La Jolla
La Jolla has become my favorite place to visit since moving here. I love going to the beach, checking out the shops, and watching the sunsets.
With life being so hectic and only speeding up its hard for me to take time for myself. However, there have been moments that I have been able to go with the flow and do something spontaneous. I find myself doing this more because of how my schedule is set up. Its hard to plan something with anyone because of conflicting things. So there are times that I decide to drop my plans for a few hours and do something else (like spend time with friends).
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| Full Irish Breakfast |
Last Saturday I signed up to clean the church building and a few of us girls decided to get brunch afterwards. We ended up eating at this small little Irish bakery called "
Sugar and Scribe". The menu had a variety of things that you would get in Ireland. There were even gluten free options which I loved (they had gluten free bread, and cupcakes). We ended up sitting outside in the shade with occasional sunlight streaming down on us. The atmosphere was so quaint and relaxing. You can totally feel like a local eating outside watching the rest of the world play out as you enjoy your brunch with friends/family.
"Sligo Scramble" was an option on the menu, which I was super excited to see. We have a family friend who lives in Sligo, so I had to take a picture and show my parents. I decided to get the "Full Irish Breakfast", and ended up eating it all, even the bacon. If you know me well you know I don't like bacon, the smell alone makes me gag but I ate this bacon and kind of liked it so it's saying something.
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| La Jolla beach |
Afterwards, us girls went back to one of the girls' apartment and walked down to the beach, which was three blocks away. I ended up going back to the same beach with a couple of friends to watch the sunset as surfers caught waves. This beach is probably my favorite place to watch sunsets because I ended up going there the next day with my roommate. We had enough time to explore the beach before going to choir practice. There were tons of rocks to climb on and sea life all around. We saw fish, lobster, sea urchins, and algae eaters (possibly baby sharks).
Mount Soledad
This past week things have been so crazy. I have felt like I am surrounded by people all the time, and doing one thing after the next. I honestly felt like I haven't had time to be by myself and catch my breath so I ended up taking a drive up to Mount Soledad to watch the sunset.
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| Veterans Memorial |
Mount Soledad is located in La Jolla and at the top of the mountain is a veterans memorial. It is such a peaceful place to walk around and see all of San Diego. At the top you have a 360 degree view of La Jolla, San Diego, and the cities beyond. You can see Mission Bay, Coronado Island, Chula Vista, La Mesa, and more. From the north end you can even see the
San Diego Temple.
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| Over looking La Jolla |
The view all around was incredible and the sunset was something that could only be experienced. There were quite a few people up there walking around and chatting. Being by myself I felt like I could just sit and watch the world around me keep going as I caught my breath for the first time. There is something about watching the sunset that gives you strength and peace. I find it rather interesting that people travel to see the sunset, this phenomenon that happens every single day that is the same event, the setting sun. Yet, we find it so amazing to watch it, it is new and different every single time. It may be the same event but it is different every single time, no sunset it the same.
