Stay Classy San Diego
Hello readers of the Brutton blog!
The last two weeks have been a blur! I’ll bring you up to speed on the happenings in the Brutton household in a moment, but first, let me share a number with you.
513
What’s that number represent you ask? Is it a useless piece of sports trivia? Perhaps it’s the number of times I cussed at the washing machine yesterday? Could it be the number of diapers I have changed in the last month?
Well, keep reading to the end of the post and you will find out, but no fair scrolling early!!
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving the kids and I left for a week in San Diego. Sticking with the whole numbers theme . . .
Strollers – 1
Kids – 3
Checked bags – 4
Carryon items – 5
Lost kids, security mishaps, TSA patdowns, body screens, tears shed at the airport – 0
My sanity – questionable
Problems on the plane – none
My sanity – questionable
(Wait, I said that already. See, I’m loco. I traveled with 3 kids by myself. Don’t mess with me. I’ll cut you. Seriously)
In all seriousness though, we had a great time and had no real problems all week. The kids did great in the airports and on the plane and we arrived at our destination without incident.
We had a lot of fun all week. We went to the San Diego Zoo as well as Sea World. The kids had never been to a Sea World and they were pretty impressed by Shamu and his buddies. Mostly though, we just hung around the hotel and took it easy. We stayed at the Beach Village in the Hotel Del Coronado and it was spectacular. If you are ever looking for a great vacation spot, I cannot recommend it enough. The staff knew us by first name by the second day we were there and went out of their way to take great care of us. The villa was awesome and the views were incredible.
The hotel staff was able to arrange a nanny for me for the week, and what a blessing she was! After hearing our story, the concierge handpicked the nanny. Her name was Linda, and get this, her husband passed away when she was 30, leaving her with 4 small kids. She is now 72, and is an active member of the Shadow Mountain Community Church. You want one last nugget? She sings in the choir. So let’s just review, shall we? We traveled 1850 miles away from home, to a city in which we did not know a soul, only to spend the week with a Christian grandmother who had experience dealing with kids who have lost a parent. And to top it all off, she sings in the church choir just like Kathy did.
Remember that whole plan thing I talked about a while back? Yeah, still going strong.
All in all, it was a great week. I took a ton of pictures. I have uploaded them to Facebook and you can view them by clicking here. You don’t have to have a Facebook account in order to view the pics.
Permit me to publicly acknowledge my Travel Agent, Shannon Vessells of Vessells Voyages. She did a wonderful job of helping me narrow down locations until I chose The Coronado. If you have a vacation coming up, please consider contacting her. She can be reached at Shannon@VessellsVoyages.com
So before I wrap up for the evening, let me shed some light on the number.
So what does 513 represent?
Well, that is the number of times the replay of Kathy’s celebration service has been viewed in the last 2 weeks.
Told ya she was gonna keep shinin’!
