{"id":2258,"date":"2018-05-22T16:20:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T23:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2018-05-22T16:20:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T23:20:57","slug":"monterey-pacific-grove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/","title":{"rendered":"MONTEREY + PACIFIC GROVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spent the weekend in Monterey and Pacific Grove for a graduation at CSUMB. We stayed near Lover&#8217;s Point in PG and enjoyed some great views from our hotel rooms. Friday afternoon we walked along the shore and enjoyed the ocean!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_155456_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2273\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155456_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155456_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155456_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155456_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_155613_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2274\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155613_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155613_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155613_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155613_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2275\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_155759_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2275\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155759_sm-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155759_sm-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155759_sm-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155759_sm-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155759_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My sister and I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2276\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_155814_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2276\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2276\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155814_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155814_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155814_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_155814_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My dad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_162831_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2265\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162831_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162831_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162831_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162831_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_162835_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2266\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162835_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162835_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162835_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_162835_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_161822_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2264\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161822_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161822_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161822_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161822_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_161713_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2263\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2263\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161713_sm-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161713_sm-1024x761.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161713_sm-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161713_sm-768x571.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161713_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_161605_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2262\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2262\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161605_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161605_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161605_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_161605_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180518_160502_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2261\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2261\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_160502_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_160502_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_160502_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180518_160502_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were there for my cousin&#8217;s (wife&#8217;s&#8230; whatever) graduation at CSUMB. It was a nice and cool day! The whole weekend was pretty gray, but as a heat hater I can&#8217;t really complain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2270\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180519_095813_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2270\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The school of nursing lining up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2269\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180519_095813_liz\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2269\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_liz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_liz.jpg 996w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_liz-300x239.jpg 300w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095813_liz-768x611.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look, I found Liz in my picture! hahahaha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2268\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180519_095418_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2268\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095418_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095418_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095418_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_095418_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filing into the stadium&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later we went to lunch with Justin and Liz and I ordered a crab cake and salad, but thought the crab cake would be miniature like the ones we get in the Bay Area so I ordered another one on top of that one and when they came they were huge! Needless to say, I was in crab cake heaven and cleaned my whole plate! lol<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2271\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180519_134427_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2271\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2271\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_134427_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_134427_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_134427_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_134427_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CRAB CAKES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And finally, a seagull joined us for breakfast one morning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/img_20180519_083619_sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2267\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2267\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_083619_sm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_083619_sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_083619_sm-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180519_083619_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:30px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spent the weekend in Monterey and Pacific Grove for a graduation at CSUMB. We stayed near Lover&#8217;s Point in PG and enjoyed some great views from our hotel rooms. Friday afternoon we walked along the shore and enjoyed the ocean! We were there for my cousin&#8217;s (wife&#8217;s&#8230; whatever) graduation at CSUMB. It was a nice &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/monterey-pacific-grove\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MONTEREY + PACIFIC GROVE&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2279,"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions\/2279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}