Tag Archives: San Diego

2023 Spring Birthday Blog

We recently concluded our 5-week birthday run for four out of six of the people in our family. Vivian’s birthday is first, followed exactly one week later by William’s, followed exactly four weeks later by Lillian’s (all on Thursdays this year). Dan’s birthday is squeezed in between William’s and Lillian’s. This year, William and Dan had *big* birthdays – William turned 5 (one whole hand!) and Dan turned 40. We had low key festivities and simply celebrated with balloons, a few presents, and cake and candles. Continue reading

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Summer 2021 Resort Getaway

The past two summers (2019, 2020), we went to a resort in Colorado for a long weekend getaway. This year, since Irene is still so young and I just started a new job, we decided to wait until Christmas to … Continue reading

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An Awesome Hawaiian Thanksgiving at the Aulani

We went on an awesome family vacation to Oahu, Hawaii, during Thanksgiving week…two months ago…in 2019. I am just now getting around to writing about it. I don’t think that anyone outside of our immediate family really cares to read … Continue reading

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Science, San Diego, Sunshine, & the Sea

Last year, I had the best maternity leave ever. I honestly think fondly of that special time with the kids at those ages every.single.day. Returning to work last September was hard, but I’d done it before, and, also, knowing that … Continue reading

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Summer Lovin’ 2018

Summer has wound down. Labor Day has come and gone. All the kids are back in school and daycare full time. I’m back to work and teaching after my six-month maternity leave. Last week, even the calendar forced us all … Continue reading

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Summer Science, Seals, Space, and Sea

This is a post about our summer fun…but, it’s now autumn. Oh well, better late than never. Because it seems like I only have 10 hours in my days…and enough energy for 4 of those hours, here’s a quick recap … Continue reading

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SeaWorld, Round 2

Since we had bought 2-day passes to SeaWorld last summer and we still had one day left to use on our passes before the end of 2016 (see blog post from day one here), we ventured down to San Diego last … Continue reading

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San Diego Summer Trip

Just as I did when I returned from maternity leave after Vivian’s birth, I am catching up on blog posts now that I’m back at work after Lillian’s birth. Two months ago, we took Lillian on her first trip that … Continue reading

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Not All Museums are Boring

Last weekend, we braved traffic and drove south to San Diego to visit with friends and take Vivian to The New Children’s Museum. I have actually been to the museum before years ago with a friend and her two small … Continue reading

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San Diego Beer Tasting

Although I’ve written more posts about wine tasting than beer tasting, Dan and I do love our beer, too! Apparently, San Diego has a growing microbrew industry. A few weeks ago we met up with some of our friends who … Continue reading

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