Christmas Decor....

I didn't put out too many decoration this year...

On top of our piano is this...

Zion Food Court + Paris Baguette

Last weekend, we met up with Bert's oldest brother and his family. Instead of meeting up north in La Jolla (ugh), I made the (strong) suggestion that we meet in mid-San Diego for an early dinner...

More specifically, at the Zion Food Court which has a lot of choices plus some great desserts. I thought the teens would enjoy that more than a stuffy restaurant with shitty parking...

Christmas books Part 3 - The Golden Books

See the Pez with the green "body"?  That's the newest Christmas Pez.

 I like it so much better than the previous elf (not shown) which looks a bit on the creepy side. This one is more cute. Plus he's green!  Some of the Pez dispensers have candy in them, but I don't really eat the candy. To be honest, I don't know how old some of it is, so yeah, that would be gross to ingest it. But I digress, this post is about books....

Porto's, ice cream from Ralph's, return to Juice Adventure, Mandarin Chinese + treats from Trader Joe's

Last month, we celebrated the youngest niece's birthday which was also the same night of the Pacquaio fight. I stayed for the birthday party but left for the fight so I could decorate the living room early for Christmas (pre-Thanksgiving weekend) because I'm anal like that.

Anyhow, Bert texted me these photos...

To which I replied, "Well bring some of that home then!"....

Christmas Books Part 2 - Pop Culture figures

Another sign of Christmas for us is bringing out  the decor, which include my Christmas Pez collection...

which are on top of the TV in our media cabinet...

Christmas Books Part 1 - "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

You know it's Christmas time when you see these in Seafood City...

Red wax covered imported Edam cheese. Yes, Just like the "bola bola" cheese heralds the Christmas season, so begins the Christmas traditions in our household...

Beach Chalet murals at the Golden Gate Park Visitor's Center

After seeing the bison and windmills at Golden Gate Park, we headed over to the Beach Chalet at the end of the Great Highway...

I'd read about this place on Roadside America...

and me being such a geek for history and trivia definitely wanted us to pay a visit...

La Nueva Bakery 3x + Parol Festival 2014

Earlier today was the Pasacat Parol Lantern Festival...

Like last  year, it also rained, but luckily, not as hard. As you can see, the sun did come out that afternoon. However before heading to the building, I first went to the bakery across the street from Asian Cafe...

Virgin of Guadalupe 2014

Holy Mary!

Uh, was that sacriligious of me?

Today is the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (heretofore referred to as the VoG)...

Clockwork Coffee Shoppe

This past weekend, Bert and I had another 'morning' date while TC was out during practice.

This was actually our second stop (the first will be posted in a combo post later) which took us to the College Area...

Sushi Diner & Up2 You Cafe revisit + K Sandwiches

Sometime during the Thanksgiving Break, TC and I went here once again...

this time with one of her friends coming along...