POUR YOUR OWN BEER BAR: LAGER, SAN DIEGO It's December, we have tickets to the Nutcracker Ballet. Impressive of my husband to get me the tickets, and the show was outstanding as the Nutcracker never disappoints. But before he would willingly attend his very first ballet, I needed to get a…
German Food - A Fall Favorite September was German Food month in our house. I have German roots on both sides of my family, and German was my chosen language course in high school. Each year we had German Food Week. Every student chose a recipe and a day to bring…
Lake Elsinore Storm Host Family: A New Adventure. Anyone that knows us knows how much we LOVE the game of baseball. Little did we know that we would one day be a host family to the future of Padres baseball. Matt grew up a New York Mets fan and I grew…
Kansas to California - Heading Back Home After spending 4 Days in Kansas for a work trip, it was time to head home. No special route changes, just two days of long driving back home. Since we didn't change routes, this post will be a bit different than those documenting our…
4 Days In Kansas The company Matt works for is located in Overland Park, Kansas. Each year they bring the remote workers out for a week. "Geek Week" they call it. We decided that this year the dogs and I would join him: ROAD TRIP! 4 Days in Kansas, a new…
Colorado to Kansas, Kansas Road Trip: Day Two Our previous day's travels for Matt's work trip took us from California to Colorado. A long day of driving, 5 states, over 760 miles, two dogs and their humans, heading east. Now we head from Colorado to Kansas. Day two: only Colorado and…
California to Colorado - Views from the Road Matt's employer is located in Kansas. Each year they bring the remote users in for a "Geek Week" of sorts. This means each year he has to travel from California to Kansas, work in office a few days, then back home. In the…
IPA Day 2017 - An afternoon at Ballast Point Happy IPA Day! This day is celebrated the first Thursday every August, so this year that fell on August 3rd. India Pale Ales emphasize hop flavors and aromas and usually average between 6-7% ABV. They have grown in popularity over the last…
The Space Needle - Overlooking Seattle We took a weekend trip to Seattle to attend a baseball game with The 7 Line Army, a traveling fanbase of the New York Mets. While in new cities, we like to explore as much as possible when it's not game time. For this weekend's…
We had been on a few outings with The 7 Line Army to Mets games around the country. Browsing facebook one day Matt or I (we don't remember who spotted it first) came across a group for Southern California Mets fans. Say what? Marisa, who runs the group, was working on…