I always love it when I can add another “pin” to my map. Mr. strivingcynic and his sister have a competition of sorts on to see who will visit all fifty states first (she’s totally going to win). He definitely has me beat…I tallied it up a few weeks ago and have been to 22 states (we’re a little fuzzy on what constitutes a visit…it does have to be more than being at an airport [the number of times people have told me they've been in NJ because they had a layover at Newark.....rolling eyes now].

But, even if it’s not a new state, I’m excited to go somewhere different. Last week, I went to San Diego for a few days. I’ve been to California before, but mostly the San Francisco area. I was there for work, so I didn’t get to tour around too much…but here are a few things I saw.

land meets water

Petco park (I love that this is named for a pet care company…)

palm trees….so very southern california

cool building (no idea what it is beyond looking like a house)

heh. a bar, naturally

I love being by water

my “arty” shot of rocks in the water

an (old) synagogue in Old Town

not a bad sunset to sail into, don’t you think?

Have a great weekend!