Pismo Beach & Engagement Party

One of my best friends from High School, Joy,  got engaged this summer. Her parents threw her and her fiancé, Chris, a party to celebrate their engagement. I was thrilled that I could attend this celebration! I don’t get to see Joy very often. It was great to not only get to see her, but her sister Fatima who is also a good friend.  It was fun to get to catch up with them. It definitely felt like the good old days.

Chris is the perfect match for Joy and I couldn’t be more excited for them. Congrats to the happy couple!

The engagement party was in Santa Maria, CA which is a little over 3 hours south of San Jose.  There is a beautiful beach a few miles north of Santa Maria. Dave and I decided to spend the afternoon at Pismo Beach. We had a great time. The weather was surprisingly pretty nice for October. There happened to be a clam festival on the pier the day we were there. There was also a surfing competition going on. It was completely by chance that we caught these events, but what a fun day to visit Pismo Beach.  My favorite part of the beach was an amazing haunted house themed sand castle that this guy was building. I have never seen anything quite like this. He had so many tools and gadgets and created quite the masterpiece! It was mesmerizing to watch him build the sand castle.

I love that Dave and I live so close to the beach. We will definitely have to visit Pismo Beach again this summer.