Yup, we live here Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2009 |

Typical weekend. Go out, go to the beach, be outdoors, and be social. How could it get any better? Thanks to Amy's family connections, we had the amazing opportunity to go kayaking in La Jolla yesterday. There are these amazing natural caves there that all have names and interesting stories about each one. Unfortunately, because of what water does to electronics is super bad, I couldn't take any pictures but there's this thing called google images that works absolute wonders.

yup, we got to paddle in two of those...pretty sweet

Really neat stuff. The water temperature is perfect so the guides would stop us at certain times and tell us to dip our feet in or even jump out of the kayak. Another neat thing in La Jolla is that the beach their near the Scripps Pier is a protected ecological reserve. There are tons of birds (pelicans, segulls, etc) and sea lions. There were about 2 or 3 sea lions that were 4 feet from our kayak; it looked like they were waving, but it's actually (per our guide) how they "cool off" or thermoregulate. Super friendly creatures who just live the life in La Jolla.

Hi Sea lions!!

Following the tour, Amy and I had a little Baywatch moment where we ran from the kayak, yanking off our life vests and helmets and diving right into the ocean. I thought I had been to gorgeous beaches before, but La Jolla Shores is an amazing strip of sand with the perfect temperature and easy but fun waves. I think we must have said numerous times to each other yesterday, "Yup we live here". I think each day I see something completely more amazing than the next that is almost surreal. I live in SoCal?!? No wonder people say they never want to live (kidding mom and dad...well for now at least)

After lunch, we met up with some friends farther down the beach who had saved a bonfire pit since 430am. Really neat stuff. Earlier in the morning I had gone to Ralph's and purchased marshmallows, graham crackers, and hershey's bars to make s'mores. The only piece of the puzzle missing? Skewers/sticks to roast the mallows on. We were resourceful, made friends and managed to finagle a wire coat hanger to use. Nothing better than a burned to a crisp mallow on the beach as the sun sets.

Following our wonderful bbq/smores fest/gorgeous beach day, we met up with some more friends from the day at a SD suburb house party. Now, going to an all-girls private high school, I never really went to your typical high school party with kegs and crowded masses of people. College parties were similar, but I walked into this house and felt like I was on the set of She's All That or Can't Hardly Wait or Never Been Kissed; the cops came with a noise violation...but whatever. Amy and I had some hilarious conversations with all kinds of people about all kinds of things. Good times. Tomorrow, perhaps even more good times: we're going to Six Flags Magic Mountain cheeyeah for roller coasters. pictures to come soon. night.