California Day 7 - 8/20/08

This was the day after the wedding and our last day in California. We went to IHOP in Pacific Beach for breakfast. After breakfast, we went down to the beach and did a little wave hopping. After that, it was back to the resort to pack up and go for one last swim while we watched Aunt Mary and Uncle James open presents. I love that almost everything was done poolside! After posing for a picture with Aunt Mary's bouqet, we loaded up in the car to drive downtown to our new hotel. Since I fell asleep almost immediately and our hotel room wasn't ready, Mommy and Daddy took a drive out to Coronado Island. They tell me it is very beautiful.

Finally, our hotel room was ready. Thanks to Grandpa Gary for using his points and getting us a room at the hotel that still has it's original elevators from 1913. I was pretty obsessed with elevators (aggigators) this trip so it was very fitting. We took some time to relax on the rooftop patio.

Toasting a successful trip

Toasting a successful wedding

The view up top was really cool. We could even see both of Aunt Mary and Uncle James' apartments from up high. It seems like everything in San Diego is close to the airport. Here is a picture of a plane coming in for a landing.

After relaxing on the roof, we went for a delicious dinner at Buca di Beppo. I especially enjoyed eating the Cesar salad and using the tongs that came with it. Following dinner, Daddy went back to start trying to pack to beat the airport scales. The rest of us walked down to Seaport Village. When we got back to the hotel, I was ready for some wedding cake. Yummy!

After waiting for it to be dark, Mommy and Daddy took me back up on the roof to see the lights of San Diego. I could have stayed up there all night watching the planes come in and land. It was awesome. But we had to be up early so it was back down to bed for all of us.

The next morning I was raring to go when the alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. We returned our rental car and rode the yellow Hertz bussie to the terminal with plenty of time. However, when we arrived, the Northwest line was down the hallway! We were in line behind the California Ambassadors of Music and all of their instruments. Seeing as how our seats weren't together and I hadn't had breakfast, we asked the lady monitoring the line what she could do for us. She was super nice, pulled us out of the line and took us up to an agent. She said she was a grandmother so she knew how it was. After that, Gi Gi & Ga Ga took advantage of their first class status and also moved to the front of the line. Our flight back to Michigan was uneventful. Gi Gi & Ga Ga did fly home with an extra suitcase from Aunt Mary, but we managed to get everything and everyone into the Tribeca.
I had such a fun time on my trip to California. I can't wait for our next adventure!

love,
Emily