San Diego Babymooning {Part 2}

I thought today I'd finish up my post about our babymoon with our last two days in San Diego.

Wednesday morning we went to Clayton's for breakfast again, but this time decided to split a breakfast since the meals the day before had been WAY big and we both had leftovers afterwards.  The breakfast burrito was perfect to split (and continued on our Mexican kick haha).

Unfortunately it was off and on sprinkling that morning so our plans to go to the tide pools that morning got a little derailed. Instead, we bought tickets to see the USS Midway Museum which was on our to-do list for the afternoon anyway. Luckily by the time we got there, the drizzling had stopped.

We were at the ship for over an hour and a half and probably could have spent even more time there. It was really eye-opening to see what life for a member of the air force on an air craft carrier is like.

I highly recommend doing the Sky Deck tour when you're there. It was about a 10 minute wait to get started, and lasted about 30 minutes, but was a very cool part of the tour. MG even got selected to play "captain" and got to sit in the captain's chair lol

It was around 12:30 when we finished the tour and mama was hungry, so we went over to the Seaport Village and grabbed lunch at another Puesto restaurant because it had been so good in La Jolla the day before. Then we walked around and poked into several of the shops they had. It's a really cute little area to just wander through.

After lunch, we made our way to the Sunset Cliffs and thankfully the weather had cleared up so much! Sunset cliffs has some beautiful overlooks, and it was just super peaceful up there.

After taking in the views there, we decided to go to Cabrillo State Park since we'd missed it earlier that morning, and knew that the weather didn't look great for the next day. I had no idea that there was a national cemetery there, and was pleased to see wreaths laid on some of the graves.

We visited the lighthouse and got to enjoy the view from there as well

The clouds and the sky lent itself to some really great photos

After our long day of exploring, we headed home, turned on the firepit outside and both enjoyed a beverage while relaxing (mine was root beer even though it looks alcoholic)

We got ready for our dinner out at Alexander's on 30th. This place was SO cute--it was all white with candles and the mood was super romantic. To top it off, the food was insanely delicious! I had the salmon with the gorgonzola cream sauce and veggies (to die for) and MG had the baked bolognese.....in addition to the loaf of garlic bread that we both ate lol. And despite the rainy weather that had returned, we had a fabulous time! I definitely recommend this place if you're in the area.

We made our way back to the house, but before we got home, we drove around Coronado looking at all of the Christmas lights. Then we watched a movie while cuddled on the couch, and went to bed.

Thursday was our last day there and it was pouring down rain when we woke up. The showers were off and on, so we just went and picked u p bagels for breakfast and then decided to drive down to the Outlets at The Border which had awesome reviews online. And what better way to beat the dreary weather than to shop?

We were literally a mile from the border and Tijuana and could see "the wall" from where we were on the road which was pretty crazy.

The shopping there was great! I found two non-maternity shirts at J Crew (one of which was in my 22 week bump photo), and then stumbled upon a Motherhood Maternity outlet where I found 2 pairs of maternity pants and 3 tops. Success!!

After our morning of shopping, we checked another item off of our to-do list, which had been a must for me: In N Out Burger for lunch

Oh my goodness, was this SO heavenly and tasty. I'm actually salivating just looking back at this picture lol.

The afternoon was still overcast but not raining anymore, so we decided to walk down to the beach area by Hotel Coronado, and ended up exploring around the hotel which had an outdoor ice skating rink, and a man doing some pretty awesome holiday inspired sand castles on the beach!

the lobby

After our windy walk, we popped into some shops on the way back home and picked up a gift for my in-laws as a thank you for hooking us up with the house, and for watching Cooper while we were away, and headed home.

We went out to dinner at the Coronado Brewing Company and MG enjoyed the fish tacos he ordered. I made the mistake of getting a salad to try and be healthy but was super disappointed in it. Since it was back to being crummy outside, and we had an early morning wake up, we headed back to the house and relaxed for our last night in the house.

And all too soon it was 4 am and our alarm was going off to get our butts up and head back home. Luckily we had no problems getting to the airport or through security since it was the day before Christmas Eve (and there had been delays the day before with the storms).

I'm so glad that we had this opportunity to take our babymoon. It was such a great chance for us to get away, explore another city, and enjoy the time of it being just the two of us.

And a huge shout out of thanks to all of you who gave us recommendations! We tried to pack as much in as we could while we were there and your rec's definitely helped!

WHW {#74}: Babymooning Part 1

Happy first What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday of 2017!

I thought I'd share with you days 1 and 2 of MG's and my babymoon to San Diego right before Christmas. 

MG and I were up super early in the morning on Monday to catch our 5:30 flight. We rode first class for both legs of our flight which meant we had some yummy breakfast and MG enjoyed the alcohol. Luckily with the time difference between PA and Cali, we arrived in Cali around 10:30am and had the whole day ahead of us.

MG and I were lucky enough to be staying at a family friends' vacation house on Coronado, who also let us use their  mini cooper while we were there (seriously, we lucked out big time) so we cabbed it to their house, dropped our bags, and explored which included soaking up the sun and warmth (mid 70's)

After we changed, we decided to walk down to the beach to see how close it was, and it was close!

