We have had such a wonderful end of Fall and beginning of the 'winter' for San Diego. Matt and I got a day away and went to Las Vegas one night and it was incredible! We stayed at the Cosmopolitan which is a Marriott hotel so with all of our reward points we got to stay there for free! The room was amazing. We even had a terrace which is pretty rare in Vegas. The hotel gambling scene was amazing and the restaurants are on a whole other level. The breakfast buffet and the Wicked Spoon was so amazing I could go on and on about it. Here's one thing this buffet place did right: all items were individually portioned in little bowls, shot glasses, cast iron skillets, etc that it made getting items so easy and since it was already portioned I wouldn't fill up my plate on something that I didn't like. That is some great thinking! I HIGHLY recommend going there. We also had an amazing sushi dinner at Blue Ribbon Sushi. We stepped out of our comfort zone and had some awesome dishes that we had never had before. We also saw a great show of the Cirque du Soleil called Zumanity at the New York New York. And for the anti-climatic part of our trip, we took a cab to the Pawn Star's Pawn Shop to sell a pair of binoculars I got at an Estate Sale. Unfortunately they didn't even want to look at them but it did get us in the store by cutting the line. The store is pretty small and they have alot of Pawn Stars themed items which was not what I was expecting. It's in a very rough part of town and wasn't worth the time and cab fare to get there. Boo.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! My parents came out and once again, we fried up some turkey! This year Riley was able to eat everything we had. She is a big fan of cranberry sauce. We took Riley to the Birch Aquarium and got some wonderful pics out there. She loves this place! We are so lucky to have so many options to take Riley too. Hopefully next on the list is Legoland!!
We had a wonderful visit from Jess and Nick Schiavi just for the afternoon over the Thanksgiving holiday. We love seeing friends out here and showing them what San Diego has to offer.
My bestie came out just last week with her boyfriend Keith. I showed them Mount Soledad overlook, the Cove, the beach by our place and we went to some of the best places to eat which any foodie would enjoy! It was wonderful to see Tiff!
This past weekend we took Riley to see Santa. Last year she was so cute on Santa's lap.....this year...well...she did not enjoy telling Santa what she wants for Christmas. She was terrified of Santa! She literally was shaking. I am hopeful that next year she can redeem herself with Santa. :(
Next up is our trip back East. We are very excited about coming back for Christmas!
