85 degrees, Not the Bakery

It's been darn right hot in San Diego this past weekend. Eddie is wiped out from our 10 mile race today due to the heat, which was way different from last year's race which was cool and overcast. We are pleased to report that this year was even better than last year's inaugural race.

Pros
Be a participant and a spectator at the same time, we were inspired by the top runners whizzing by
Gatorade at every station (real Gatorade and not watered down)
Plentiful water stations
Clean bathrooms at the race grounds
Talented bands
Energetic volunteers and race vibe
High quality tech shirt and medal
Cool swag we can purchase at the expo or prior
Discounted prices at the expo
Plentiful parking
No parking fee
10 mile is the perfect distance
Free beer
Post race food - love the halo tangerines! Bananas, pretzels, bottled water, bars.
Plenty of areas to stretch and enjoy the shade or sunshine

Cons
Limited food options post race (not that we would eat there anyways, but they only had gyros and fried food)

The day prior to our race, we stopped by the Lunar New Year Festival after our packet pick up. Not a lot to do for adults, but we ended up playing a game and winning a minion, followed by RV Trip, a movie Eddie had recorded for us with Dominos delivery. President's Day allots us one more day to recuperate. Seeing as Eddie is napping at the moment, we'll need it!

On Sunday, Eddie broke in our grill with chicken drumsticks that turned out perfect! It was charred on the outside and moist inside. I made jalapeno poppers for the first time, but since I took out all the seeds they weren't hot at all. The chicken turned out so well, we see many great grill meals in our future.

Lunar New Year Festival

The Year of the Ram

We did it again!

Juggling January - Superbowl Sunday and More

Sometimes it feels like we have one event after another. The month of January was a whirlwind. First, a trip to Las Vegas, where we finally ate at a buffet since we've always missed it for one reason for another. While the selection was good at Caesar's, I think I'd rather dine at a nice restaurant and avoid the lines. Upon our return, Eddie's birthday occurred the week of our work's national conference, which meant long days and nights and me staying at a hotel downtown while Eddie joined later. We had a productive week.

 

Prior to that week, we celebrated Eddie's birthday early. What's more fun than a night out at Applebee's? I feel like we've become true suburbanites. Eddie's birthday gift - a card and a clue, "East meets west in the emerald city", the box had two hats, the Seattle Mariners and the Yankees - both green for his upcoming St. Patrick's day trip. We're headed to Seattle in June for the game! Eddie is excited about his first trip to Safeco Field.

 

Following all of this was Superbowl Sunday. On the menu, wings, jalapeno poppers, fried pickles, mozzarella sticks, mortadella, cheese wrapped in pepperoni, pizza, chips and artichoke dip, guacamole, and salsa. The kicker is that all that was just for the two of us, which is okay by us. It was a tense game between the Patriots and Seahawks. Now, we're just recuperating from the previous events. Did I mention we're running a 10 mile race next weekend?

 



Ready for the game!

Ready to eat!