LOL! Well, at least you got to enjoy the same weather, and most all of the beaches are nice.
Every time I’ve been to San Diego I’ve loved it; Convention Center, old town, La Jolla, Point Loma — it’s just a nice locale.
It IS lovely. We lived there for two years. I spent a lot of time at the San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, the museums, bookstores and coffee shops. Farmers Markets and fresh veggies all over the place - something a Wisconsin Girl had never known existed! (I farm, now - grow most of our veggies.)
I was 19, first time away from Wisconsin and SO homesick - but at least our apartment had a nice pool and we were right on the ocean. Friends back home were jealous. ;)
It was fun to watch the dolphins and H’s ship, The USS Kitty Hawk, would pass right by the house when he had sea duty for a few weeks at a time.
I came back home to WI when he went on his WestPac tour for 9 months. We had no plans to stay in CA.