What a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Jake and I traveled to San Diego with our friends Brooke and Daniel. We didn't really do much but drive around, eat, and sleep, but it was WONDERFUL!! We left early Sunday morning and arrived at about 8:30. It was super windy and rainy once we got into CA so we were a little worried for our plans to lay out on the beach.
Since it was Sunday, we had planned on walking around the temple for a bit but it was all locked up so we just hung out in the parking lot for an hour. Brooke and I ate a wonderful breakfast in the car while our boys played Frisbee.
From there we traveled to the pier. On the way we saw this green van, Dan loved it so much he made us drive by several times, and was seriously considering finding the owner and asking if he could buy it.
It was freezing on the pier! So windy, and the waves were huge! Once we got to the cafe on the end the guys were hungry and bought some tacos (never mind that it was only 10 in the morning).
After that, while we were waiting for the day to warm up, we decided to visit the San Diego Humane Society! Something everyone does when they're on vacation, go to the pound. This place was ridiculous. I'm happy the animals of San Diego have such a comfortable place to stay while they are waiting to be adopted, but it didn't really look like any of these animals needed a home. The Mesa animal shelter is cage after cage of sad looking animals, it makes your heart hurt and you want to take them all home. In San Diego, each animal had it's own ornately decorated room. With couches and blankets, some even had a TV. It was crazy and didn't make me feel bad enough to want to take one home at all.
By this time we were all tired so we checked into our hotel and had a good nap. By 4:00 I was pretty bored so I woke everyone up so we could visit my cousin Krista, who lived literally just around the corner from where we were staying. She is so cute and I got to see her precious little girl Alila for the first time.
That night we visited Little Italy, where we ate some pizza and visited a local artists gallery. His work was amazing and it made me want to dance. Some pieces were on sale for $10-12,000!! That's where I need to be in my career :) I could sell two paintings a year and be set.
Then we made our way to Old Town. Brooke and I found this cute tin lantern store, we wanted to buy everything in there! We walked around for a bit, grabbed some fresh tortilla's and headed back to the hotel to relax in the pool/hot tub.
Monday was beach day, and the weather was beautiful! While the boys worked up their courage to head to the cold water, Brooke and I laid on the sand and watched them sculpt seahorses :)
It was so nice to relax and not worry about anything! I wish we could have stayed longer but real life was calling. While at the beach though we got to see some advertising for the new X-men movie! There's an article about it here.
Since it was Sunday, we had planned on walking around the temple for a bit but it was all locked up so we just hung out in the parking lot for an hour. Brooke and I ate a wonderful breakfast in the car while our boys played Frisbee.
From there we traveled to the pier. On the way we saw this green van, Dan loved it so much he made us drive by several times, and was seriously considering finding the owner and asking if he could buy it.
It was freezing on the pier! So windy, and the waves were huge! Once we got to the cafe on the end the guys were hungry and bought some tacos (never mind that it was only 10 in the morning).
After that, while we were waiting for the day to warm up, we decided to visit the San Diego Humane Society! Something everyone does when they're on vacation, go to the pound. This place was ridiculous. I'm happy the animals of San Diego have such a comfortable place to stay while they are waiting to be adopted, but it didn't really look like any of these animals needed a home. The Mesa animal shelter is cage after cage of sad looking animals, it makes your heart hurt and you want to take them all home. In San Diego, each animal had it's own ornately decorated room. With couches and blankets, some even had a TV. It was crazy and didn't make me feel bad enough to want to take one home at all.
By this time we were all tired so we checked into our hotel and had a good nap. By 4:00 I was pretty bored so I woke everyone up so we could visit my cousin Krista, who lived literally just around the corner from where we were staying. She is so cute and I got to see her precious little girl Alila for the first time.That night we visited Little Italy, where we ate some pizza and visited a local artists gallery. His work was amazing and it made me want to dance. Some pieces were on sale for $10-12,000!! That's where I need to be in my career :) I could sell two paintings a year and be set.
Then we made our way to Old Town. Brooke and I found this cute tin lantern store, we wanted to buy everything in there! We walked around for a bit, grabbed some fresh tortilla's and headed back to the hotel to relax in the pool/hot tub.
Monday was beach day, and the weather was beautiful! While the boys worked up their courage to head to the cold water, Brooke and I laid on the sand and watched them sculpt seahorses :)
It was so nice to relax and not worry about anything! I wish we could have stayed longer but real life was calling. While at the beach though we got to see some advertising for the new X-men movie! There's an article about it here.
