smileyjess

the flight here was beyond smooth. i was asleep before we had even left the runway, so it also seemed extremely quick for me. :) we got here around 1 o'clock cali time and immediately headed for el morro valley for a great hike. the park was closing at sunset, but we were too far to make it back in time. we thought maybe they'd lock the gates on us and we'd just jog home, but instead they gave us a nice $89 ticket. but we're going to petition, since it was written a mere 12 minutes before we made it back.

walked in the hills this morning and then we drove down to san diego- about 1 hour south of irvine. first stop was torrey pines, a beautiful bluff right on the pacific. climbed the rocks around there for a good two hours, i took a ton of pictures- ill have to post some when i get home. then it was off to check out UCSD. beautiful campus. unbelievable. dr. seuss (communist!!) designed their library. pretty picturesque. then it was off to USD, my cousin's alma mater. again, awesome campus. it was designed after the architecture of a small village in spain. how cool is that? tres. by now it was about 3 and we were feeling some hunger pains, so we stopped at this little hut that my cousin loves. the name escapes me right now. but they had these crazy breakfast burritos.... mmmm. we got home around 6 and have just been chilling since.

tomorrow we're visiting the valley relatives- diane, tom, johnny, cassandra, and tommy. exchange gifts and watch the celtics/lakers game. sure to be a good time.

ok yeah so my shins are positively killing me and i'm dead tired and matt just mentioned some mountain biking in the morning, so i am definitely going to need to get some zzz's.

p.s. i got a sunburn. how masochistic is it of me if i'm uberhappy about that? :)