I may just eat everything in all of San Diego if we stay here too long…
Before the sun was even up, Kyle and I took turns working out at the hotel gym, which is one of the nicest gym’s I’ve ever been to. They have classes too, like TRX and spin and whatnot. We didn’t anticipate it being as cold as it is in the mornings so my attire makes me want to go straight to the gym rather than run around the property freezing. But I still did a little of both.
For breakfast, we went to Vue, which is one of the hotel’s restaurants and wound up going the buffet route, which is a little scary for me. I’m the kind of person who likes to get my money’s worth, but I’m also a person who likes to eat healthy food and feel good. With buffets, that is never a combination that’s going to win. I did ok though. And since the kids were free, I don’t feel too bad about the $$$. It wasn’t that unreasonable for how fancy this place is. Plus the food was delicious, so that’s really all that matters, right??
Don’t be deceived by my portion. The plates are MASSIVE. That cinnamon roll was the size of my fist and I wanted to marry it after the first bite.
The server was soooo awesome – she asked about allergies before we even ordered, went and checked with the chefs about every single thing at the buffet, and was willing to do anything I needed to make sure P was accommodated and safe. Above and beyond the norm, but exactly what you’d hope for. I thanked her repeatedly for her attention to allergies. It’s so important! I’d have been way more worried and less likely to let him eat whatever had he not been through OIT, but these days I am loosening up. Still very cautious, but not nearly the stress case I was before.
He loves that he can have whatever he wants!
The rest of the day was spent at the pool, with a minor break for lunch and naps. That’s really all we wanted to do!
There are a bunch of different pools and hot tubs, but the best one has a slide and splash pad. They aren’t tall enough for the big slides, but there’s a little one that they looooove.
They are getting so good at swimming, I can tell vacations with pools and beaches are going to be our focus from here on out. Also, I like being warm.
Since we went so big on lunch, we had a lighter lunch.
Although still not healthy by any stretch…
Believe it or not, this was my FIRST Pressed Juicery experience. They just opened one in Danville (where my sister lives) so we may be visiting Auntie Bee and Uncle Dan a lot more now. 😉
They were having a 4 for $20 deal, so I got two juices and then we each got a freeze (aka fro yo) with whatever toppings. All for 20 bucks, doesn’t seem too bad.
Kyle loved it. He got the chocolate with almonds, honey and almond butter on top.
I got half chocolate and half strawberry with chocolate chips, coconut, and almond butter on top. MMMMMMM. It was a lot, but so so good.
For dinner we went to Goodonya in Encinitas.
As you can see, it’s focus is organic and gluten free. With vegan options aplenty, like house-made cashew based cheeses.
Kyle and I mentioned getting pizza so of course then the kids wanted pizza. Cool with me!
They split one, but P didn’t like the cashew cheese at all so I took all his off and then he was a happy camper. Meanwhile, V housed hers.
Kyle started his meal with a broccoli cashew soup, which he raved about, and then had a caprese style pizza.
The pizza was obviously not what Kyle wanted in terms of greasy cheesy carby fare, but he liked it fine. The make their own grain free crusts, which I thought were very similar to Simple Mills’ pizza crusts (which I love), so I thought it was awesome.
I got the BBQ chicken pizza and ate every single bite. So good.
At home, we showered, read books, and put V down while P had some quiet time with a book on cd. Once he had all his doses and was tired, we put him to bed and started The Crown.
With chocolate. Vacation gluttony begins…
