Trippin

On Wednesday, Karl and I decided that we needed to get out of town. It was good timing since Karl did not have a thing to do this weekend (I don't remember the last time that has happened!) Our friends Jon and Kari from Wisconsin were going to be in San Diego for the weekend, so that became our destination. It was a whirlwind trip but so worth every rushed minute of it. We gave Soren another chance at being a good road tripper, and boy did he meet prove himself (although he had only 12 hours in the car as opposed to 50 on our last trip to WA.)

This post would be a lot more interesting if I actually had pictures to show you of our activities, but we were so busy, we forgot to get the camera out to capture them! So picture this...

We pack up the car and head out of town on Friday afternoon. Meet up with Karl's cousin Brandon for dinner at California Pizza Kitchen in Thousand Oaks. Check into our hotel in San Diego around 10:30pm.

We get up at 7:30 on Saturday morning, get in the car to find something to eat. Find a cool, locally owned natural grocery store and get smoothies and baby food. Go back to the hotel to take Soren for his first swim. (This is where a picture would come in handy.) Swim takes about 3 minutes as the pool is too cold for little babies. Go back to the room and get ready for the day. Meet our long-lost friends for some yummy Thai lunch. Stuff our faces. Drive to Encinitas to walk along the beach. (Picture would be nice.) Stop for some coffee and treats. Head back to the hotel with just enough time to change. Meet up with Jon and Kari again at a fancy restaurant called "Venice" for some delectable Italian fare. Stuff our faces once more. Call it a night and say goodbye at 10:00pm.

The next morning we got up early to head down to La Jolla to meet Karl's cousin Märit for brunch. After trying to find parking for 45 minutes, we had lunch in an old beach house - complete with whitewashed walls and painted blue hardwood floors (a picture is worth a thousand words.) After our brief visit, we got back in the car and started our journey back home.

Trips like these are refreshing for us and we both need a little change of scenery, even for a few days, once in a while. What's even better is sharing it with family and friends! We hope that Soren grows up to love a spontaneous adventure every now and then and will be blessed with amazing friends and family like we have.