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Our hotel room is giant, but the bedroom is in the back, with a window right on the hallway where everyone walks to get to the rooftop breakfast. (Rooftop breakfast!) So it' sa little loud. We solved the problem by moving one mattiress to the giant living room. Plus, this way, we get to hear the waves as we fall asleep at night. (How romantic!) We overlook the Cove and Ellen Browning Scripps (?) park.

Ash is doing well with his nana, and Johnny and I are having an incredibly romantic time. We flew in yesterday, got our rental car (very quickly and efficiently, what a surprise!), and headed out to Los Penasquitos Canyon for a 12-mile trail run. It started out with my usual crankiness. Didn't want to do it. Too tired. DIdn't want to get the full miles. About 3 miles in, there was a cool waterfall, and then the winding, country road started going through some incredible oak groves. It was so beautiful. We saw a coyote, a few runners (including some marines) and some hikers. We reached the half-way point, and I realized I did it in 1:15 - wow! For a trail, that is quick for me! Re-energized, we headed back down the trail, and it just kept getting better and better. As usual, the crankiness went away, the gels really kicked in, my attitude adjusted, and I felt great! I finished with a negative split (it was downhill, after all), and with breaks included, I ended up doing 12 miles in a 12:30 pace - that's awesome on a trail! Woo hoo! Once again, looking promising for Pemberton. We had fun stretching and taking pictures (which will have to come later, because I forgot to bring the cable to download the pics! ack!).

After getting lost on our way to the hotel, we finally made it. Check in and showered. Oh, that felt so good. We headed out to walk about town and find something to eat. We ended up going to Azul La Jolla, and ate on their garden patio, next to a roaring fire, with romantice vines and lights stretching overhead. It was happy hour, so all drinks were on special, and - get this! - all their food was half-price!!!! It's our new favorite restaurant. I had a grilled chicken breast sandwhich that was simply to die for, and J had a burger with blue cheese, bacon and garlic mayonaise. We both had two beers (which was enough to get me giggling!), but no dessert (too full!). We had fun walking hand-in-hand back to the hotel. Tried to take a few pictures of what we thought was Venus, shining over the ocean, causing a reflection, but after 10 minutes of ohhing and ahhing, it turned out to be a plane. What dorks!

This morning, we ate breakfast on the rooftop terrace overlooking the ocean with - I kid you not - Elvis and his mother. Dude looked and talked like Elvis - just wasn't wearing the jumpsuit. Very strance.

So we were supposed to go over a 15.5 miler today, from the hotel down to Mission Bay, but both of us (supposedly Type A personalities) decided to skip it. I know, I know!!! I'm in my monster month!!! But every day at home, we both have to push ourselves to get everything done that we have to get done, and this is a vacation. We don't want to have to do anything! It's looking like we'll get some miles in, simply because watching all the joggers and runners from our balcony is inspiring. Plus, I think it'll be fun to run next to the ocean. So we'll be running, just not as much as we had planned. Amd I am so okay with that.