I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by amazing friends. A few weeks ago, my friends Amy Grant and Heather Braxton, threw a surprise baby shower for me. It was a total blast. This weekend my friends Denise Diggs and Lynette Mix are throwing another shower for me today in California.

So, John and I decided to drive up and spend the day in San Diego before heading over to Riverside for my shower. Just sitting in the car (a Kia mini-van – not so comfortable…have it since my Range Rover is being fixed from a big boo-boo I gave it at the gas station: ooops!) was very relaxing. John and I got to connect and talk and enjoy our time together looking at the incredibly diverse terrain you cross going west on the 8 from AZ to CA.

We got to San Diego around 6, checked into the Westin GasLamp (love this place!) and then explored the Gas Lamp District. We walked hand-in-hand to the convention center and back round 4th, 5th and 6th, eventually stopping for a much craved (at 8 1/2 months pregnant) Italian dinner at Chianti’s Restaurant. The food was incredible! Kudos to the chef.

It was so relaxing…no computers, no phones, just the two of us out for a stroll talking about our life and our impending changing life when Trinity arrives.

We passed on dessert to wander around town some more and found a great specialty cigar/cafe/dessert bar on Market and 3rd. We enjoyed some spectacular gelato and John had a nice Americano. The summer breeze was fresh and the evening was perfect.

It’s trips like these, out of the ordinary, that are so refreshing and revitalizing. It’s a great time to explore and enjoy and to really get the most out of life.