we left our hearts in san diego


despite depeche mode raining on our parade, we managed to pull through and have a lovely time down in san diego~


baby dole accompanied us on our venture and was the sweetest little man--his mama didn't let him get out on our balconies to see the view, though....not even a little bit! 17 floors up was just too much for her to take~

we loved our view at the san diego marriott hotel & marina--we ate and lounged and ate and swam and ate and shopped and ate and ATE!


we went over to the historic hotel del coronado on coronado island and loved the festive party vibe they had going on.

we decided that money can INDEED buy happiness if you were staying at the beach village at the del--it was a whole 'nother world. one that we wished we could get used to! simply gorgeous~



we all got the blogger-required "prom photos" at sunset:


just missing the corsage:


we were oh-so-glad that jody & jared were kind enough to share their "special sunset spot" with us.

we got lost for half a moment while searching for it, and i wanted jared to ask the carload of guys that we pulled up next to at the stoplight if they could help us find his "special spot."

he refused.



while taking our sunset shots, we realized dole was snoozing through the whole thing.

we didn't want him to miss out, so we got his 'money shot':


san diego= GOOD TIMES.




this photo of russ and i will forever be a favorite of mine.  i do love this man.

8 comments:

Tiffany said...

The prom shots and the stroller shot are too awesome. And those hotels? Fuggetaboutit! Whoa.

tiburon said...

Great shots! You are becoming quite the pro with that camera.

Please leave it in St George next week ;)

Heather said...

Seriously, Mindi. You are stunning.

Vanessa said...

I'm glad you heart my birthplace so much. I may or may not have parked close to that spot you took pics at with a boy...oh wait, is this not the confession booth?

kami @ nobiggie.net said...

Looks like so much fun! I want in next couples trip.

ps. I love the money shot.

Lainey-Paney said...

Ahhh....a baby. Not just a coat rack, my friend.
...or, is it?

Steph said...

The Del is one of our favoritist places to visit. Steve and I go there everytime we're in San Diego. I love the old Hollywood charm! Love the prom shots!

Ida said...

Cool pics I love SD. My favorite city. Next time your in town email. :) Love the male booby grab pic.