(stay)cation: beach cottage getaway menu planning

This weekend, I'll be going with a couple friends to a beach cottage in Santa Cruz. I invited Meral to come on Sunday if she's free and spend overnight and leave on the Monday we check out. I looked up the location on Airbnb and discovered it's right next to the beach and harbor where I paddled my very first outrigger canoe race. I'm so excited.

And they're cool with me cooking. I already said I'm going to cook and assemble a seafood tower and will likely do a meal of Korean bbq or bulgogi, with of course, my tried-and-true banchan. Mustn't forget to bring homemade kimchi. Panini boards too with wine for happy hour, I think. Here are my generic shopping and to-pack lists thus far. 

1. Lobster (maybe) and crab, beef bulgogi and Korean short ribs and Japchae from Costco
2. Homemade banchan (kimchi, Japanese eggplant, bean sprouts, cucumber)
3. Oysters, mussels, scallops, shrimp from H&H Fresh Fish
4. Italian panini of Trader Joe's baguette, prosciutto, mozzarella balls, pasta
5. Kimchi, fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame seeds, sesame oil, jasmine rice, Jagalchi grill
6. Pasta with salmon (Costco), lemon, kale, peas and herbs (Trader Joe's)
7. Beach craft of decoupage trinket dishes made with shells (mostly oyster), decorative cocktail napkins, liquid gold paint, pearl paint, and decoupage
8. Sea mug and vases gifts for Cybil and Lyra
9. Watercolor, colored pencils, mixed media sketchpad, paintbrushes
10. Speaker for Apple music playlists and phone charger
11. Journal, one nonfiction, one fiction
12. Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, contact lens, deodorant, face and body sunscreens, hydrogen peroxide, retainer, 
13. 3 t-shirts, nightshirt, shorts, jeans--there's a washer and dryer at the cottage--Converse, flip flops, hat, laundry bag
14. CPAP & laptop

I have a little field notebook in which maybe I'll get more granular with my lists to include staples from my kitchen. My cooking is so good because of the arsenal of ingredients I always have on hand for flavoring and seasoning. I'm thinking I want to return to the little gift shop in Capitola that had these white stoneware and cobalt glazed vases (from Thailand according to the shop owner) I loved, loved, loved.                    

I had taken one lovely little white and blue vase up to the cash register when Preet had stopped me and said that she got me the one below as a gift.

I love the little brown and white vase, and it coordinates so well with my little Heath bud vase. But I also want the little blue and white one I had in my hand, and by myself, I would have dithered in that shop for more than an hour to buy 2 more because I like sets of 3. And so I am going to cajole Cybil to drive to Capitola, not only to Gayle's Bakery for coma cookies and sourdough bread but also for my ceramics fix. I also know we're going to visit bookstores and breweries, so I need to be mindful of what I do bring.