotel. Yes, it has taken me 35 years to finally understand why everyone loves Starbucks so much. I'm a new fan!
We then headed back into town to grab breakfast.....
We put our name on the list at and explored the Plaza more. Each morning artisans come here to sell their jewelry. Everything was beautiful and they were so friendly.
Our table was ready at Cafe Pasqual and we were ready to eat. This place was our favorite breakfast spot. Everything was fresh and organic. They even had their own cookbook that I was very tempted to purchase. Such a yummy breakfast!
We were stuffed and ready to go hike! We drove an hour and made it to Tent Rocks.
These rocks were formed from volcano explosions over the past million years and then these cone-shaped rock formations were formed. Pretty incredible!
We made it to the top!
What a hike!
We then drove to another lookout point
After the hike, we headed back to Santa Fe and went olive oil tasting. It was so much fun and yummy! Who knew they had all these yummy flavors?!
The next morning we headed out again for another hike......
When the hike started it was sunny and in the 50's. Perfect hiking weather!
The higher we climbed the clouds would get darker and darker and it was getting very cold. Then, it started raining and sleeting on us. Oh my golly, it was freezing! We ran down!
Once we made it to the bottom, it was nice and sunny again! Crazy weather!
A deer we saw on our way to the next hike
Our next stop was another beautiful hike- it rained on us again too.
After our hike, we changed in the car and headed for the famous 'Canyon Road'. It is a few streets filled with art galleries. We could not afford a thing there, but it was fun to walk around and check everything out.
Next, we headed to the Bell Tower Bar to check out the beautiful sunset. It was the perfect ending to a great trip.
Bye beautiful Santa Fe. Thank you to Justin for planning such a wonderful birthday trip- it was the perfect place to relax and recharge. Thank you also to Nana and Papa for watching the boys while we were away!!!
