Monday, October 24, 2011

The Del

Recently, we stayed here.  The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego.  This was the place for me of many a childhood fantasy.  Brad took me to stay here one night when I was pregnant with Paige, a check off the bucket list of sorts, and I never thought I would have the good fortune of staying here again.  And yet this time, we one upped it, staying not one but three nights, and also staying with dear friends.  Perfection.

I suppose it's a pregnancy perk of mine, since the first time I was around five months pregnant and this time being only around 8 weeks.  Maybe for baby no. three we'll stay for a week . . . ha ha!  Seriously doubt that one.



Did I mention that we stayed without Paige?  It was, well, amazing.  There was beach walking.



There was vast amounts of eating, an example of which was the enormous plates we found set before us at a little place in Hillcrest called Hash House A Go-Go.  We were a little flummoxed as to how we would even begin to eat portions that large.




You are looking at Brad's order, which was a fetching arrangement of bacon infused waffles, topped with a piece of fried chicken.  He made a dent, of sorts.

We even watched a wedding. . . from the spa.  



I miss this trip already, even though it was only a month ago.  I haven't put the little hotel brochure away on purpose, because every day when I sneak a glance of it on my bathroom counter I smile a little.  Just a little weekend of sweetness I'll get to carry around with me always.







10 comments:

Ben and Shara said...

Such an incredible trip. That food even in the pictures looks crazy huge, but it still doesn't really get across the magnitude that was placed in front of us. So, so big.

Team O'Connor said...

Ok, best weekend ever! Beautiful location, yummy food and people watching. I wish I were there right now. I'm glad you got to spend a romantic weekend with your man before baby #2. I have a feeling those will be just a little harder to come by. Haha. Hopefully not. That's what grandparents are for, right?

the coltons said...

i loved this post!

Andrea said...

that looks amazing. I remeber your awesome picture that you put up at work. I love it.

Andrea said...

hahaha when I first read the title of this post last night I thought it was going to be about mutual del. This was much better.

Nic said...

Read Andrea's comment we always call del taco the Del :) this looks way better! Congrats on baby #2

Ben and Katie said...

Brad and Natalie!! Congratulations on the baby! It's most likely jumping for joy knowing you are it's parents:) Funny thing, my husband and I are going to hotel Del next week! I'm so excited , I just hope we are not staying in a haunted room! Love the pics

Lisa & Joel said...

Ooooo! Nice! :) so ...there IS life beyond newborn stage?? :) looks like so much fun!

Marshall and Rose Lowry said...

Looks like an amazing trip! If only trip like that could happen every few months! The Del is beautiful! So fun you got to stay there again!

Rusty and Jessica Terry said...

looks like a great trip, and the food looked tasty.