I have a long, sloppy list of things I want to make out with.  The menu at Cheesecake Factory is one of those.  So is the Kitchenaid mixer I got for my bday last year.  My fiance is on that list somewhere, too, of course, though his exact position on the list fluctuates because, HELLO, Cheesecake Factory!

My newest addition to the list is everyone involved with Hotwire.com.  I'm so freaking in love.

We are doing our big fat honeymoon for our one-year anniversary in Dominican Republic.  We've already discussed that, though.  So we were trying to decide on what we were going to do for a small, spend-as-little-money-as-we-can-because-this-wedding-shit-is-EXPENSIVE trip after the actual wedding.

After much whining and hair-pulling (and not in the good way), we decided to take a quick, 4-night trip to San Diego.  We were told to try Hotwire.com to find our hotels because they have awesome deals as long as you trust them because, uh, you don't know what hotel you're booking until you book it with no refunds available.

Scary, no?  Yeah.

But we tried it anyway, and the results made me wet my pants a little.

For the first 3 nights, we're staying at the Loews Resort on Coronado Island.  Seriously.  And for only $136 a night (the cheapest room there regularly is over $300 a night).

For the last night, we're staying at W San Diego.  Oh. My. God!   And for only $166 (regularly over $200 for the cheapest room).

So yeah. Make-out. Big time.

So tell me about San Diego.  Know of any restaurants we have to hit up?  What about special beaches in the area?  Cool local attractions not on the visitor's guide?