17 May 2011

Goodbye Santa Barbara...Hello Ames!

Goodbye Santa Barbara!
Hello Ames!
For those of you who haven't heard, we are moving to Ames, Iowa. Jarad accepted a job at Iowa State and we'll be moving there this August. We are really excited for this new adventure. We are so thrilled to be moving closer to our families, but we are sad to say goodbye to all the great friends we've made here in Santa Barbara and to the beautiful weather and scenery.

Since we found out that we are moving, we started a bucket list of things we'd like to do before we leave Santa Barbara. We've already checked off quite a few, but there are still so many great places to explore. If anyone has a suggestion of something we should definitely do before we leave, please post a comment and let us know what it is.

1. Disneyland - check
2. San Diego Zoo - check
3. Tidepooling - check
4. Nojoqui falls - check
5. Knapps castle - check
6. Santa Claus beach - check
7. The REEF - check
8. Carousel and Chase Palm Park - check
9. South Coast Railroad Museum - check
10. Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show - check
11. Beach grill at Padaro - check (actually after driving out there last Sunday, it appears this is closed now)
12. Ty Warner Sea Center
13. Natural History Museum and Planetarium
14. Mission Santa Barbara
15. Santa Barbara Courthouse
16. San Ysidro Canyon
17. San Luis Obispo

Here's a list of some other amazing places we've explored while we've lived here in Santa Barbara:
Natural Cafe - our favorite restaurant
Yo Yum Yum - our favorite dessert
Santa Barbara Zoo
Coronado Butterfly Preserve
UCSB Lagoon
Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden
Hearst Castle
Elephant Seals
Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands
Whale watching
Solvang
State beaches - El Refugio, El Capitan, Gaviota, and Carpinteria
Cachuma Lake
Cold Springs Canyon
Inspiration Point

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