Ahh... San Diego

Jeff and I went down to Carlsbad (30 min. north of San Diego) this last weekend for a Cloak & Corset planning meeting. (See the blog post here.)

We took Sara and Jeremiah down to Ocean Beach and Point Loma, spending time on the pier and taking a quick driving tour of the PLNU campus, our undergraduate alumni home. We hadn't been to the city in over 5 years! But oh, it still feels like home. Maybe someday we can move back...

We also ate dinner on Friday night at Corvette Diner on 5th Ave. What a blast!

OB Pier:

The tide coming in:

Looking North, view of Mission Bay and La Jolla:

Looking East along Newport Ave. in Ocean Beach:

We had a terrific weekend and can't wait to visit again.

Confessions of a football fan

Years ago, before we were even married, Jennifer and I read a saying: "We interrupt this marriage to bring you the football season." And how true that is for us, especially when my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers are playing. It is hard enough for her to get my attention when any good game is on; when the Steelers are playing, forget it.

It's not that Jennifer doesn't like football; in fact, she rather enjoys it and often asks very specific questions about the game (e.g. What's the difference between offsides and encroachment?). But most of the time she can't watch more than a quarter or so before her attention shifts to something else. So I was quite pleased yesterday when she stayed in the living room for almost all of the AFC Championship. (Granted, she was hand-sewing and doing business on her laptop for much of it, but at least she was in the same room, so she was able to see the big plays and cheer with me.)

Now that my favorite team is in the Super Bowl, I have two more weeks to follow them, wear my Steelers shirts (and I have a few), and cheer them on to victory. My brother who lives in town is every bit the die-hard Pittsburgh fan that I am, so we will probably get together to watch the big game at my place or his. (More likely his, since his TV is bigger than mine!)