Even MORE Honeymoon.....day

So on our last day in California we checked out of our hotel and waited for the car rental man to bring us the car. Well the car rental man came and said "you aren't Seth Sainsbury are you?" I am pretty sure he thought we were two teenagers or something because it seemed like he couldn't believe that we were renting a car. we said "yes" and he walked us out to the hotel pick up zone ....and there sat a beautiful 2008 red dodge charger...like high class charger...my mouth almost dropped to the floor I was about to say "Seth are you serious, do you really think we have the money to just rent a charger for one day." but I held my tongue because the car guy got into the front seat....for some reason when I thought of the enterprise commercials I always assumed that the "we'll pick you up" just meant that they would drop the car off at the given location. I was wrong. They get in the car, and drive you to the enterprise (easily confused with the star ship from star trek, its not the same thing btw) So the car man drove us there and we sign a gagillion papers and then he takes us to our real car...I kinda hoped it would be just as sweet as the charger, but at the same time I did not want it because I just KnEW something would go bad if we did (it's unlucky to try to live a high class life when you don't have the funds to back it). YET I did not want a trashy car that may not make it to the beach (of which was our destination, and then the airport). Luckily we were given a middle-class car that was sheik but not too crazy that someone would rob us on the one day we would do something that was probably not as financially sound as we usually are. Not quite sure what type of car it was but I felt a lot more normal in this one, it's funny how that works, dont you think?
After we got the car, it was Santa Monica Beach, BABY! Side note: Julie (me) hasn't really hung out near the ocean the one time she did it was to a visit to mexico and she preferred the pool that sat right next to the ocean, something about "recent shark sightings in this area" kind of scared her. Other side note: the only beach she has ever hung out at is Utah Lake Beach...which as we all know is not a beach so much as a deposit of mud that suctions the life out of anything that steps on it.
I hoped that Santa Monica would be better. Hoped may be an understatement...I prayed. It was a beautiful balmy 70 degrees. We pulled up into a parking area and were lucky enough to see a van just leaving so we pulled up right behind it. But then we got even more lucky because they got out of their car and gave us their parking pass, so our parking was FREE!!!! ( we would have originally had to pay like 7 dollars I think) It was so cool, one of many blessings that we had on our honeymoon. After parking we walk down toward the side walk that leads to the ferris wheel dock thingy. It was the weirdest thing there was turf grass and people were doing yoga and boxing. Weird but cool I wish that I could just go to the beach and work out to the sound of the waves. Once we were on the dock I was amazed to see the ocean up close. It was so clear (ish) It was absolutely beautiful, I could honestly say that I would love to live by a beach someday. It was just one of those things where you just are stunned by the glory of our heavenly father. so here are seth and I on the ferris wheel dock. And no we did not go on the ferris wheel, I was just as content to sit and stare at the wonders of the ocean.
In these two pictures we were trying to stand just far enough that when we came home we could crop one of us in, so we could be together in the picture (it wasn't too crowded on the dock) Yeah, If I could crop I would try.....



so then we tried to take a picture of ourselves together, we were kind of successful



After we realized this was too much work we decided to ask a couple that happened to walk by if they would take a picture...in reality they were the first people I saw that didn't look like they would steal our camera. :)




After the dock we headed down to the ocean to actually touch the water that was licking the shores of the Santa Monica beach. This sand was like NO sand I have ever touched with my feet. It was so soft and squishy, so here I am enjoying the sand.


As you may notice there is no one in the water, well that wasn't because of shark sightings, but rather it was freezing, up until this point I had managed to stay gingerly warm and dry (other than my toes) but as seth had me posing for the next picture....well see for yourself


Yup a WAVE, a real one, came up from behind and splashed up to my mid thigh. Imagine this julie in cute white capri's...wave....julie in wet white pants. grrrr, oh well, I was after all at a beach in CALIFORNIA with the hottest man on the planet <3 Julie & Seth at Santa Monica beach in California!!!!!



after the beach we rushed to the enterprise drop off zone and were lucky to make our flight back to the freezing Salt Lake City Utah. California was a wonderful surprise, there were so many cool things to do and see! I would love to go back because I know that there is tons of stuff I have yet to see. Thank you Seth for a beautiful trip that I will always remember with a smile on my face.
And thus begins the non-honeymoon chronicles......