For Spring Break this year, my roommates (plus Tarryn--the honorary roommate) to San Diego. We drove and stayed the night in St. George and then left early in the morning to make it to California.
We got to San Diego before we could check in to the hotel and immediately found the nearest beach. Let me tell ya--5 girls stripping in the car to put on their swimsuits was not as hard as we thought it would be. We were just all so excited to be in the sunshine and out of the car!
After the beach we went to get lunch at In-N-Out and then check in to the hotel. After checking in we got ready to meet up with Bunker, Taris, and James for dinner in Old Town San Diego. They were in California for a football camp and it was SO FUN to meet up with them!
Our second day was spent going to the San Diego temple. We were hoping to do baptisms for the dead, but the temple was closed. So we just walked around for a while, and ended up meeting the temple president. It was so awesome to talk to him about the fact that just being on temple grounds invited the Spirit.
After the temple, we went to La Jolla beach, and got to see the sea lions and seals. They're like cute little ocean puppies. But they smell way worse.
For dinner we drove to Coronado Island and walked the beach. It is such a pretty island, and I wish that we could've spent more time there. We found the cutest little diner to eat at there, and had such a great end to the day.
Our last day in San Diego was spent going to a suspension bridge off of Spruce Street. It was beautiful! It almost looked like we were in a rainforest. Bella was terrified that it was going to break, so she was so grateful there was a rail for her to hold:)
After the suspension bridge we went kayaking and it was so cool! We were able to get up close to the sea lions and they would come swim right up to our kayaks! Sometimes you could see lion sharks, or sea turtles, but we couldn't see them that day on our tour. I would love to go back though and see if I could see them.
After the kayak tour we were on our way to Las Vegas to meet up with some other friends from Snow. California traffic--is a real pain in the booty. But that night we got settled into the Vegas hotel and just had fun watching movies with everyone before bed.
That next morning we went to the 7 Magic Mountains. It was SUPER windy, but it made for a pretty fun photoshoot. Also, for lunch we went to Raising Cane's and that place is BOMB--10/10.
The next morning we went to the temple to do baptisms for the dead and it was much needed! There is something so wonderful about the temple and the peace that is there. This was definitely a highlight of the trip for me.
We ended the day walking the strip and swimming that next morning before heading back to school. Overall this trip was really fun! We did have a few bumps in the road, but with that comes a lot of learning & growing. I'm so grateful for this trip overall and all of the memories we made.
Post a Comment