Journey to Forever: Vacation Part 1

We left Wednesday night, drove through L.A. when it was dark....bummer....and arrived in San Diego around 9pm. Our nerves were a bit shot as Chloe cried for about two hours towards the end of the trip. She was tired and very cranky. But we arrived at a cute hotel located right on the beach so that helped with our mood. We could hear the waves crashing from our bedroom. Unfortunately the location wasn't exactly right.....aparently the area in front of our hotel was a prime location for many homeless men. It was a bit congested at times, but the beach was stunning and it didn't feel right to complain about anything. We were still pretty lucky to be staying so close to the beach. About a mile to the left of our hotel was the spot where we should have stayed. But all in all, we were very pleased with our stay. On Thursday we went exploring and spent the afternoon on the beach. Dan got to surf again, which was great! He rented a surf board and wet suit for the afternoon, although I was a little nervous because he surfed by himself. But we were able to watch him from the beach. In the evening we went to a seafood restaurant that came highly recommended...but we wouldn't recommend it. Not so good. But some Coldstone Creamery lifted everyone's spirits after our dinner. Friday morning Dan and I took turns running along the beach and exploring more of the area. Stunning! Once we were showered and packed we took the kids to a restaurant on the beach for breakfast. Dan ordered this Acaii blend something or other that was fabulous. It had granola, honey and bananas on it. Yum! We did some more exploring and drove to L.A. to our hotel at Disneyland. Now we are here, pleasantly surprised with our room and getting ready to find a dinner place. I think we will be eating at Bubba Gump's Shrimp. The girls will swim a bit in the heated outdoor pool and we will settle in for the evening. Saturday and Sunday will be full of Disneyland activities.