...hello san diego...

San Diego has been like a second home to us these last few years. Besides it being breathtakingly beautiful with picture perfect weather, it's a place we visit often and share many milestone's with, such as our engagement and wedding. There's just something about the air in San Diego that the minute our airplane wheels touch down, I can feel the stress releasing from my body and the feeling of vacation setting in. It just offers an ease to both of us that we long for often, which makes this place a frequent weekend getaway for us. 

Luckily, this past weekend was one where we found ourselves taking a quick four day trip to this beautiful city to enjoy time with friends and decompress. Thankfully, we were able to stay at our great friend's and Mikis' best man Claude & Jen's place, which is in the heart of Little Italy in Downtown. Unfortunately, Jen, Claude's girlfriend was away in Chicago for a bachelorette party which left me as the lucky girl with two "husbands" for the weekend. 

Friday evening we found ourselves enjoying dinner at a new downtown locale, Analog for dinner and a few drinks. The decor and ambiance were cool, but their gourmet take on comfort food was mediocre. After dinner, we took a trip down memory lane and enjoyed a drink at Andaz, the place our wedding took place. Then we danced the night away at Quality Social. Seriously, they had one of the BEST dj's, mixing new and old school tunes.

Saturday the boys enjoyed a "date night" while I spent the day with a friend who was also our wedding coordinator, Kelly. Afterward I joined the boys at Craft & Commerce, our new FAVORITE bar in San Diego, for a nightcap. Seriously had the BEST cocktail's, one specifically that tasted like the end of a tootsie pop, it was unbelievable and obviously memorable.

Sunday, we enjoyed an action packed Chargers game, against our home team the Arizona Cardinals. I don't think I have ever seen such die hard fans, as the Chargers fans are. It was quite contagious being around all of them and just added to the day. 


Here are a few photos from the trip....


[in flight cocktail]

[stay classy san diego]

[nothing goes better with dinner than a little karaoke]

[on to the next bar]

[andaz memories, dirty martini for him and dragonfruit mojito a.k.a. troyanito for me]

[taking a dance break]

[andrew re-hydrating]

[the unbelievable tootsie pop cocktail]

[headed to the seats]

 



[enjoying the game with an adult water]



Thanks for the memories, until next time San Diego..... 

xoxo,

R+M