The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: San Diego!

My doctor said there's only one thing he knows that even remotely helps ease the heartache of losing a baby (or babies) + infertility:
v a c a t i o n.

So, that's what we did! Doctor's order.

We talked to the roomies (my in-laws), and somehow decided on going to San Diego. Kind of random, but it was definitely a nice change of pace from our usual go-to vacation spot in St. George. Even though I kind of hated the fact that we had the opportunity to go on a vacation, I'm so happy we went. I guess my doctor knew what he was talkin' about...

Enjoy the highlights--good, bad, and ugly.

The Good:

-vacationing with the roomies!

-everything at Casa de Guadalajara... where all my cheese-filled dreams came true

-rootbeer floats in old town

-the smell of our hotel...I'm confident that the smell of the hotel is what heaven smells like + me and Martha were so in love with the smell that we asked the concierge desk what it was (it's called "attune")

-Tom G hooking it up with the best seats behind the dugout at the Padres game

-getting our pictures on the scoreboard at the game

-the pool

-frisbee contests in the pool + Chris trying to lift Marty on his shoulders

-Ghirardelli's samples and ice cream

-the "crime scene" pizza at Pizzeria Luigi (why am I so late to the ricotta cheese game? soooo amazing)

-the concierge lounge for second dinner + diet pepsi on tap 

-Coronado island

-the "frings" at Burger Lounge

-UBER (first timers!)

-watching Shark Week in a hotel bed

-Marty always having Hi-Chews on hand

-shopping in the Gaslamp District

-Hodad's...well worth the wait!!! + all the heart eyes for the best chocolate shake I've ever had

-visiting the San Diego temple SO SO PRETTY

The Bad:

-"cheese cramps" from Casa de Guadalajara

-not being able to find Casa de Guadalajara and literally taking the longest route possible to get to it

-finding out that the scent in our hotel costs $150

-Tom G "scouting things out" - I was not mentally or physically prepared for that

-me and Marty losing to Chris and Tom G in the frisbee contest

-Chris' caramel malt at Ghirardelli's not really having caramel in it

-no fry sauce in Cali :( 

-not staying at Coronado Island long enough

-Chris convincing me to walk almost 3 miles (unknowingly uphill) in the San Diego humidity to get to a golf course

-finding a raisin cookie in the chocolate chip cookie jar in the concierge lounge... oh, the trust issues!!!

-Jason having to break into our house to feed our cat while we were gone

-not catching a foul ball at the Padres game

-the honeymoon couple next to Chris on the plane "high thighing"

-getting sick from drinking the chocolate shake at Hodad's too fast

-not having enough time to try all the amazing food places in San Diego

The Ugly:

-my nightmares about falling off our 19th floor balcony hotel room

-how sore I was from doing a BBG workout in the hotel gym

-my hangry + sweaty + no-longer-curled hair from walking to the golf course with Chris

-COMIC CON convention center right next to our hotel.... 'nuff said