San diego: day one
Hi friends!
It was another beautiful day in San Diego.
We can’t get over the fact that the weather is here is damn near reliable – seventy and sunny without a cloud in the sky. Even though we would love to live here 24/7, we would miss the seasons. You can’t beat the fall foliage in Colorado. Am we right? Right.
Anyways, the family reunion is off to a great start.
We probably should explain the family dynamics. Maybe in list form? No? Okay, all you need to know is that our Grandmother Mary has a sister, Gloria, and every five years we get both sides of the families together. 10 years ago we had the reunion at Amelia Island. Five years ago we had the reunion at Playa Del Carmen and this year, San Diego. We have family from NY, CT, KC, Colorado, Florida, and Washington.
Since we don’t get to see everyone all the time, we decided the zoo was the reliable ice breaker to reconnect while monkeys fling their poo in a festive manner.
The whole family was bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning. First things first, coffee and a speedy breakfast. We grabbed a banana with yogurt and granola. Simple and simple.
After our speedy breakfast, Sarah, Mr. B, Megan, and we loaded into a cab. Our cousin Megan is the youngest in our giant Wurth family and had never been in a cab. We completely forgot what that feels like to enter a smelly cab for the first time. Our first cab ride was in Chicago and we distinctly remember the cab smelling like dead animal. Anyways, Megan was a good sport and laughed the entire cab ride to the zoo.
San Diego zoo is gorgeous. Did you know the zoo only sits on 125 acres of land? And…. they are the only zoo with all the animal exhibits outside? Well, expect for the reptiles.
Once we grabbed our tickets, the kids split into one group, while the adults spilt into another. First stop on the zoo tour, the monkeys. We could stare at these guys all day, they are flipping hysterical.
Next, the hippos! We love hippos. They are hands down our absolute favorite. Small tail and ears, and big ol’ belly. We just want to give them a BIG hug!
The pandas followed. Eh, they were kind of lame because you couldn’t even see them through the sea of people. Plus, they were sleeping.
We saw the elephants. For a second we thought one of the elephants was dancing…yeah, turns out she was scratching her butt on one of the other elephants!
We forget about these guys! They totally remind us of the little monkeys from the movie Madagascar who sing…”we like to move it move it.”
We finished up the day with the giraffes and rinos.
The San Diego zoo was the reliable way to start this reunion. We think everyone had a blast. After the zoo, our immediate family decided to grab some grub at the local Irish Pub down the street from the hotel.
Bloody +Sliders = reliable vacation lunch
Once lunch was over, we headed back to the hotel to relax before cocktail hour started. Our feet were killing us after walking around all day in sandals. Probably not the smartest move.
Around 5:30pm everyone headed to La Fiesta for drinks and appetizers. We had a reserved room so both families could mingle and catch up.
There were buckets of beers, margaritas, steak tacos, chips and guacamole.
Everyone was in good spirits, including the two stars of this reunion, Gloria and Mary.
After dinner, the party continued to a piano bar. FYI…. not a fan. In fact, Mr. B had never been to one on purpose. But we sucked it up for 16 minutes and then left. We just can’t handle the cheese factor.
Mr. B, our mom and we left to find a different location for a drink and ended up at the Gas Lamp Speak Simple. It was cool bar with a swanky vibe. We had one drink there and we decided we need something to eat so we ordered chicken nachos to go. Best decision ever.
Tomorrow we are headed to see the USS Midway ship.
See ya!