We walked around and explored Coronado for a while, grabbed some snacks, scoped out our breakfast place for the next morning and then drove around San Diego. We checked out a local outdoor mall and did some last minute Christmas shopping while walking around in the gorgeous weather. 

After heading home and showering, we headed back out to watch the sun set which was gorgeous.

And then we grabbed some yummy Mexican food for dinner at Miguel's which came with chips and queso (which we stuffed ourselves on haha)

We made our way back to the house and had a very relaxed evening in since we were still adjusting to the time difference and having been up so early that day.

The next morning we got up and headed to Clayton's for breakfast which is this super cute 50's style diner that had delicious breakfast foods, a juke box, and a wrap around counter!

Then we took the mini to Torrey Pines for a 5 mile hike which provided us with a lot of beautiful views and overlooks

The bump on a hike :)

Since we were sort of close, we drove over to La Jolla to check it out and got to see the sea lions at the cove before grabbing an insanely delicious lunch at Puesto (bring on the Mexican food!)

 La Jolla is definitely gorgeous and fancy shmancy and it was fun to explore after lunch (and walk off our lunch).

We drove back to the house and relaxed around the fire pit, which became our afternoon routine, and then got ready for dinner in the Gas Lamp District at Meze Greek Fusion. We ordered the Fiery Feta Mac and Cheese--with bacon (our favorite dish), grilled calamari, greek tacos, and the meatballs.

Dinner was topped off with dessert because when you're not drinking, you get dessert :)

We got the Milopita which was basically apple pie in Phyllo dough--aaaaahhhmazing.

We rolled ourselves home and lounged on the couch for a bit before heading to bed after a long day of exploring and eating :)

That's it for today! I'll recap the last two days of our trip in another post so this one doesn't get too picture heavy.

Now it's your turn to link up and share what's hap-"pinning" with you!

Annnnnnd.....We're Back!

We made it back from 11 days of vacation yesterday late afternoon after 15+ hours of travel!

Given, the jet lag is real, but it is such an incredible feeling to come home from vacation to your house, with all of the creature comforts of your space--your shower, your bed, your tv....it's SO nice.

But, the fact that the vacation is over is such a bummer! We met some really awesome people--one couple in particular, saw so many incredible sights and places, read books (reviews coming!), ate tons of delicious food, and had plenty of adventure!

 I'll have some recaps for you since there is just a TON to share (and pictures galore), but for now, here are a few pics to tease you with (if you've been following me on social media, you may have seen some of these already). 

Are you teased yet?? Just wait for the descriptions and even more photos! This trip was definitely a dream vacation and I feel so lucky to have gotten to soak up and experience so many places!

Hope your Tuesday is quick and easy! If you need me, I'll be catching up on some sleep :)

What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday {#48}: Lake House Edition

Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm back from my long weekend at the lake house with my family and have a bunch of pics to share with you!

My lake house highlights included:

~An easy drive up on Friday afternoon through pretty mountains and arriving at this beautiful house (5 beds, 5.5 bathrooms, two living rooms, kitchen, dining room, screened in porch, laundry room). Not to mention, some really cute decor throughout the house:

~The master (for my in-laws) was its own level and the room and bathroom were amazing!

~Cooler, no humidity weather and drinks on the balcony as everyone arrived and got settled in

~We were extremely patriotic in that all of our cars were red, white and blue (and ours was silver/gray to represent the flag pole we said haha)

~Big family dinner together followed by a walk down along the lake front at sunset (my one 10 year old niece insisted that I wear her sweatshirt--amazingly, it fit!)

~Saturday morning my FIL decided to rent a boat for the day and we all had fun riding around it and seeing the awesome houses along the lakefront. The kids especially enjoyed the wake boarding and tubing!

~Adults dinner out that night to a steak house to celebrate my FIL's birthday (a photo was taken this night with everyone but it's on someone else's camera).

~Came back home and had a family movie night with niece snuggles on the couch

~Morning coffee with this view was never a bad thing to wake up to

~The family, minus my FIL and MIL decided to go to one of the state parks close by to hike and get to see some of the falls (the sweatshirt was courtesy of another one of my nieces)

~Grabbed some food and then headed to the beach amongst some clouds for a little over an hour before heading to grab some coffee and then head home and hung out with my MIL and two SIL's on the deck for our own little HH while all the others were doing things.

~Had a group dinner, minus my youngest niece, who was suffering from a migraine, and her mom. Luckily she was better by the next day, but my poor nugget threw up twice that night from it :(

~Came back from dinner and had another movie night, played some games, and just relaxed after a busy day

~Monday, the 4th, was a really wet one, but 6 of our group had a white water rafting trip planned at 1 of 3 olympic training facilities in the US, so they went, and me and my SIL went along to watch and take pics. They had so much fun, even though they fell out a few times.

~The rest of the day was spent hanging out, playing board games and card games, reading (finished one book and started another), coloring, grilling, eating and drinking, and then we ended the night watching Jaws as a family

And then we woke up on Tuesday, packed up the house and made the trek back home. All in all, it was an incredible weekend away. I know my FIL had so much fun, and we all had a great time right alongside him. I know some people don't get along with their in-laws, but I'm so thankful that I have this family who I love so much (and can go away with for multiple days, and still love afterwards)! :)

Now it's your turn to link up with Jessi and I to share what's hap-"pinning" with you!