a super saturday

lauren and i were so excited that our friend (and my new raleigh roommate!) stacie finally made it to california late friday night. the next day was jam-packed with adventures and fun. however, it started a little something like this....



yes, i accidently (with the help of stacie and lauren) locked every key, including the spares, inside the house. and yes, we attempted to break in. dont worry - we failed. thankfully, lauren had a friendly neighbor with another spare key and all was well. then we were off for a hike up the mountain/hills of la jolla. in fact, laurens new fancy pedometer said that we walked 5.64 miles and it was mostly uphill! here are some views from the top:





did you notice the nasty grey stuff in the sky? yeah, thats the marine layer and its currently putting a damper on our tanning capabilities, but were dealing with it. i was clearly still able to catch some sunburn during our couple hour hike and it may take awhile to get rid of these terrible lines.



next we headed to the wind & sea beach which is conveniently located right down the street from lauren's house.



this kid was especially enjoying his time at the beach - clearly trying to keep warm in the sand.



lauren and stacie decided to take a nap on the beach.



i decided to casually stalk the surfers instead.





for dinner, we went to the city of del mar and ate at a fun little mexican restaurant, en fuego (which means "on fire").





they had the most amazing chips and salsa - yep, better than la fiesta. and the food was delicious. mmmmmm







after dinner we drove back up to the top of the mountain where we had hiked earlier in the day. in this picture, stacie and i are pointing out the exact place where we hiked up - and back down - that morning.
mom: i bet youre surprised i made it through the wilderness? there were even bees and cacti and slippery rocks. be proud. be very proud.







after a long and exhausting day, we treated ourselves to some chocolate ice cream!