Girls' Getaway Weekend

Kimberlee, Julia and I (you know, the 3 cooking musketeers) headed down to San Diego on Saturday morning, to spend the weekend, for some girl-time therapy. I almost felt like I was in a dream state the whole time! We have really GOT to do this more often. We stayed at the Hyatt near Seaport Village, and this is the view from our room. (Disclaimer: These photos were actually taken the following day when the sun came out. On Saturday, it was snowing from our room on the 23rd floor... I'm not kidding. And... we ended up changing rooms, so these are from the 31st floor, but I'll spare you all those details.)


Three hungry girls enjoyed "street tacos" at a Mexican restaurant in the Gaslamp. None of us could remember the name: something Baja. Unfortunately, we visited for so long that we ended up getting a parking ticket for an expired meter. A few more quarters could have saved us $30! But, on our defense, time really flies when you're having fun and enjoying great friends.




After lunch, we decided to take a little walk around Seaport Village with a break in the rain. We took a couple of pictures ourselves and then unknowingly picked a very strange man to take our group photo. I don't know if he thought he was being charming, but he told us to say something I dare not repeat on a family blog. It was not "cheese." At least we managed to smile and be off on our way.


After sharing some delicious red wine and an entire box of roasted almonds covered with dark chocolate, sea salt and turbinado, it was time to get ready for dinner!


Our plans to have dinner somewhere fancy in the Gaslamp were shattered with pouring rain - yet another one of California's latest rainstorms! But we had an equally delectable dinner at one of the Hyatt's restaurants: Sally's Seafood. We were even escorted in the back way, through several hallways and through the kitchen itself, so we wouldn't have to go outside in the rain. Isn't that nice of them? We felt famous. ;)


My dinner: Lobster Pot Pie! It was delicious! And huge! It also had sausage, vegetables and boursin cheese... all topped with puff pastry. I just had to try it, and I'm glad I did. But I think I'm still full. Did I mention I started off with a Baby Romaine Caesar too? All of us girls had the same dinner, and we all had to "talk off" our food coma for hours in our room that night. So deliciously fun!


I had this Chai Tea panna cotta for dessert, which was very unique and very good. I'm not quite sure how I managed to stuff it down after that pot pie, but, as Sulli would say, "I did it!!!"

On Sunday morning, we enjoyed a fabulous breakfast at Lael's, there at the Hyatt. We talked over coffee for hours before we packed up and headed home. What a wonderful time with such special girls. I love you both and am truly blessed.