Category: Family
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Merry Christmas!
We’ve had a really nice extended weekend in San Diego. Our arrival was eventful since between take-off and anticipated landing, fog rolled in and prevented us from landing. Apparently, the FAA thinks that pilots should have a certain visibility to land the plane. So, it’s not just a wing and a prayer! We were very…
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2021 Wrap-Up: December
December started with a trip to Menlo Park. SMS and I went for a walk and there were so many pretty trees. A mini-Fall foliage spectacular! The next week, I had a very social time. I met up with three friends for dinner, three nights in a row. The first night, Rose and I met…
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Thanksgiving 2021
After a few days in Silicon Valley (which included a job interview!), SMS and I flew to DC for Thanksgiving with my side of the family. We arrived in the late afternoon after a pleasant flight that ended with a high degree of nervousness on my part. On the approach, the pilot aborted for some…
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California North Coast Road Trip
For the second half of the trip (2 days/2 nights), we headed out to the North Coast via the Russian River Valley. We wanted a little nature to go with our wine, so I planned the trip as a split between Sonoma County and the North Coast, centered on Point Arena. But first we drink!…
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Sonoma Road Trip with My Parents!
When SMS and I got married, we had pretty basic vows. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the basic vows are pret-ty serious. Love for a lifetime? Sign me up! But if we had been the type to write our own custom vows, would we have included the vow to take epic road trips with…
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2021 Round-Up: August
August brought tragedy to the little bird kingdom of Coronado. I think Janis Joplin was wrong when she said, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” since the cage-free flying of Brady-bird and Joe-bird led to a big loss…of their lives! Yes, so both birds died and I’m pretty sure it was from…
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2021 Wrap-Up: June
June was a busy month! SMS was in town for the first weekend and our anniversary. We went on walks, went to South Beach Bar & Grill in Ocean Beach, and went to the Hail and Farewell. The Hail and Farewell was held at Liberty Station, which was a pretty good venue. There was some…
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Day Trip: San Diego to San Luis Capistrano
The last day of Mom and Dad’s trip promised to be slightly dreary, weather-wise. Considering that there’s not much to do in San Diego on bad weather days even in the best of times, I wanted to think of a fun activity. I decided we should try to out-travel the clouds and head North on…
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Highlights: September 2019
The biggest highlight of all was my beautiful sister, lovely husband, and cutest baby had their wedding/celebration of love in Minneapolis. They held it at Summit Manor but the whole weekend was a whirlwind of festivities and family time. The wedding itself was 1 Sept so here we are with the main event in the…
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5 Days in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
So, this Christmas brought a travel first for me. I went to Mexico! Yes, it’s almost strange to admit I’ve never been since I was in San Diego for so long but it’s a fact. Of course, when I went to Otay Mesa during my Kaiser residency days, I was almost in Mexico. Early in…
Portmanteau Suitcase 