This morning Ben had to do a little training run for the Big Sur 10 mile race. I joined him of course and we did 5 slow.
But, he forgot his running clothes – rookie mistake!
Post-run we had Subway egg sandwiches for breakfast. 
Then, we headed to the half marathon expo packet pick up.
And finally had the rest of the day to just enjoy Central California.
LOVE.
Love again <3
Lunch! We went to the San Simeon Grill. Skip it. <- That’s my review. Impressive food blogging, right? Well, that’s all you have to know.
View from our table…
Continue up the coast…
Finally it was time for the real reason we came to Paso Robles – WINE TASTING!
We started with our favorite winery – Rotta. I was supposed to be the DD since I have the race tomorrow, but I LOVE these wines and had Ben tag me in.
And we got a little excited with the purchases. 
It’s kinda embarrassing but I couldn’t get enough of the dessert port wine. So, I took the paper water cup and had a little to go! #Classy
Carb loading.
Hydrating? 
There were signs for “Oranges for Sale” and we decided to stop. But, it seemed to be a trap – literally! A big trailer with food in it?!
But, I’m obviously easy to catch because I went in…
Since we spent all our money on wine, the Chili’s gift certificate we got for Christmas really saved the day! We got the 2 for $20 deal that came with an appetizer. I think I’ve found my favorite tortilla chips – these are so salty and thin!!!
My meal – Margarita Chicken (from the Chili’s Lighter Side Menu). It was surprisingly good! (My expectations were very low, but seriously it was good.)
Ben’s
And I had a revelation!
Ben suggested dessert today again! I thought maybe he was on his period, but then I realized that’s not how it works.
We took the Chocolate Molten Cake to go because we were full. 
Back to my revelation – Ben’s been dieting lately and I think he’s trying to “live it up” this weekend! Fine by me 
But I think it says something about how deprivation makes us feel – even people that don’t have issues with food.
Now, I should chug some water and figure out if I have everything for the half marathon tomorrow. I just checked the course and it’s HILLYHILLYHILLY! Help.
Your husband is adorable. That picture of the two of you makes me smile.
Yeah, that’s why I pack for my husband.. haha can’t forget his running clothes !
I’m so jealous of the wine tasting. It’s kind of my dream. Some day I’ll head over there and drink a bunch of wine and try not to get arrested.
I love that you made Ben run with out running clothes! You made him right?
That has to be the cutest little Lara Bar ever! Was that in the goodie bag?
Have a great race!!! Kick those hill’s bootays!!!
Yes, it was from the goodie bag. I’ve seen them at a lot of expos at the Larabar tent too.
You should totally go to Taco Temple in Morro Bay. (http://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-temple-morro-bay) Knowing your love of Mexican food, HOLY SHIV is it amazing. The fish tacos are to. die. for. I graduated from Cal Poly, SLO and lived in Grover Beach after that. We would drive up the coast to eat there just about every month. Totally worth it!
Chili’s chips and salsa are the best…I always count on getting like a side salad when I go there because I know I will destroy a chips basket first.
Chili’s does have the best chips! Hope you have a good race, I’m sure the course will be gorgeous.
I trained near Paso Robles for the Army for about six weeks a couple years ago. Didn’t really get to enjoy the area but loved driving by the vineyards. Hope your race is going/went well.
Are those seals? Is there wine at the finish line???? That would be awesome.
Good luck!
The Kidless Kronicles
Sadly, no wine at the finish line. And yes they were seals not dead fish (like someone else thought).
Looks like a fab day. Too bad you had to hold back on the wine tasting because of the race. Hopefully you get to do more today after the race.
beautiful photos….vineyards are heaven! looks like a great trip so far. good luck with the race!
What a great weekend! I totally agree with the “deprivation” thing – even thinking about dieting and food restriction makes me turn a little bit crazy, and I have tons of food issues. Would love to hear more about this and Ben’s thoughts!
Good luck tomorrow! It looks like you had so much fun!
I definitely have a thing for port wine too! 🙂
I think I’ve had that Chili’s meal!!! Delicious. I think my husband feels the exact same way… whenever I’m working on cleaning up our eating — he’s goes bananas and wants snacks and desserts all the time!
Ahhh I went to Cal Poly and miss the Central coast so much!!! If you get the chance, go eat at Big Sky in SLO- AMAZING
i went to cal poly too! when did u graduate?
just in december- I did four and a quarter and live between LA and SB now. You?
nice 🙂 i graduated in march of 2011…studied psychology. i live in the suburbs of LA…kind of near pasadena.
i graduated a quarter early..so i think we both started in 2007? wonder if we had any classes together or something 🙂
maybe! Who knows with the GE’s- I was an ASCI major and took the pre-med route coursework. Drop me an email at [email protected] 🙂
The margarita chicken is always my go to meal at chili’s. You are right, it really is good. Have fun tomorrow & good luck!!
Beautiful views! Though I had to do a double-take on one of the beach photos. At first, I thought you took a photo of a beach full of dead fish!
Great photos! I love those thin Chillis tortilla chips!!!
Looks like you had a great day! Good luck tomorrow!