SWEET SAN DIEGO: PART ONE

You guys. I take too many pictures. It's now to the point where I have to split our vacation posts into smaller portions because I'm afraid of inundating you with photos. Last year, I posted 70 pictures from our California trip. This year, it's more than twice that. But - to be fair - we DID do more this year than we have in the past, including a day-long trip to SeaWorld (which will have it's entirely own post in the near future). Seven days well spent in San Diego with my family (and the mr.'s baby sister, of course).

MONDAY: DAY ONE

left home at 5 am and headed west San Diego

stopped at In-N-Out for lunch because Cali...

quick stop at my parents' rental house to ditch our stuff

drove 2 miles to Point Loma tide pools - CLOSED

headed a few miles down the I-8 to Coronado Island

found a park right next to the water

played in the surf, sand, and playground

made it home in time for mac & cheese diner

evening trip to the store with the mr.'s sister for glass bottle sodas

card games for the mr., the mr.'s sister, and myself

TUESDAY: DAY TWO

woke up at 7 and ate cereal for breakfast

made lunch, slathered on sunscreen, and loaded the cars

2.5 mile drive to Mission Bay

found side-by-side parking in the main lot

hit up Belmont Park for about an hour

rode all the rides - mr.'s sister's first roller coaster experience

ate lunch at a park next to the beach

played at Mission Beach for a few hours

drove home and had chips & hotdogs for dinner

card games for the mr., the mr.'s sister, and myself

WEDNESDAY: DAY THREE

woke up at 7 and ate yogurt & granola for breakfast

made lunch, slathered on sunscreen, and loaded the cars

drove 11 miles (gasp!) to La Jolla Cove

found side-by-side parking and trekked a mile up shore

FOUND HARBOR SEALS AND CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS!!!

basically died because of the awful smell

trekked back to the car for food

 ate picnic lunch next to the ocean

drove 2 miles north to La Jolla Beach - PACKED

called it a wash and went to Point Loma tide pools

found limpets, chitons, kelp crabs, & anemones

checked out the Cabrillo National Monument

went inside Point Loma's old lighthouse

returned home and made personal pizzas for dinner

card games for the mr., the mr.'s sister, my parents, and myself

If you made it through all of that, you are an amazing person. It's difficult to narrow down images, not to mention my blog is a visual journal of all that I've done. I could cut out images, but then I'd be cutting out memories. #noregrets