Stephanie’s birthday is this week (the 23rd), so we had a small party for her on Saturday. It was a birthday party. But it was also… a taco party! A taco party, of course, is a party that revolves around preparing and eating tacos. We set up a buffet and let folks go nuts. Stephanie […]
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Southwest Vacation: Day Eight
Today was all about baseball. Stephanie and I bought tickets to see two spring training games: Cleveland vs. Colorado in Scottsdale at 1:05 pm and then San Diego vs. Seattle in Peoria at 7:10 pm. We got tickets to sit in the grass in the outfield because those are much less expensive (~$8) and it’s […]
Southwest Vacation: Day Seven
Today we went to another zoo! Sadly, there were no pandas. But it was still fun. We went to the Reid Park Zoo, which is in Tucson. It’s pretty small (only ~25 exhibits), but it’s well laid out and nice and shady. They also have particularly advanced medical facilities at the zoo; apparently they’re (one […]
Southwest Vacation: Day Five
Today we drove the 400+ miles from San Diego to Tucson. Stephanie had estimated that it would take ~7.5 hours (with stops), but it ended up taking less than six (Stephanie’s dad drives fast…). We checked out of our hotel and left at 9:30 in the morning. However, before we took off, we stopped in […]
Southwest Vacation: Day Four
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! In case you were worried, I did remember to wear green and avoided receiving any pinches. However, I did not spot any leprechauns. Today we went and hiked around Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Once again, we were accompanied by Stephanie’s parents. The drive out to the reserve from downtown only […]