Road Trip to San Diego

My brother has been in SD all summer with a program through his college church and today we finally road tripped down to see him! Our plan: beach day and kayaking. Our reality: torrential downpour! I absolutely LOVE the rain so it was a much welcomed occasion, although I wish we had been better prepared for it! We packed and dressed for a fun day at the beach (towels, swimsuits, shorts and t-shirts) and were not at all prepared for the debauchery that ensued!

The rain started when we were about 10 minutes away from the hotel so we had to change plans and decided to do lunch at the mall instead. After looking for parking for quite a while, we finally found a spot and decided it would be ok to walk to the restaurant. Boy were we wrong! Within 2 minutes of being out of the car we were DRENCHED. Poor Lady was splashing through puddles so the hubs decided to carry her to keep her from getting soaked. It didn't help.

We were running between awnings of the, of course, outdoor mall (we're in Southern California after all) when it became clear that none of our efforts to stay dry would help. We were all soaked to the bone and laughing. There are few things better than rain and laughter and to me it's pure magic when the two are combined.

We finally made it to the restaurant and enjoyed a long lunch together while we waited out the storm. After lunch, we were all still wet so we stopped in a few stores to buy new clothes for the drive home. All in all, it was a wonderful day well spent with family. :)

With love,
Kayla