I grew up in the not so small city of Chula Vista. Translated from Spanish the name means “beautiful view.” So it isn’t so much of a stretch that Chula Vista’s oldest restaurant would be named La Bella, which is Italian for the “the beautiful.” A lot of things have changed in the … Continue reading
I don’t know about normal families, but in my family you often acquire many different names. When I was groing up you couldn’t get by without acquiring at least a half a dozen of them. When you have a last … Continue reading
All in all the San Diego Zoo is a great place to visit, but I am not so sure I would want to live there. The neighbors tend to be a bit on the wild side (then again we never … Continue reading
I can’t believe that AJ actually won. I also can’t remember how many quarters I have dumped into these type of machines and have never won anything. The story behind this event is so unreal that I decided I had … Continue reading
We were tipped off to Hamburger Mary’s by Groupon and thanks to Groupon we had a $30 dollar coupon that only cost $15, gotta love 50% off (although we probably spent more on that getting out to Palm Springs)!!! In a … Continue reading
When we left Palm Springs Denise said she wanted to have a date. SO what was I supposed to do?? I went and got her a date! Now most people when they go out to the desert in California think … Continue reading
This weekend was the San Bernardino Train Days at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, CA. The SB County Museum is a very nice museum in and of itself. On a normal day it is what you would expect … Continue reading
When it comes to food I can often be a bit impulsive (that’s an understatement). I love variety and have a hard time eating the same thing twice. Unfortunately, we have a lot of leftovers that never get eaten in our … Continue reading
We like to consider ourselves adventurous people with no plane tickets. We don’t get to travel much of the world, but we will go to semi-great lengths to find something new. One of the ways we like to find new … Continue reading
In 2006 the stock market was doing good, but I knew it was going to take a hit soon (I am not sure I knew how bad it was going to be, but I felt it was coming). I bought my home … Continue reading