It’s been a rainy week in San Diego. I personally love the aftermath of a rainy day. These are just a few pictures I snapped from our backyard this morning.
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Water drops on the door
Water drops on grass. (Or as Steve says, “weeds”)
Our growing vine.
Water and leaves collecting in our ever empty flower pots.
God has given us such a beautiful world and honestly sometimes I take that for granted. Perspective really changes when you focus your eyes on the positives. It’s nice to just stop and appreciate the things around you sometimes. One of the things I’m looking forward to about motherhood is having the ability to get out into this community more while I take my baby for walks – and I love living right in the heart of University City. It’s just enough city, just enough suburb. I call it a “mini city”. Because of its location, it feels secluded – something to the affect of Julian’s main town area, or the community of San Elijo in south Carlsbad, only on a larger scale. When you walk around, you do get the sense of a city where everything is nearby, and I love that there are always pedestrians. (There have been times where Steve and I walk to the store just for the heck of it.) There is also a large canyon with different trails behind our house. We’ve biked and walked through there many times. And of course, La Jolla is just down the street with the beautiful beach.
It does tend to be known as a college town with UCSD being here, so it has its share of high rise apartment buildings and sidewalks full of college kids – and I love that. But there is also a decent number of family housing as well located more along the outskirts, which I also love. The city is all around you, but it’s also filled with secluded parks and grassy areas in between. You are never limited to city or suburb; it’s like the best of both worlds.
While driving home today amongst the rain, the pedestrians, and the quieter streets of the outskirts I told myself, “I wouldn’t mind staying in this area forever.” I feel very blessed. I’m taking notice of this community…
“It’s a perfect life, and this time counts…”
