Enjoying Being A Tourist!

We've had company from out of town this week and it's been great fun showing them our favorite spots in and around the city. I try to remind myself daily what a paradise I live in but sometimes it takes acting like a tourist to remember why so many people come here all year long to enjoy America's Finest City. From Legoland to Balboa Park to eating our favorite dinner - Sushi we love this city and more importantly love showing it off!

Happy 4th!

Here's to the good ol' USA! I'm having a bit of a Martha f*cking Stewart at the moment! 4th of July for us usually means a menu similar to Thanksgiving in that its one you don't have to think about - burgers, dogs, homemade potato salad, and churning ice cream. The only thing that is the same this year is the ice cream! It's been horribly hot here so we've had our fill of burgers and dogs already and quite frankly peeling and cooking potatoes is the last thing I want to do today.

So it's beer can up the butt chicken for us on the grill, baked beans (cooked outside as well), fruit salad, corn on the cob, patriotic cupcakes and ice cream. Fireworks on the bay later on tonight. I'm kind of digging this middle of the week holiday. Most of all I'm proud to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave! Happy 231st birthday USA!

Tagged Again!

This time Susanne got me. Here goes:
What were you doing 10 years ago?1997 - I was well into my home craft business Auntie G Designs doing the Harvest Fstival Circuit of shows. I'm not cut out for my own business as I usually spent way more than I made.
What were you doing 1 year ago?2006 - Unfortunately on this exact day in 2006 I had attended the funeral of a friend who had passed away suddenly from a brain anuerism. Really made me stop and think about how fragile life is.
Five snacks you enjoy: Ice Cream, Popcorn, Hot Tamales, Skittles & Cheese
Five songs to which you know all the lyrics: The Weight; Harvest Moon, Puff the Magic Dragon, Moon River & Candle In the Wind (original version)
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:Pay off mine and my family's debts; Travel; Set Andrew up in his own resturant; Buy a home in Big Sur; Set up a foundaton to help families
Five bad habits: eating when I'm not really hungry; failing to listen; speeding; ignoring the messes around me; spending money I don't have
Five things you like doing: telling my family & friends' stoies through scrapping; cooking; reading the newspaper first; my job; gardening
Five things you would never wear again: horizontal stripes; white shoes (anytime not just after Labor Day); the ball gown I wore on my 25th anniversary cruise; shoulder pads; tie dyed anything
Five favorite toys: Barbie (the original w/the black striped bathing suit and legs that didn't bend); Chatty Cathy; Tiny Tears; my blue Schwinn bike; jacks