Day 1 -Friday
Because the kids had a four day weekend and in celebration of our 16 year anniversary we decided to take a road trip to San Diego for the long Labor Day weekend.
Jacob took Friday off.
We were on the road by 5:45am.
The kids were anxiously awaiting for this day. Kept counting down and saying how much they miss their grandma and her delicious cooking. They love visiting their grandparents, the beach, and San Diego.
Riley had a fatty diaper so after changing him I thought he would go back to sleep in the car but he didn't. He kept pointing at the moon and would say "oon" loud until we all acknowledged him. It was also the same thing whenever he saw a car which was about every three seconds ... cah cah until after several minutes later I had to tell him to be quiet and shortly after that he fell asleep. He woke up minutes before reaching Yuma.
Oh how I wish there was a Chick-fil-A in Yuma but since there isn't I have to settle with my default place for coffee, McDonald's.
This time we went in Jacob's car to save on gas. I am so used to my Avalanche and big spaces that being in a sedan made me feel a little claustrophobic. We were definitely a bit limited on our packing and beach stuff. All was good though ... this didn't interfere with our plans so I was fine.
About to reach San Diego county.
The cloud cover was awesome. I just wished it would have rained.
The last time we were at Hodad's Jacob had ordered a blue cheese burger. He said the blue cheese was overwhelming so he really didn't get to totally enjoy his burger while the entire time I kept saying how good my hamburger was SO since Jacob felt cheated he wanted to give Hodad's another try and that's the first place we went to. This time he ordered a bacon cheeseburger and yes, he thought it was very tasty. We still prefer Five Guys though. Jacob had to walk two businesses down the street to get Riley food we knew he would eat. He came back with a tamale, beans, and rice combo. I tasted the tamale and to my surprise I thought it was good because I am even more picky when it comes to authentic mexican food. Lots of places claim theirs is authentic when in all reality it's nothing but American Mexican food which is NOT good ... to me and definitely not authentic. This happens a lot in TX {I am not a fan of texmex food ... we avoided it as much as possible}. I'm speaking from experience.
After we ate we walked it off.
OB {ocean beach} Pier.
I like walking on piers but Jacob gets nervous because of the kids. He thinks they're gonna fall into the ocean. It doesn't bother me. As long as Riley is holding my hand or Jacob's hand and the kids know to be cautious I have no worries ... well other than hoping there's not an earthquake while we're on the pier and see a tsunami that is.
It seems like all the beaches from San Diego up to Los Angeles are experiencing a lot of seaweed. It's so weird to see so much of it at one time. We noticed this when we visiting in July. I have no idea what could be causing this. The water looked brown because there was so much of it floating around.
Riley was fascinated with all the seagulls and pelicans.
Hello there.
This one had a crooked leg. It hobbled when it walked. Poor thing.
My hair is very straight but when I'm at the beach the ends become a little wavy. My daughter has wavy hair and her hair got frizzy, she wasn't happy about it.
This pelican wasn't shy at all.
Jacob liked this pier because the right side was boarded up which he felt save having Riley walk on that side.
All Riley cared about were the birds. He kept eyeing that white seagull and began to speed walk.
... but it flew away as he got closer.
Unposed. I love it!
Nathan kept trying to get this pelicans attention. I had to tell him to stop annoying it because I didn't want him to get attacked.
As I got closer it didn't move. Just kept looking at me so I took its picture. I was a little nervous. I thought it would fly down and chase me. I've been chased {ok, more like followed} by a goose and the darn thing bit me on the leg. It hurt like hell.
So after taking these last two shots I walked briskly away. Not taking any chances.
Then I came across another handicap seagull but this one didn't have a foot. Aww, I felt so bad for it.
But it's fine. Looks healthy so obviously the handicap isn't limiting this one on living a good life.
Riley walked the entire pier. It was a lot of walking then we walked more to get back to the car. He fell asleep once we were on the freeway.
Once we got to my moms place he indulged on some grapes that Tia Claudia had peeled and cut in fours. He ate them all. Little guy was hungry from all that walking.
I brought his favorite movies with us because I knew we would have downtime and I didn't want him to get rambunctious.
My sister, Sydna, and Nathan ... just mingling having a good time, always being silly.
The last thing I want to do is go to malls when we're on vacation but Nathan got locked out of his iPod {totally forgot his password, golly ... who does that?}so we went to the Apple store so they could reset it. While we waited Riley played on one of their iPads. He was having fun doing whatever it was he was doing.
After we left the mall we went back to my moms and relaxed. The weather has changed in San Diego over the last several years. The times we've visited in the summer it has been humid. It didn't use to be humid and I would remember if it was because I hate humidity.
We had a fun first day. I enjoyed smelling the salty sea air. It's so much a part of me and I miss it so much. The kids love the beach and they couldn't wait to get in the water. Their faces lit up when they saw their grandparents and same with my mom and dad.
It was nice seeing my parents. I miss them a lot and now that they're getting older I can't help but worry about my mom. I can only pray that my siblings always offer their help and support and not wait until she asks for it. Things are not peachy on my side of my family and if I may I would like to keep the details private because it's not my story to tell.
Stay tuned ... day 2 coming up soon.
Glad you were able to get away, looked like a great trip.
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