San Diego Story

San Diego Story

Our SAN DIEGO STORY begins when my sister Valerie calls and gets us so excited about "Art Alive" at the San Diego Museum of Art, that before our conversation ends, our minds are made up.  We ARE going to see those living flowers which so artistically portray pieces of art, and we will travel there in good "old" style!   

Because the granddaughter of Marc Chagall was on the docket to decorate the entrance during this spectacular event, we begin our own study of Chagall's life.  His "Dreams" piece particularly interests us, so we put paint, pen, and crayon to paper and capture our dreams.   

Next, we set off to purchase our tickets at the train station, as one would have "back when."    We love trains.  Nearly every home we have lived in welcomed the sound of trains passing through, yet the girls and I have not ridden on one together!  Old suit cases and trains just seem to go together, so we pack accordingly for our 3 day trip in vintage style and count down the minutes until departure!  

Sophia's interpretation of "Dreams," by Marc Chagall

Our SAN DIEGO STORY officially begins... 

Saturday...Day 1

Departing at 6:48AM

All our bags are packed, we're ready to go... 

Waiting...

Boarding...

Exploring...

Relaxing...

Playing...

Appreciating...

Anticipating...

Arriving... 

(Greeting created by my artistic sister!  Love it!)

Off to the San Diego Museum of Art!

Savoring...

As no photography was allowed, photos and smells were captured in our memories!

Creating... 

Enjoying...

Cousins David and Danielle had some great toys, 

which Aunt Valerie hauled out of storage for our amusement!

Sunday...Day 2

The fun continues!  

Dave took us on the best tour ever of the carrier ship, U.S.S. Midway.

Exploring...

Learning...

Piloting...

Next stop, Hotel Del on Coronado Island

Sorbet!

(Can you spot Uncle Dave?)

Monday...Day 3

We love our Uncle Dave...

Uncle Dave is off to the office...

So sad to have to say good bye!  

But, Aunt Valerie has a full day of surprises for us!  Not a minute to waist!  

We are off!   "Bird Watching" at the lagoon!  

We do hope to spot the egrets nesting!

We saw many!!!  

This one was collecting twigs, which she carried back to her nest!

Next, we toured the newly remodeled Lego Land Hotel.

How can they create these things out of Legos?!

The Gem Institute of America was the third stop.

We May babies need lots of EMERALDS to bring us great JOY!

RUBY slippers just may bring HARMONY Julia's way! 

Valerie, this girl deserves PEARLS...she will need CLARITY after our whirlwind visit!

Mining for gems... 

All in one day!

Departing at 4:59pm...

Our bags are packed, we sadly must go...

Home awaits us on the other end of the tracks!

With regret we must conclude our SAN DIEGO STORY.

We knew loads of fun was in store, but never did we know how much fun and how much we would do in only 3 days (or 82 hours, 11 minutes) with Uncle Dave and Aunt Valerie leading the way!  They gave us priceless memories, oodles of fun, and a great taste for riding the rails!  Thank you Valerie and Dave!!!  

 One last thing, did I mention that the Blueys joined us in all the fun?!

THE END of our perfect SAN DIEGO STORY!