Blake and I have had a busy few weeks. We took all our finals, moved, and then took off two days later for San Diego to visit Blake's family for Easter. We had the best time. I am the WORST at taking pictures. Luckily, Blake's sister Shardae is the queen of pictures so she took a bunch to document that we WERE actually there, unfortunately I don't have any.
The drive to San Diego is just horrific. We woke up at 5:00 and were on the road by 5:30. We made it to Blake's house in time for a delicious dinner and a chance to hang out with his wonderful family for a few hours. Easter was wonderful. Blake's parents spoiled us rotten and we walked away with gift cards, new running shoes and clothes, and a Sea World season pass. We are the luckiest kids and we LOVE Blake's parents. My brother drove down from LA and had dinner and spent the night with us. It was a wonderful day.
Monday we put our Sea World passes to use and spent the day admiring Shamou and his friends. We watched every show we could and all burned our little noses sufficiently to look like Rudolph for the rest of the week. We went to Blake's little brothers Lacrosse game that night. Brady's team is undefeated and they looked so good. They were so fun to watch.
Tuesday morning we got up early and went to the temple with Blake's parents. I haven't ever been to the San Diego temple and it was BEAUTIFUL. It was a wonderful morning. Blake and I came home, put on our new running gear and took off for a beautiful run. It was perfect weather and we ran around a lake. I was in heaven. We came home and laid around the pool and read. We had another delicious dinner and great night.
Wednesday we got up early and went on a bike ride. I got a road bike for Christmas but I had never ridden it because of the crummy Utah winters. Blakes mom, dad, Blake, and I all loaded into the car and drive down to the coast. We did a beautiful 22 mile ride and I am converted. I absolutely loved biking and I can't wait to do it again SOON. Although, I can't think of any ride in Utah that will compete with biking along the amazing San Diego coast. We came home for a quick turn around and headed off to the Padres game. The Padres lost badly but we had so much fun. We had great seats right behind home base in the shade. I had so much fun although I don't think that baseball will ever be a sport I love. It just moves way too slowly for me. We went home and went to another one of Brady's lacrosse games. It was another easy win.
Thursday Blake got up early and headed golfing with his dad and brother. I stayed home and slept in and read and laid by the pool. Blake came home and we all headed to Disneyland for the afternoon to meet my mom and neighbors. My mom was so sweet and bought us season passes so we can go whenever we visit. Anyone that knows me AT ALL knows that I was over the moon about those passes. We had a great night running around Disneyland and California Adventure and got home so late.
Friday was our last day and we were so sad. We walked down to the winery by Blake's house to check out the farmers market. We came back and taught Blake's dog Harley to swim. It was the most satisfying feeling. We got so excited when Harley swam you would have thought it was our own child. Our poor child is going to feel suffocated by our love. We went shopping that afternoon and I finally got my very own pair of Rainbow flip flops thanks to Blake's encouragement. I am turning into a true Californina what with all my season passes and my Rainbows. Too bad we live in Utah.
We got up early Saturday and headed back. We were SO sad to leave but we know that we will be back so soon to head to Hawaii. We had the most perfect week and we are so grateful for our wonderful families who make our lives so happy and fun. We could not be more blessed.
