A Few Of My Favorite Things

Dear Magnolia on Lake,

Thanks for the cornflake crusted fried chicken sprinkled with powdered sugar.

The the fresh baked mac n cheese that had a hint of beer flavor.

So hot I burnt my tongue.

Lewis! Hey! Thanks for this!

Small Complaint

Im so hot I might die, probably not but I really dont want to work today... gosh! We pre-arranged today to be a half day so we can sleep in after our long weekend but Im not refreshed, just hot.

I wish I was in the pool.

Tonight Lewis and Ruby are taking me to Magnolia (click here)
Im excited, Ruby keeps talking about it, I guess they have the best happy hour menu all Monday night, including amazing mac n cheese for $4. MAC N CHEESE IS MY FAVORITE! uh-oh!
I might oder 2 servings?!

San Diego is German for ............

Hey! Lets go on a weekend road trip!?
Night 1: we got to Chad and Kylie's 10pmish, we were greated with fresh warm choc. chip cookies. Chad justed started whipn' up all kinds of yummies: fresh pineapple, guac and orange sorbet.

We were not good at taking pictures but here are a few:

Day One:
We started the day right with a healthy breakfast... I ate the world's largest omelette well... maybe 1/4th of it.

Tyler is getting cuter and cuter every time I see him.



Kylie had a baby shower at 1, I am really happy we invited ourselves. We rushed to get pedis before the shower, I cant believe I haven't had one since my wedding!
Kylie has great friends! The shower was at this beautiful house and she got a lot of great stuff. Our present was the best. Kylie looked beautiful in the cutest brown dress, check out her blog.



We did manage to get a picture of a $150 fruit basket... looks nice right?!
After the shower Rubes and I went to Mission Beach for ice-cream, we watched these roller/dancer/skater guys for a while. It was great.


After the beach we went downtown to the mall. We checked out Steve and Barry's so we could support SJP and her line, Bitten, unfortunately I didnt like anything. We met up with Joel P West for dinner at an amazing thai rest. It was the best thai food I have ever had... I ordered the basic stuff I get at Tarntip... I had no idea that it could taste better than my local favorite!



After din din we went to this loft that Joel and his friends are using for art/music/work stuff. It was sooooo cool and huge, right by the Padres Stadium. I guess some really rich lady owns it and is letting them use it for free, I'd live there if I could.

Day 2: Ruby and I met Joel at his house to cook breakfast. We walked to the store to get vegan ingredients and spent a few hours with our good-old-friend. I decided I really like mixing tofu in my potatoes o'brien, it is a great egg substitute. It was fun to see JW, its been a long time.

On our way home we ditched the Zoo idea so that we could relax. We found an oriental store and got the proper ingredients to make Chad's favorite: Lumpia

Nap time, then ice-cream time. The delicious cream was made by a very nice mexican man. He patted my head and he has had his shop for years! He makes everything homemade with fresh ingredients. I had banana ice-cream, it was the best ice-cream I have every had.

It is almost midnight. Ruby and I took tomorrow morning off so Im excited to sleep in.

Thanks Chad and Kylie for hosting us! We had a great time in your city. You're the best!

Dear Brandon,

Remember when you lived in Pasadena? I was thinking last night... the amount of time you lived here is still longer than the amount of time Lewis and Ruby have lived here. Im sure glad you moved home.

Ruby and I rode the route on the Metro that you took everyday, there was a very well dressed business man our age and it reminded me of you.

Thanks for being our friend!

This is why I like Ruby

Ruby knows my favorite thing to eat is lots of little things. She made me apples w/ organic peanut butter, brie/hummus baguettes and grapes for lunch.

Phil told me it was raining cats and dogs at home! Im happy to be spending my lunch break by the pool.

But of course I'll never move because I love my friends, family and community. I guess I'll have to visit LA one week out of every month. That sounds like a great idea!

7mins from the airport

Post-airport we decided to have dinner at Manhattan Beach. My rememory told me Brandon and Kayla took Phil and I here before they had taken us to LAX after our honeymoon and Ruby had never been so why not? Its a lot closer than Santa Monica our original plan. We called Randy for directions, he is so smart.We ate at Beaches, we chose it based off of location to the pier but turned out the food was great. I had the soup salad combo, my appetite was small. Ruby had rich Halibut with brie sauce, yummo.

I Miss The Babes and the Guy!

I meant I miss Jericho, NOT Peter!

Hey babe! Remember when Jericho would greet us at Pete and Jenn's with his bone?