Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Since it's just the two of us, we didn't see any sense of cooking a big meal and decided to go out for  Christmas brunch. We didn't want to go to a buffet and instead opted for a nice sit down meal. Our choice this year was Bertrands at Mr. A's, I'm not sure who Mr. A or Bertrand are but they have a really nice view from the restaurant. This place even has a dress code, oooohhh fancy!

It is on the 12th floor in the Banker's Hill area with a fantastic view of downtown, the harbor and the airport. This was a three course meal where you choose from an appetizer, main course and desert. After brunch we drove to seaport village and walked off the food.  The weather today was fantastic!

Appetizer:

• "A" had the  Hearts of bibb lettuce without the blue cheese.
• I had the lobster bisque.

Main Course:

• "A" had the sauteed diver sea scallops.
• I had the 48 hour cabernet braised prime beef.

Dessert:

• "A" had pumpkin bread pudding.
• I had the Tahitian vanilla scented creme brulee.

Overall the food was OK, by main course was basically pot roast, but I could cut it with a fork.

View from the table

My Appetizer

"A's" Appetizer

My Main Course

"A's" Main Course

My Dessert

"A's" Dessert

Panoramic from the patio (click to enlarge)

Panoramic #2 from the patio (click to enlarge)

Beautiful weather today.

Another Snowfall

Wednesday afternoon into Thursday afternoon we had another snow and added about 3 or 4 more inches. I have really enjoyed the snow because the wind stopped blowing and I don't have to live with it for another 4 months :)

   Kuuipo really enjoys the snow and is taking the cold temperatures in stride.

White Christmas

Last night it began to snow and this morning we woke up to a blanket of several inches of snow and the temp was 0ºF/-17ºC. It should not get above freezing so the snow will last until at least tomorrow. Kuuipo sure did enjoy it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!

Wyoming Christmas

So this Christmas I am going to Wyoming and visit my family. Since Kuuipo  is going with me we rented a car and drove the 17+ hours. Each year it seems to get a little more difficult to drive. However the weather was good and the roads were dry.

 Unfortunately the wind has been howling so far and there is no snow on the ground. It is possible that we might get some snow Christmas Eve in to Christmas day. But up here you never know.

Kuuipo enjoyed the ride with "buddy".

To get to Casper you have to leave I-80 and then go about 110 miles on two lane roads. Once you leave the Interstate you drop down into a wide flat area that looks more impressive than this picture.

As you get closer to Casper the road takes you right by Independence Rock. Click the link to read more about  it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas.

Christmas and a New Year and Selling a House

Wow, what a busy 30 days it has been. My in-laws flew in for Christmas so I took two weeks from work to visit with them and to prep our other house to sell.

We had a wonderful time with A's parents, taking them to as many cool places as possible. There is a place in Clairemont Mesa where the whole street goes bananas with Christmas lights.  We went to Mt. Soledad, Seaport Village, LaJolla, Balboa Park, Hotel Del, Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery,  San Diego Botanic Garden, and of course the shopping malls.  We also wanted to visit the USS Midway Museum but the line was way too long. so we just took photos.

They were able to stay until the 27th when they had to fly to Hawaii....I know..... how rough is that?

Afterward we spent the next week working on our other house. It is amazing how much work is required to list a property. That will be the subject of my next post. And no it will not take another month to write it. Trust me, I am reminded constantly when I start slacking on this blog. You know who you are ☺.

Clairemont Mesa

The Grinch Street

San Diego Botanic Garden

Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery

Mt. Soledad

La Jolla

La Jolla. Yes, it smelled really, really bad.

USS Midway Museum