On Friday, I’m speaking at a conference in San Diego. I had planned on flying out Thursday with Tara and her family. I say had because when I got my confirmation email this week, I realized I had booked my flight for Wednesday, not Thursday! After learning that a change in flight would cost me $900, I resigned myself to the fact that I would be flying to San Diego a day early.

Turns out, it was the best mistake ever!

Yesterday was one of those rare lovely days where I just walked around, enjoying the sunshine, culture, and food of a different city!

For lunch, I went to Burger Lounge.  I love that California “fast food” equals a vegetarian burger made with quinoa and lots of yummy veggies:

After returning to my hotel room for a little bit, I set off to explore downtown, eventually wandering around the waterfront:

Then, I stumbled onto this cute little shop called Frosted Robin:

How could I resist?

Then, I plopped down on the grass in a park by the water to lounge in the sun, read, people watch, and sip iced tea:

Dinner was fish tacos and Fat Tire (one of my favorite beers that is difficult to get on the East Coast):

All in all, one of the best mistakes I’ve ever made!