CALIFORN-I-A

So this last weekend we took off to California for a much needed R and R with our good friends Jaron and Kari. Although it was hard at first, we left our babies with grandparents. I thought for sure I would cry as I saw him drive off but I knew he would be in good hands and I guess it also shows how excited I was to get out of St. George.

So Friday around 4:00 we flew out of St. George airport to LA. Justin and I hadn't been in a plane since our honeymoon almost 5 years ago so we were excited. And Kari flies all the time because of her job at Skywest so everything went really smooth. When we arrived in LA we got our rental car and headed to San Diego to our hotel. We had mapquest directions that did us no good and we ended up lost, but a good lost. We ended up in this cool neighborhood by the beach and ended up eating at this cool resturant called The Old Spagetti Factory. We decided it was either and old train station or a whore house or maybe both. Whatever it was it was cool:) We finally figured out where we needed to go and got to our hotel and crashed.

The next morning we headed to SeaWorld. I hadn't been there for years so it was like going for the first time. It was a pretty chilly day, but we had lots of fun! We saw killer whales, dolphines, seals, penguins, otters, turtles, tons of fish, rays, sharks, starfish, and so much more. That night we went to the beach and walked along the ocean. It was still cold, but once again lots of fun. After dinner at a fresh seafood resturant, I mean "Market" we got to the hotel and crashed again only to wake up a few hours later to go to Universal Studios.

I hadn't been there forever either and for Justin it was a first. Tons had changed, like no more ET:( but the new additions of Mummy and Jurassic Park were sweet:) This day was much warmer and we had a blast. When we had seen almost everthing we headed for the car rental place to drop off the car and once again got crappy directions, but this time we ended up in the ghetto of LA. Not as fun as the cool beach neighborhood and all the doors of the car ended up being locked as we drove up and down those streets. Somehow Jaron and Kari got us headed in the right direction and we made it with time to spare. The flight back to St. George went by so fast and we were so happy to be home. We finally tucked ourselves into bed around 12:30am and slept like logs.

We were SOOOO excited to see Briton the next day. Too bad he wasn't as excited to see us:( I couldn't believe how much I missed the little guy and it makes me appreciate all the time I do get to spend with him. But it was so nice to get away and I had so much fun hanging out with Justin. And thanks Jaron and Kari for a fun trip! Lets do it again soon!!! Hawaii next though:)
And mom and dad, thanks so much for the break. We really appreciate it. Briton had so much fun at grandma and grandpas and is having to get used to not being so spoiled! Love ya!