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"\\nWeekend getaways are one of the best things about living in California. You can literally be at the beach and drive a few hours east and be in the desert (as I was last weekend), or a couple hours to the northeast and hit the slopes, or a few hours up the coast and be in beautiful wine country.  So my rock-star husband finally returned from the road after a long run with his band, Rooney, supporting the Jonas Brothers here in the U.S., followed by another long run with Good Charlotte in Europe, and finally a mini-U.S. tour that ended with a Sweet 16 party in Chattanooga...for real.  We were in serious need of some quality time together, and what better way to spend it than a drive up to Paso Robles, CA?  \n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\nActually, some friends of ours were getting married (on a gorgeous olive farm), and we wanted to be there, so I picked Ned up from the airport in L.A., and we drove straight there. We changed clothes in a gas station, and I put my makeup on while he drove.  The reception was in an old barn that was as elegant as it was rustic, and the music included Jackson Brown singing Sam Cooke's \"Send Me.\"  So romantic!  And Jackson couldn't have been nicer.  I don't think my husband and I have been to a wedding that he didn't convince the drummer to give up his kit for a few songs, and this one was no exception.  I love to see him in his element though, so my embarrassment over his forwardness passed pretty quickly. I think the \"olive you\" martinis helped too! \n\nThe next morning we decided to take a drive a little further up the coast and check out Hearst Castle.  Now, many of you Cosmo readers may not know this, but you can thank William Randolph Hearst for the pages you flip through every month.  He was a media mogul, running newspapers, a movie studio, and many magazines, including Cosmopolitan! He was an avid collector of art and ancient artifacts, including Gothic ceilings and statues, and in his fifties he decided to build a \"castle\" to include his collection.  It took him over 20 years to build and apparently is nowhere near being finished, but this place is phenomenal!  He sounded like a great guy too...he made sure to share his home (he called it the ranch, but this was not your typical ranch) with as many as 20 friends every weekend, including some of the most famous and innovative folks in his time.  I'd like to think as a working TV actress married to a rock musician, we would've been included, but I think it was more the TomKats and Brangelinas of the day! Finally, after a great day, we hopped on Highway 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway, and made our way back to L.A., watching the sunset over the ocean.  It was the perfect getaway! -SJP.S.  To all you mothers out there: Happy Mother's Day...in honor of my mother, I feel compelled to mention that she is also keeping a blog!  It is about experience and living with special needs persons\u2026mainly, my brother, but they are really interesting and good. Check it out if you have a second at onlycasualobservations."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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