They moved to Chicago in the spring of 2009 when Joey got a new gig at Chicago Tribune Interactive. Chelsea works at a newspaper in Northwest Indiana covering transportation.
Joey proposed to Chelsea on a trip to San Diego at Point Loma. They loved the trip so much, that they wanted their family and friends to come out there for their amazing wedding. What a great idea it was! Everyone had such a great time...what isn't to love about celebrating two people's love for each other in one of the greatest cities in America?
Luke and I's adventure to the ocean began early on Friday, January 29. This was also Luke's 30th birthday! He was so excited to be in San Diego on his birthday and to see Joey and Chelsea. We have made a couple trips to San Diego before, and every time we pass by billboards around the small town of Dateland advertising "Date Shakes." Since we had a little time to spare, we figured we would stop off and see if it was worth all the hype. It wasn't :( We were so disappointed. It was waaay too gritty and didn't have a good taste to it. It was like a protein shake.
We got to town around 11:30 a.m. and stopped by Old Town. We met our cousins, Toni (my cousin on my mom's side) and Doug (Luke's cousin on his dad's side) at our favorite Mexican restaurant in town, Cafe Coyote. They make homemade tortillas and have great margaritas. It was so nice to catch up with our cousins, and a few weeks after our visit, Toni got engaged! So much love lately! :)
After lunch, Doug and Toni had to head back to work and we made our way to the hotel. We stayed at the Best Western on Shelter Island. Our room faced a harbor and it was wonderful waking up to the sound of the water and birds.
After we checked in, we unpacked and got ready for rehearsal. The wedding was to take place at the Wedding Bowl, a flat area along a cliff in La Jolla. By far, the best place to have a wedding.
After rehearsal, we had dinner at a pizza place back over by our hotel. The pizza was amazing and Luke found out that Chelsea's maid of honor, Alycyn, was also celebrating a birthday that day. So we all sang happy birthday to them and got to see some childhood photos of Joey and Chelsea while we enjoyed some delicious tiramisu.
After dinner, it was time for bed. We had a lot of partying to do the next day!
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