Out West Journey... Day 1

So, I know I need to blog all about our Israel trip. That is coming! I promise! We had an amazing trip, to say the least, and God really opened our eyes to the need in Israel for Jesus. More of that to come.

A LOT has happened in the past 3 weeks. We went to Israel, came home for just a few days to pack up, and moved on up to Nashville! Our life feels like it is in fast forward, but we are loving every second. Now just when you think it's time for a break, time to get settled, we throw in another curve ball. We are now in California beginning our long-awaited trip out west. Hunter and I have been planning this since before we got married, and we're finally here! Here's a recap of our first day.

We woke up at about 4:45 to leave. Papa took us to the airport and we were off! "California, here we come!" We had a 45 min flight to St. Louis with a brief layover, and then a 3 1/2 hour flight to Los Angeles. We picked up our rental car and had a very nice surprise. They didn't have any larger cars available, so we got a free upgrade to a small SUV. It is so much larger than we expected. It's called a Dodge Journey, which we thought was a fitting name for our trip :)

For lunch, we stopped by In-N-Out Burger, a famous hamburger place in California. We then drove 405 South most of the way down to San Diego, but took a little detour when we saw the famous Hwy 1 signs! It was so cool to be driving so close to the coast. Oh, one thing I need to mention. It's a little bit colder here than we had expected. The high today was only 64. A drastic change from the 90s we've had down in the South.

We really enjoyed the drive from LA to San Diego. The terrain is so beautiful. Mountains on the left, Pacific ocean on the right. We also stopped at Del Mar beach for a few minutes to stick our feet in the ocean for a minute. It was cold! Still so beautiful though. When we arrived to our hotel, which we found with no problems at all, we were worn out! After about a 2 hour nap, we headed out for dinner in Old Town San Diego. This place was so cute and quaint! We ate at a Mexican restaurant called Cafe Coyote. They had delicious homemade tortillas and a nice outdoor atmosphere. After that, we just walked around a little bit and browsed the little shops around. One thing on my shopping list: a sweatshirt! :)

(I'll post pics from today sometime tomorrow)

Tomorrow's plan: San Diego Zoo! Hasta manana!