San Diego: First Day - Blessings upon Blessings

Last week Mike attended a conference for work in San Diego and Kaykay and I decided to tag along for a mini vacation and to give her skin some relief. It was good timing as Kaykay was still under 2 years old - so she was free to fly. An added bless was that the flight only had about 20 people and Kaykay was able to have her own seat.

Her version of "stink eye"

We stayed at the Manchester Grand Hyatt at Seaport. Now you know when a hotel is 5 star when you get out of your car and, for the first time meeting you, the bell hop already knows your name. Another blessing was that they upgraded us to a bigger room (on the 35 floor) over looking the water.

Girls Spa Weekend Getaway

What a pleasant and rare event to get away with a couple of sisters to a beautiful place like South Lake Tahoe. Michelle, Haar, Jen, and I packed our bags a couple of weeks ago and headed out to our condo at the lake.

Initially this was a spa weekend getaway, but Michelle and I had a last minute meeting to attend on Saturday morning. So Jen and Haar headed out before us to make their spa appointment and Michelle and I met up with them in the evening. Although it was raining hard in the V, once we past Sacto, it was pretty clear weather; we did hit really thick tulle fog at the summit. (I don't understand how people can speed with only 5 feet of visibility!) We finally got into Tahoe 4 hours later and headed out to dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.

The next morning, we woke up to a fairly clear day; it snowed during the night, enough to cap the mountain range around us. We then headed over to Harrah's breakfast buffet. Where else can you get sushi and scrambled eggs in the same meal.

Tried to have my morning quiet time on the balcony, but forgot what cold, more like freezing, felt like.

Although I couldn't do the spa thing, it was just nice to take a break, hang out with some sisters and fellowship. Can't wait for the next one.

Sleep Pebbles, Sleep

This year our family collaborated on our costumes for halloween and, for one night, we were no longer the Davids... We were the Flintstones. Unfortunately, we were unable to do a lot of trick-or-treating because Kaykay decided to take her nap during the hours we planned to go. We did, however, get a chance to hangout at the C&C Annual Costume party. Unfortunately I still have to get a copy of the "Flintstones" family picture. I'll post later if I get the chance.