San Diego was absolutely wonderful. It all started with the landing. The San Diego airport is located within the city, and around it are many tall hills/mountains littered with tall office and apartment buildings. For a moment, as we proceeded to land, the plane hurdled (what seem to be) only a few feet above the roads and buildings, then suddenly we actually were lower than the buildings themselves! It was crazy! Soon after landing Anthony and his buddy Ethan rolled up and picked me up, and then drove me around San Diego for a bit. We drove near downtown, which was gorgeous, the San Diego Bay, which was huge and harbored a gigantic Aircraft Carrier, and too many other locations to name. I was still trying to realize where I was, and I couldn't tell you exactly where we went that day. Eventually, we made it to Anthony's house, and I was introduced to his wonderful parents, grandmother, and brother Kenny. About an hour after that, his aunt Georgia and uncle Rudy showed up. All of his family is incredibly nice (and that's an understatement). Their hospitality and generosity is unlike any I have other experienced; my amazing stay in San Diego is accredited to Anthony and his family. I cannot thank them enough. Later that day, Anthony's Father prepared an authentic Chinese dinner. It was, without any doubt whatsoever, the best Chinese dinner I have ever had. Wow... delicious. The sun traded its real estate with the stars, and I had the pleasure to meet more of his friends: Jason, Drama, Tre, Matt, Andrew, and (later in the week) Darin. There were some monetary issues with their previous cabin trip. They were short a couple of hundred dollars but, then eventually they were only short 30. Between the 4 left (who hadn't paid money yet), they couldn't come up with 30 bucks. It was hilarious. Eventually, the idea of going to Barona (a casino) was entertained. Maybe they could come up with the extra money by gambling? It would've been funny to see. We ended up going to a birthday party of another one of Anthony's friends: Grant. There I met Ashley, Lauren, Heather, Greg, and Dustin. Everyone there was incredibly nice; and it lead to a fun and pleasant night.
Day two started with a bit of a bang. We woke up at 9:35 at Grant's apartment. To had an appointment at 10:00, and we were without transportation. Kenny was able to help us out though. We then went to Dim Sum (where I enjoyed Chicken Legs!), REI, and then back to Anthony's house. We chilled for awhile, then we actually headed to Barona for their spectacular buffet. We checked out the casino floor, and I played my first slot machine. I was up for awhile, but then lost all of my money: 1 whole dollhair. After returning to the buffet, Jeanie (his sister) and Lewis (her boyfriend) showed up. It was incredibly nice to meet both of them. Jeanie is a lot like her brother, and makes the same ridiculous eye twitching derp face; it always gave me a chuckle.
Day three started with a trip, with Jeanie and Lewis, to Jalepeños where we had the mouth watering, lip smacking, tasty goodness known as the California Burrito. If you find yourself in Southern California, you must stop and get one of these. Jesus, was it good. With full stomachs, we made our way to Mount Soledad. The view from the top of the mountain was like nothing I've ever seen before. That may sound cliched, but it couldn't be more true. I've never seen the ocean before (I've seen the Gulf, but I don't really count that), so the combination of it, the mountains, the city, and the weather was really something to behold. After Mount Soledad we made our way to La Jolla cove: a glitzy end of San Diego. It couldn't have been farther from Wisconsin. It's hard to explain, but if you ever find yourself there, you'd understand. We parked the Sequoia and made our way to the beach. At that point the tide was low, so we got to check out some neat life in the rocks on the shore. Birds, crabs, anemones, and even sea lions! The sea lions were so chill! Some just laid their and warmed their pudgy bodies up, others (like the babies) we flopping and swimming around everywhere. Boy were they fun to watch.
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