New favorite soup

I finally did it...

I tried something NEW at Asia Cafe...haha!

It was about time to get out of my rut and try a new dish here...

Our hairy experience at Solare

Last weekend's weather was beautiful, clear, sunny, and warm.  A perfect day to have lunch with the lovely Kirbie...

Liberty Station was our destination that day and we were hoping to not just have lunch, but perhaps check out a festival on site that same day...

Return to Mad Lab Craft Brew

[Update - Closed as of Summer 2013 - the owners closed up the tasting room but will still have their bottling production center]

A few weeks had elapsed since our last visit to local nanobrewery, Mad Lab Craft Brewing.

It was time to pay them another visit.

These are the signs you should look for off the 905, Otay Mesa Road, and then Corporate.

Exit here and hang a left at Corporate...

KFC & a mish mash of other things

A few weeks ago, I did what I hardly do...

which is, I went to a drive through....

TC had a dress rehearsal for a recital and I went to the nearby joint to get her a little something for dinner...

Low tide in OB

Even though we've been here before, we never get tired of the tide pools in OB...

It was even more fun since TC was with her two friends...

We timed it so that it would be low tide after we had our lunch and dessert...

Record Store Day outfit

Before going back to the Record Store Day crawl posts, I thought I'd throw in a random outfit post...

In honor of record store day, I wore my aluminum 45 adapter necklace which I thought rather fitting. In fact I got compliments on the necklace while Cy got compliments on her yellow 45 adaptor earrings that day...

I wanted to be comfortable so...

Yogurt Swirl 3 x

Don't you just love these random images painted on utility boxes?

See No Evil, eh? This was somewhere in Mira Mesa while on our way to get some o' dat shaved snow ice...

Bert and I were with the childrens (TC and her two friends)...man, it was like we had three kids, but two were returnable.  That sounded bad, didn't it? Well, you know what I mean, I hope. If  your humor is as dry as mine.

Anyhew, located at the strip mall next to Lucky was the other strip mall...

Old Quebec at Night

After our satisfying dinner at Le Cochon Dingue, we headed out to walk off some calories...

Even though it was night time, the weather was still a bit warm. It was nice not having to wear a jacket and feel cold.

I was also on the lookout for a few souvenirs to bring back home...

Mission Bay Park & Stacked 3x

Sometime during Spring Break, we took TC and her two friends out for some good old fashioned and free fun. None of this amusement park crap. We went here, to Mission Bay Park. It's easy to see why locals and tourists love this place. There's lots to do here (if you like being active) and the views of the Bay are quite pretty.

It was a good thing getting here early. We had optimum parking for one thing, and secondly, no crowds to contend with on the sidewalks...

"The Girl Can't Help It"

With our trek to the Spruce Street Suspension Bridge behind us, I wanted to take a quick detour to North Park to check out a small gourmet shop on Ray Street. But first, we had to find parking. I parked a few streets back from University Avenue, ending up on Grim Street.

When I got out of the car, I was pleasantly surpised to see that we were near Lucky's Breakfast, which used to be calledGolden Phenix (no "o" in their spelling), a place I've only read about through Kirk's blog (that post has a photo of the old sign).

It had an old school look and feel both outside and inside. It was already the early afternoon, so Lucky's was definitely closed, as they are open for breakfast only. A quick peek in the windows showed a completely, uh, "uncleaned" restaurant. No one was around. Dirty plates and dishes were still on the tables.

I actually wanted to take a quick peek in the store that was next door to Lucky's before going to that gourmet shop...

Pork 'n Skrimps + Mother's Day Dinner

Pork and what?

Skrimps, or shall I say, Bagoong alamang, aka "salted shrimp fry"...

A most "fragrant" addition to any Filipino meal...