Our amazing travel agent ended up getting us a trip to San Diego! Not only is that where R is originally from, but he also did his USMC Basic Training there. I've never been, so it fits that we ended up here.
We are both loving it! We've been to Sea World, La Jolla, Qualcomm Stadium (bought lots of Chargers gear), on a histour tour of San Diego, and our favorite so far, Coronado.
We have plans to meet up with R's family here...I'm looking forward to meeting them!