One Week Countdown!

My one week countdown until the big move was on Saturday, but it hasn't even set in that I only have less than a week left at home. The only time I realize that the move is happening soon is when I'm busy packing all my stuff (which is practically almost all done!) but I still feel like my time here isn't coming to a close yet. This past week I was so busy and had such a great time that I haven't even had a chance to feel sad about moving, which for me is a big deal.

My second to last week here was spent wonderfully. I was busy almost everyday. I caught up with a lot of old friends and, of course, spent a lot of time with my family. Sometimes I forget how many amazing people are in my life. Monday night I went to Baked Bear with some friends. Baked Bear is a new place in PB that has cookie ice cream sandwiches. It was delicious! And so bad for us! But we followed the million calories with a short walk on the beach that reminded me how beautiful my city is. San Diego will always be home to me no matter where I go.

On Wednesday I went to lunch with two girls I played basketball with and after went to watch their women's league. It was great to catch up with them and how our lives have changed some but stayed the same in some areas. I got to babysit one of my friends daughter during their game! And afterwards we all caught up for awhile. It made me realize that after I move I still need to keep in touch with people. I'm not always the best at that.

On Thursday I went horseback riding with my best friend! It was such a great time. I used to go horseback riding all the time and I love horses. Plus, it's so fitting to go horseback riding before I move to the state where the derby is!!



Thursday afternoon and Friday morning were spent in Palm Springs. My grandparents live there and I haven't made it out to visit as much as I should. Palm Springs is beautiful! I used to go there a lot when I was younger, but I don't ever remember appreciating how beautiful the mountains are. The desert really can be an amazing place. It was really great to spend sometime with my grandparents. We went to a street market and there was also a Marilyn Monroe costume contest. It was a nice chance to relax. We left Palm Springs Friday morning after a nice family breakfast and headed home for a relaxing night.


The weekend was also very packed with activities! Saturday my family went jet skiing again! It's always so much fun to have the whole family together out there. That night we went to Phil's BBQ to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday. We had a great time, ordered way too much delicious food and came home with happy, very full, bellies. Sunday was my boyfriend's birthday so we, of course, watched baseball...what else would we do? Before we left for the game my dad and I packed my whole car because it is being shipped this week. It felt great to get one big part of packing out of the way. After the packing we all took the trolley to the stadium, which is always such a fun part to me. The stadium was packed with Yankee fans, probably the most fans ever at a Padre's game. Our seats were right in the sun! It was so fun, but so hot!!


When we finally got home from the game we had our last big family dinner! My dad surprised me with crab for dinner! My family always loves a good feast. It was one of the best nights in awhile, with tons of delicious food and shark week to follow!!

My last week in town is just as packed as this one was. I have tons of dinner dates, a football game, packing to do and my family has a camping spot on the beach! It should be a great week to end my time in San Diego!