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Travel · November 28, 2017

First Thanksgiving in California

Mens Style

This year Michael and I had one of the most unique Thanksgivings we’ve ever had in our lives. We veered veryyy far from tradition and didn’t cook a thing at our house. Instead, we hopped in our Jeep and drove to the coast for an oceanside Thanksgiving feast.

I’m sharing this in case anyone next Thanksgiving is in the same boat as Michael and I —  and by that I of course mean hundreds of miles away from everyone you know and love, unable to fly home, and way too lazy to cook an entire thanksgiving meal just for yourself. Whew.

In a state of extreme naĂŻvetĂŠ, I bought a huge turkey days in advance of Thanksgiving. I pictured myself laboriously basting this bird with my hair perfectly done and wearing a cute apron. On Thanksgiving Eve I came to my senses and realized how much I did NOT want to spend one of Michael’s few days off slaving away in the kitchen.

Kona Kai Hotel
Kona Kai Hotel

So obviously I got on my phone and immediately began searching for places to go where someone else would cook Thanksgiving dinner. For all you people who may find this blog post in a google search in November 2018 — this is a comprehensive guide to Thanksgiving in San Diego.

Kona Kai Hotel
Vessel restaurant

Michael and I decided to go to Vessel Restaurant for our Thanksgiving feast. It’s located at the Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island. I thought it’d be a little depressing going out to eat on Thanksgiving because all I’ve ever known is large family gatherings but honestly, it was AMAZING. We were seated with a perfect view of the marina and had bottomless mimosas. The decor was so beautiful and everything was first rate. Since we didn’t have family visiting, it was nice to be out and about with people. Now, the meal was a buffet and I usually get creeped out by buffets but this one was anything but basic. It was sooo so good.

Kona Kai Hotel^^omg can I please have this horse

Kona Kai Hotel
Kona Kai Hotel

If you’re like us (clueless about cooking turkeys, nomads away from your families), I HIGHLY recommend abandoning any notion of slaving over a hot stove for 12 hours by yourself. Treat yo’self and go get bottomless mimosas and endless turkey.

LOVE YALL. until next time.

MICHAEL’S TROUSER’S | MICHAEL’S SPERRYS | PRADA PURSE

VESSEL RESTAURANT | KONA KAI HOTEL

In: Travel · Tagged: california, san diego, shelter island, thanksgiving, vessel restaurant

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new years/anniversary in pcola🤍 new years/anniversary in pcola🤍
5 years ago under the night sky we said “I do” 5 years ago under the night sky we said “I do” to forever. happy anniversary @mdhadel !
cozy patio hangout (obsessed with these oversized cozy patio hangout (obsessed with these oversized chairs from ikea!!)📙🍂
October 2020 in Mississippi 🍂✨🎃 http://lik October 2020 in Mississippi 🍂✨🎃 http://liketk.it/301h2 #liketkit @liketoknow.it
wish there was a Jeep emoji 🥺 wish there was a Jeep emoji 🥺
happy 30th(!) birthday to my love @mdhadel 🤩🎂 with each year that goes by you get more handsome, more wise, and better in every way (altho the mustache is questionable). I love you!!! #dirtythirty #gettingold #justkidding #kinda
home sweet home in Mississippi! we closed on our h home sweet home in Mississippi! we closed on our house last week that we bought 2,000 miles away in San Diego via FaceTime. major thanks to my angel parents @barnabypie & @ranger.steele who drove down from Ohio at a moments notice to check out this house for us in person before we made an offer. we love it so much and are so excited to get settled! #visitorswelcome #mississippivacation #notsandiegobutitwilldo
WE’RE MOVING!! 🚚 After 3 years in sunny San D WE’RE MOVING!! 🚚 After 3 years in sunny San Diego, we’re moving back to Mississippi. Back to the deep south, humidity, and gas station BBQ. Michael and I first lived in Mississippi as newlyweds when he was in flight school. This time around he’ll be an instructor and we’ll be able to put some roots down as we’ll be there for at least 3 years. Now we’ve just gotta pack up and hit the road. We’re moving ourselves this time around (full DITY move) and the pandemic is def adding extra flavor to the whole experience. Here we goooo! #ditymove #pandemicmove #gitrdone
one last time exploring mount laguna! one of our f one last time exploring mount laguna! one of our fav places in San Diego county 🥾🤎
got the full set of pics from Michael’s homecomi got the full set of pics from Michael’s homecoming — love them so much! 🤍 thank you @rachael_mariephotography ! As Michael’s time here is coming to an end, I’m really glad we could get these pics with the C2 #flynavy
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