Our mini vacation to Coronado this weekend with Rachel and PJ was a total success…well minus the 4 1/2 car ride down to San Diego (in bumper to bumper traffic no less) that should have taken 2 1/2 hours. I’m not going to lie…that part kinda sucked with three crazy dogs in the car. But we all survived with our sense of humors in tact.
the start of the trip
nala spent most of the road trip cozy in her bed being cute…
Frank spent most of the road trip digging his tiny claws into Brian’s legs while watching the world go by…
Cherokee spent most of the road trip letting us all know his displeasure with being seated in the back …
Once we finally arrived at PJ’s parents lovely home in Coronado, we recharged with a yummy lunch and white wine before hitting the dog beach. The afternoon at the beach was something Brian and I were pretty excited about considering it was Frank’s first time making contact with the sand and the ocean. I know…I know…such annoying first time parents. All in all the beach was a total success. At first Frank was frightened of the ocean. Each time the water came up to him he would run as fast as his little tush would carry him in the other direction. After watching this hysterical back and forth for a few minutes he finally warmed up to the water when he saw a tennis ball go in. Frank’s love of tennis ball knows no boundaries. When he saw it go in he jumped right in to retrieve it, stealing it away from an eager golden retriever. He’s such a ball thief. After wrestling it away from him and returning it to its rightful owner we found him his very own tennis ball and played a long game of fetch. It was so sweet to see him at the beach – pure joy. It dawned on me that if I am this excited to see Frank experience something new for the first time, I can’t imagine how magical it will be to see our children experience things for the first time. It must make the world come alive in a whole new way.
happy
cute pup and husband
just taking in the view of the ocean
After the beach we showered up and hit the town. Coronado is such a picturesque little all American town- it’s pretty darling. We walked through the famous Hotel Del Coronado, had drinks at The Tavern, a delicious Mexican feast at Miguel’s followed by a rowdy card game back at the house (sadly, I lost). It was a pretty perfect Saturday night.
The next morning we packed up and hit the road in fear that we would once again be stuck in horrible traffic. Fortunately, the ride home was much more mellow. The traffic was mild, Cherokee’s whining was at an all time low, Brian wised up and put Frank’s bed on his lap to keep his tiny claws from mutilating his leg, Frank discovered the joy of air conditioning and we listened to a really interesting Ted Talk.
do you think he could get any closer?
all the kids fast asleep…
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I sat in that very same traffic on my way back to San Diego, thanks to both SD Pride and Comic Con. What a nightmare. Still, worth it for even one day in my pretty city. xo
Frank and the aircon…too much!!!!
It was hysterical! He stayed like that for an hour!
You all look so happy!! Awesome.
Awww cute puppies. Frank playing fetch with the tennis ball brings back good memories of my own pup when he was young.
“It dawned on me that if I am this excited to see Frank experience something new for the first time, I can’t imagine how magical it will be to see our children experience things for the first time. It must make the world come alive in a whole new way.” It really, really does! I can’t even describe how amazing it is.