How to have a grueling weekend of relaxation in Santa Barbara

First things first, find allies ready to skip out on either work, husbands, or children.  

Then join forces to take a road trip up to downtown Santa Barbara.

Your girls getaway has finally left the group chat.

You skid marked out of the city so fast you didn't think to stop at a gas station to raid the snack aisles.  Hunger pains set in.  Satisfy your arrival munchies at Lokum for Turkish delight.

Then, across the way, up State Street have a yummy Southeast-Asian meal where Spanish-style colonial design meets Sama Sama Kitchen.

Bring matchy-matchy jammies for a true embodiment of a girls-only trip.

Ditch all diet restrictions and head to Helena St. Bakery for morning buns.

Book a Salt Cave session for some self-love indulgence.  

Get ready to relax and recharge.

Your girls trips just became a wellness retreat.  

If salt therapy is not your thing, what about red light therapy?

I've never done traditional therapy but the power of self-care group therapy is marvelously healing.

Catch golden hour at Butterfly Beach.

Level up your selfie game with the perfect setting.

Then show off your backdrop with your son who's at college.  He may exchange his magical backdrop too.

Embrace your "meno belly" so you can enjoy a guilt-free wood-fired pizza dinner at Bettina in ritzy Montecito.

 Take a stroll on Stearns Warf to really immerse yourself in beach town culture.

Then savor an obligatory seafood lunch on the end of the pier at Santa Barbara Shellfish Company.

Clam Chowder always hits differently when slurped by the ocean.

Grab last minute souvenirs before you head back on the road. 

Before long, you'll swerve off the freeway for a coffee break to try to extend what's left of the weekend. 

Your girls getaway was too short and not enough time to cram as much relaxation in just a few days.  So...

There's already talk about where the next travel destination will take you and your co-conspirators. 

*Disclaimer: This is a true story.  Some of the events have been chronologically taken out of order for dramatic purposes.

Contributing Team:

Transportation Captain - Letitia

Bookkeeper - Anna

Events Coordinator - Kelly

Director of Photography - Eva

Pajamas - Kelly

Self-care toolkit - Anna