Jared and I have the opportunity to be on Vacation right now. It is Spud Harvest right now and so we have left Idaho and are enjoying the warm sunny weather in San Diego California. We are fortunate to be staying in a condo that Jared's parents let us have and so we are really enjoying our little get-a-way. The condo is right on the beach and this is the view from our porch.
We arrived last night from our long drive and spent a few hours at the beach and exploring the local neighborhood. I was super tired by the end of the day and completely zonked out that night. Luckily, I didn't have to wake up once to take care of sad kiddos because we left them behind with my awesome sister, Kim, in Spanish Fork, Utah. So this really is a great vacation. (I do miss my kids, but I am having a blast with just Jared and me together. Well, kind of just us, Jared's brother, Byron, and his wife, Jemayla, are with us...but they don't count as kids...sorta!)
Anyways, today, the Sabbath, we listened to General Conference in the morning and then went exploring some more. As we drove along we came upon this beautiful view, the San Diego Temple. We will be going there later on this week. I am so excited.
California does not believe in separation of church and interstate...haha, get it?
We decided to go to the Mormon Battalion and had a really great experience there learning more about the 2,000 mile march across the southern plains that the Saints did who enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. Their tour was amazing and very interactive.
This was Sister Young, our tour guide. She is from Massachusetts. She, coincidentally, is the cousin to some good friends of ours back home in Shelley, so it was fun to be able to talk with her.
The pictures become alive just like in a Harry Potter movie. It seriously was such a cool tour. When they told about the Battle of the Bulls, the ground even shook to simulate what the soldiers thought was a battle coming upon them when actually it was a huge stampede of stray bulls that ran through their camp at night. Very fun, I would recommend it to adults and kids of all ages!
Jared got to dress up in gear that the soldiers would have used in the Mormon Battalion.
We got to do some gold panning.
Byron with his "precious" gold nugget that he panned out himself.
Jared biting the gold nugget to make sure it was real.
We then went to La Jolla cove to see the seals that hang out on the rocks and explore the caves. Not really explore, you can just look at them. It is amazing to me what strength and power is behind a wave that can cut out such grooves in the rocks.
Jemayla and I hanging back a little. Not wanting to get too close to the water.
Here is Jared and Byron getting a closer look at the caves.
Afterwards, we heading back home and enjoyed a nice meal in our condo and then walked along the beach. Afterwards we sat at the fire pits that they have in the court yard and chatted with a nice retired couple from Cocoa Beach, Florida. They were very nice people and funny. We headed inside when their speech got too slurred for us to understand them any more. Still, I would hang out with them again.
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Now the next picture is graphic so do NOT look if you get grossed out easily.
One size does NOT fit all!
More Adventure still to come!
7 comments:
HAHA! Now did you take the picture knowing speedo man was in it? Or was that a not-so-pleasant surprise when you got the pictures off the camera?
Sounds like you are having a great time. I am so glad that you guys are able to take this trip together. You earned it. And you are so right, one size does not fit all. Hahahaha.
I am guessing you took the picture just so you could get Mr Speedo in the shot? Hence the finger pointing to him.
I didnt know about the Mormon Batallion museum there, what a fun place to tour!
Kids are doing great! We will probably go to playland and play today, they love the pictures of you and Jared. Eli said "Hey thats my mom and dad!"
haha love all the pics- speedo pic is one of my fav (looks like my uncle hahah) I am so jealous of you guys but you totally deserve it- have fun! p.s no baby yet
Fun! I love to go on trips with Darick, its nice to spend time together. Go have an adventure :)
I think Jared's shorts fit him fine...
haha, that's a great shot and I like the covert pointing! Glad you have a chance to get away, you guys deserve it!!
Speedo was the name of the game on our last cruise. It was pretty gross. (We would have noticed even without the pointing.) We are going to hire you to get condos for us next time. That is the most gorgeous place!! Does it have two bedrooms? The Mormon Battalion Visitor's Center has changed a lot! It looks so creative and fun!
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