Return to Miramar Cash & Carry + more flavors from Kwality Ice Cream

While our original plan was to try a new neveria down south, I suddenly realized that hey...we're near Mira Mesa...

aaaand both Bert and TC were with me...

Last stop for TORC's bday food crawl - Pavaraga

So our original first stop because our very last stop...

Once more we returned to the Bonita Paza strip mall for our second caffeine fix...

Almost the last stop - Caffe Bene

Not quite the last stop was a new Korean dessert cafe that opened a few months ago...

It's in this strip mall, with the old Korea House,now renamed Korea BBQ Blue House...

I don't remember what Caffe Bene replaced but it's a few steps away from neighboring RakiRaki in the next strip mall over...

TORC's birthday lunch @ The Purple Mint +Tokyo Central & Main

Our third stop was at the Purple Mint, the site of our actual lunch...

(photo from my "Return to the Purple Mint" post, July 2015)

which was only a few doors down from Donut Panic...

TORC's Frankendonut from Donut Panic

Our next stop was over in Grantville where my friends would have their first taste of vegan donuts...

at one of my favorite donut shops, the newly reopened Donut Panic...

TORC's Bday foodcrawl - Plan B: Cafe Moto + the Roaster Store in the back

Yesterday was a fun filled day spent in the company of my good friends, the Educator GF's...

these ladies are D, KD and TORC whose birthday we were celebrating with a foodcrawl organized by yours truly...

Lemonade, UTC

Last week, I was at UTC with my co-workers for a counselor luncheon at Seasons 52. This time, I wasn't here for a work related reason...

TC really wanted to try out the newest Lemonade eatery and since we were "up in the area"

La Jolla Coves & the Sunny Jim Cave

It was so nice of Bert to take a day off work...

Our day's outing took us to a community to which we rarely venture.

TC had on her fall break bucket list, 'visit La Jolla Coves' so that is where we went today...

La Michoacana + AmPm Freeze Drinks

After my aunt's service, we went to the reception at my cousin's house. She is considered my second cousin since her father is my dad's cousin (their fathers are brothers)...When her parents were first married and came to the United States, the first place they stayed was my parents' house. In fact, in my aunt's memorial slide show, there is a photo where I recognized our house's ornate gold framed mirror along with my mom next to my uncle and aunt. That photo was taken in 1984.

My aunt was taken too soon; she was only 57 and had been a nurse for over 30 years. Diagnosed with cancer in early August, she soon passed away before the end of that same month. It was very touching to hear all of the testimonials from her friends, co-workers and fellow choir members. Although I hadn't seen her in over 10 years, I will never forget her kindness and generosity. They always made special trips to San Diego and even went to our wedding twenty years ago.

It was already 102F when we left the lunch reception in Moreno Valley. We wanted to have an icy dessert before heading back to San Diego...

Kababayan Bakery

Kababayan Bakery, which houses the newly (soft) opened Snoice (Snow-Ice) is a Filipino bakery I hadn't yet explored...

It used to be known as Kababayan Oriental (I hate that word) Market and was located down South in Nestor until they relocated here in Spring Valley in the Fall of 2013...

Tostadas

So far I've been enjoying fall break...

especially since I get to spend quality time with TC...