Our girl's trip had finally arrived! Greta has been asking for years to go on a Greta/mom only getaway and we finally made it happen, I'm so glad we did. And if you know Dave, you know he can't stay in Sioux Falls for too long, so he made his own fun with the other two in the opposite direction.
Greta and I flew to Coronado with my mom, it was mostly seamless, but there are always hiccups. This one came in the form of a cancelled flight on United due to Boeings needing to be assessed do to a recent plane malfunction. We changed gears and flew Delta through Minneapolis, only adding a few hours to our itinerary. Everything else was easy.
We went to museums, candy shops, Starbucks, candy shops again, and Starbucks again (everyday). Greta would wake me up every morning at 6:15 and ask if she could come with me on my walk because she knew it landed me in the vicinity of Starbucks. We made the most of it and I loved it, too. We went to the Natural History Muesum and Scripps Aquarium, Solana Beach, Point Loma and one day on Coronado. We saw insects, gems, dinos, sunsets, an octopus, jellyfish, and got to feed seahorses. One component I didn't appreciate was seeing Greta interact with my parents for 4 whole days. The conversations and questions they asked each other were interesting and unique. One thing I appreciate about both of my parents is their ability to find connections with each person regardless of their age or interest, they are so inquisitive and great conversationalists, in fact we spent the last evening together listening to Taylor Swift's NYU commencement speech just because my dad is wanted to learn more about her because we all love her so much... he even took notes ;). My mom is everything, she is kind, interesting, hospitable, nurturing, generous, and I'm just so thankful for the time we have together. One of my highlights was dancing to a live band with my dad after Greta and my mom had gone back to the condo for the night.
On the other hand, Dave and co had a mega travel adventure. They departed Sioux Falls for Montreal on Friday evening and had terrible delays in Minneapolis. They didn't arrive to their hotel room until nearly 4am, ouch. They made the most of it after a proper sleep in, they wandered around the old town and caught a hockey game, the home team lost in overtime. They had only intended to stay two days but because they lost a day, they decided to extend and they snuck in another hockey game, this time, the Canadiens won!! Sully and Pip got to celebrate with the mascot after a goal. Otherwise they did some shopping, went to a Children's Museum and ate pizza for most meals. They had a great time, until they missed their flight home and what was suppose to be a 6 hour commute turned into a 34 hour journey which included a stopover in Atlanta. Life. They were so happy to be home and we were all really happy to be reunited.
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| Off we go! |
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| 6 foot swells on Coronado, the largest I've ever seen. |
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| Balboa Park |
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| Checking out the tarantulas. |
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| Never miss a sunset. |
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| The Sun Decker at the Del. |
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| Point Loma sunset. |
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| Meanwhile... |
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| Greta and my dad. |
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Quick facetime to share our
advenures. |
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| Scripps |
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| So cool. |
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| Greta and my dad doing a science experiment. |
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