Aya and I decided to take a trip down to San Diego for the weekend. We left LA at 3:00 to try to avoid traffic. No such luck. It took us 3 1/2 hours to get to San Diego. Ugh. We stayed in the gas lamp district and Jenny suggestion of the Westin over the W Hotel was alright. I think the W would have been a little quieter.
Saturday, Aya and I spent the whole day at San Deigo. Aya had not been there since she was a little kid. We started by feeding the dolphin, touching star fishes and sting rays. Took some pictures with the flamingos, penguins and sharks. Aya liked Shamu the best. We didn't stay around for the night shows because we had dinner reservations at Bertrands at Mister A's. Great place to eat at overlooking downtown and the harbor. Very nice...voted as one of San Diego's finest restaurants. Great place for a date.
Sunday we went to 222 Cafe. San Diego 3 year in a row best breakfast diner. It was good. Worth the 30 minute wait. Headed off to Extraordinary desserts to get my sister a cake for Eric. Aya and got some pastries for ourself. That place would make a bundle in LA.
All in all a good weekend. If we had gone to San Deigo before Aya got pregnant it might have changed our minds about being parents. I gotta say, I really enjoyed going to Sea World without kids. I was looking at other parents and I dunno how they walk around with kids. It was hard enough with Aya who had to keep taking 'pee' breaks and walking all slow. It was hard making it show to show. If we had to bob-and-weave with a stroller...forget it!! No amusement parks until the kid can walk!!
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Miles,
Did you guys ride Shipwreck Rapids? We were there the week before you. The kids and I got soaked! Did you ride Atlantis? What did you think? By the way, even if your kid can walk, you'll want to bring a stroller anyways. Your kid will get tired and want to ride instead of walk. And no matter how strong you and Aya are, you'll quickly get tired of carrying your kid around.
tom-
atlantis broke in the afternoon so we didn't get to ride it. i ate at shipwreck rapids but i didn't ride it. aya and i didn't want to get wet. actually, aya wasn't sure if pregnant people could ride and she didn't want to just watch me ride.
no doubt i would get tired holding a kid. in fact, we were thinking about that because some kid was standing in line and got tired. the dad carried her when the mom told him do NOT carry her. aya and i wondered what we would have done.
Kids are little for such a short period of time. Its nice to be able to pick up your kid and hold them. When they get heavy I just carry them on my shoulders. You will lose track of the number of times your child will fall asleep with his or her head on your shoulders. Its a great feeling. Lucy's 4 right now. I still carry her occassionally. I'm sure my Lucy carrying days are numbered.
Ok.. AYA looks so dang good. She doesn't even look pregnant!! oh, hey, does she want to borrow maternity clothes?? Got 2 crates if she wants.
Regarding kids ...Tom's right, being able to hold your kids is one of the best things about being parents. Look forward to it. ;-)
I took Kyle late last year to Sea World and he had a blast. He was soooo good cause He loved everything he was seeing. Even without a nap. He loved shamu and the dolphin show...he still talks about it. ;-)
Sao-
Yeah, I don't think Aya looks pregnant either. Of course she thinks she looks huge. =)
I will ask her about the maternity clothes. I not sure if your clothes will fit. You are thinner than her. I will ask though. THANKS!
Miles - way to go complimenting Sao at the expense of the mother of your future child (child or child to be at this point??). She doesn't look prego at all!
In regards to the W...all i can say is that it was CROWDED and noisy when i was there. I had to get through throngs of the young, beautiful & (presumbably) in debt. Plus the rooms were typical W rooms - very, very small.
As for small children at theme parks...whilst i was walking through Atlantis, I decided that children in large masses did not mix well with single, no children people such as myself. It really helped promote birth control for me.
Holy Crap! I just noticed "Aya at Seaworld" photos, she doesn't look pregnant. Did you guys hire a surrogate or are you guys playing the biggest practical joke ever. Wow she looks great!
Jen-
You dork. I said that I do NOT think aya looks pregnany. Aya thinks she is huge.
In addition, I like throngs of young people...especially young legal aged women!
Tom, how could you not notice aya in the pictures? she is in all of them?! hahahhaa!!
I have to agree, Aya looks great! Once she reaches 20 weeks, she's going to all of a sudden start looking pregnant, and by 24, it will be unmistakable.
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