Valentine's Day 2019

Picked these up a few days prior...

The new ladybug and the Happy Heart crystal Pez...

My friend's Retirement Dinner at Parma Cucina Italia + dessert at An's Dry Cleaning

My good friend and colleague Mr. TJ finally retired!

Work hasn't been the same without him (insert crying emoji here).

Christmas Eve Dinner 2018

First of all,  Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to those that celebrate!

This vacation was spent with great company and good homemade food...

Pre Anniversary Dinner 2018 at Cucina Sorella

Earlier this evening,

we had an early dinner at one of our favorite spots, Sorella...

Seafood Friday 2018 - Week 5: Trader Joe's Linguine with Clam Sauce + Purple Adidas!

Frozen dinner...

ready within minutes...

Mimmo's Italian Village

This past weekend we celebrated my neighbor's birthday...

It was planned by her daughters and husband...

and led us to the heart of Little Italy...

Pre Anniversary Dinner @ Cucina Sorella

We had just celebrated my parents' 50th wedding anniversary earlier today (their real anniversary is this Sunday)...I was wiped out and didn't want to eat leftover at home, so..

it was off to Cucina Sorella in Kensington for our "pre-anniversary" dinner...

La Bella's Pizza Garden

This is going to be a quick and dirty post...

Nephew #2  graduated recently (with honors!) and my sis had a nice graduation celebration here at the oldest pizza parlor in Chula Vista....

Return to Cucina Sorella

It's been nearly a year since I was last here...

This time I would be in the company of a good friend and her younger sister (both former students in fact, class of '97 and '11 respectively)...

They wanted to take me out for my birthday and what better day than the very last day of my favorite month...

Late lunch @ Trade Winds Tavern

The short-lived Char House is now Trade Winds Tavern...

Our last stop of the day for my birthday crawl...

You can't miss this place due to the striking mural in front...

Olive Garden, Chula Vista

Earlier this year, I met up with a group of educator gal pals...

this was a different group from the Educator GF's, but equally as loved...

Last meal at K-Pasta

A few days ago, Cathy of mmm-yoso sent me a screenshot from K-Pasta's facebook.

They were going to close...but would reopen soon under a different concept.

Knowing this, we decided to come here for lunch  one last time...

Return to Cucina Basilico & Gelato Vero Caffe + dramatic clouds

Last  night Bert and I had night out on our own...

(H St offramp to 805 N)

TC was doing volunteer service at a local Fall Festival...

and was looking forward to helping out with the game booths with her friends...

Facchini's

Another super hot day for the books...

Today, I was solo when I met up with Mary of This Tasty Life up in her 'hood...

Cucina Sorella

Last week, MFH, La Ley and I took Mr. TJ out to the new Cucina Sorella for his belated birthday dinner...

In hindsight, we should have arrived much earlier...

It was twilight time but still enough light to enjoy sitting on their outdoor patio.

Return to Soda & Swine & Verbatim Books

It's been nearly three years since I'd been here...

Bert was craving meatballs so this was the perfect place to go...

Mandarin & Cucina Urbana revisit

Lunch on a whim earlier this week...

with my friends, La Ley and Mr. TJ...

Filippi's Pizza Grotto, Mira Mesa

Bert, Scregman, Tatonka and Superman had just finished watching the new Depp flick, "Black Mass"...

TC and I had just finished our Indian food crawl when we got a text from Bert...

Coronado + Late date night dinner @ Tartine

We dropped off TC at the beach to meet up with her team mates...

They would be having a bonfire and TC really wanted to be there for "team bonding".

So off we went across one of San Diego's most iconic symbols, the Coronado Bridge which spans the bay and boasts spectacular views of downtown San Diego.  Incidentally the Coronado Bridge is also the same age as yours truly...

Revisits to K-Pasta, Star Dust Donuts, West Coast Cafe & Oasis Ice Cream + Yogurt Heaven

I was expecting to brave the lines at Kula Revolving Sushi this morning....

Instead, we went to the corner of 13th St. and Donax in IB for one of our tried and true faves...