***disclaimer: i WAS NOT COMPENSATED in any way to recommend the hilton. they were just this lovely***
we road tripped back down to san diego last thursday.....
ISIS is quite the traveling dog!
Jared started the drive, so i could use the fading sunlight to knit up some OSIRIS FUNDRAISING PROJECTS...
then, as the sunset, we switched.
pete's coffee powered my driving shift....
as did Sirius..... its serious....
the night was a rediiiiculous experiment in "how not to travel with a dog".
tip #1:
do NOT think you must settle for a nasty motel- just because they ACCEPT dogs.
no no
(cough*jared*cough)
tip #2:
never, ever, ever, book a hotel for less than 100/night in san diego UNLESS you are ok with bed bugs and drug addicts.....
tip #3:
if you eve find yourself in san diego at 3 am with a wife and three kids refusing to get into the hotel room you booked- call hilton fashion valley!
they LOVE dogs- have a nice inclusive pet package, a dog walking grassy knoll, delicious free breakfast buffet, free wifi AND comfortable beds, flat screen tis, beautiful views AND no bed bugs, no blood stains on the sheets
AND
no bathrooms that look like a murder ever took place in them.
after being up until 4 am.... we was TIRED.
so we did a lot of tv watching....
and a lot of driving on an empty tank of gas!!!!!!
we tried to go to our very favorite gluten free *dedicated allergy free* bakery EVER and they were closed for renovations!
so we hit the pet store.....
and then went to NAKED PIZZA!!!
delicious gluten free pizza from a company, that while NOT a gluten free facility, they take the gluten contamination seriously and have a really great system in place to reduce it.
the pizza was so good there are no pictures.
after a quick trip to the whole foods in hillcrest- where we met about 10 people that reminded us why we LOVED living in san diego.... we went back to the hotel to relax.
and craft....
and watch more movies.... in bed....
and knit...
since isis LOVES to show us her "i can chew through ANYTHING" skills, we had to kennel her in the room if we weren't able to actively engage her and devote both eyes to her every second.
im not even joking... while petting her- she somehow managed to sink her teeth in a wooden post on the desk. she is the chewing ninja.
our view on saturday... friday was clear and sunny... saturday overcast with drizzle.... but still beautiful...
saturday we went swimming! it was my first time swimming in 2 years!
another really great quality of the Hilton was the kitchen.
we ordered room service and notified them we were gluten free. they took care of it by adjusting everything and cleaning surfaces, etc.
normally- restaurants bring you spice free flavor free chicken breasts and veggies when you are gluten free.
these chicken breasts were beautifully cooked and flavorful...
i said, "look it looks like a heart!"
Ira turned the plate upside down and said "nope- it looks like LUNGS"
perspective.... i guess. :D
after dinner-
let the games begin....
Liv sat with our friends.... she didn't miss us at all.... i think it was the giant bowl of popcorn...
ira and embers are harder to lure away ;)
ill stop there- because two nasty misogynist racist 20 year olds showed up and were so rude.... i, of course, said something.... it escalated a little and then we left....
ok, ill tell some more...
this stadium is super gross....and not just because of superc(g)ross...
its falling apart... and i think the risk for lead exposure is super super HIGH. i won't go there again, i don't think.... unless neil diamond was there... but he isn't the type to play a gross dilapitated stadium ;)
but the light show was great- there were fireworks, and FIRE.
we were so close that the fire almost burned our skin....
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