After hosting both the Parks and Rhees over the holidays, Grace needed a vacation (especially from cooking). We spent New Year’s Day at Addy and Charles’s house. In what could have been an ill-advised decision, we left their house in the East Bay around 3pm to drive all the way to San Diego. Even as we were on the road, I kept having thoughts of taking a detour to the airport. We powered through it and the kids were great. We thought they would eventually sleep around bedtime, but they were wide awake as we pulled into the US Grant around 11pm. They stayed up until midnight and thus we remained on a late schedule througout the trip.
Every morning we slept in and had breakfast at the hotel. Each afternoon, we did a fun activity, which was the right amount of time for them (and us). We hit Legoland, Seaworld (first time) and the San Diego Zoo. Although a little chilly at times, I still think it’s more comfortable in January than the last time we visited during the summer.
We had a nice dinner with Soo and George after Legoland. On the 2nd night, Dave came down from LA and we met up with Steve for drinks. On Friday, we both Vickie and Steve met us for dinner in the Gas Lamp.
It was a perfect short getaway for both the kids and us. I had more pictures of our friends, but unfortunately, I lost my Leica the first night (huge bummer). A great start to 2013.
