I will start this post by saying I’m glad I went to San Diego and saw my husband. However, if you couldn’t tell, we didn’t do much while we were there. Mostly took naps, did laundry, ate out, went for walks… Port calls are the envy of many a military wife because of the sexiness they portray. Seeing your husband in a foreign land and getting to explore mid-deployment… how fun! Realistically, we did a lot of unsexy, mundane, just plane old hanging out together. Brian was very worn out, and at one point I requested pre-boat Brian back… but I know it’s because his job is incredibly difficult. So I gave him time to recover, decompress, we went with the flow of what we were feeling like. He still got calls from the boat while we were out and about, but we did our best to do normal life things (like watch the Capitals). I know this is what love looks like, giving your significant other the support they need going through something rough, even if it doesn’t meet your expectation of what should be happening.
All that to say, we did end up getting to La Jolla, something I requested numerous times before we made happen. La Jolla California is famous for their large sea lion and seal population. And I can confirm personally it’s true!
Even after reading this article, I’m not sure which is which in the above pictures…and I’m too tired to figure it out.
There were so many awesome pics I took. I might come and finish this post later with a little more energy. I will also add that I had my amazing zoom lens on this. While there were a ton of people within maybe 3ft of these guys… Brian and I were well past ten feet away. These are zoomed and cropped.
I am really glad we made our way there to check them out. It was an ~2hr trip, and Brian got a call from the boat, but it filled my desire for a fun adventure and “sexiness”. We also went with Brian’s parents, so they enjoyed the trip as well. I will say the area SMELLS badly, and the parking is not easy, but we were lucky to snag a spot. There were people snorkeling off this beach… which I guess is normal, but no way would I snorkel with these huge guys swimming around! I guess there aren’t as many sea lion/seal attack causes of death as there are sharks… maybe people think I’M crazy for snorkeling in Hawaii.
Later that night we ate dinner at Bali Hai. I wish I had asked the waiter to get a picture. The next morning we dropped Brian off at the boat and his parents dropped me off at the airport and the rest, they say, is history. I have been home the last week catching up on life and doing miscellaneous things. More posts to come! I did Mass, then 5 mini Christmas photo sessions this morning and then a five mile hike this afternoon. Phew! Trying to go to bed but I’m in inning 5 of the world series game 5… what a game!!