Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The Heat Is On

Around lunch time today I was walking in the parking lot at work and it felt really hot, with hot winds blowing around. Sure enough, the outside thermometer said it was 96 degrees.
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So even though yesterday was the first full day of autumn, we are not showing signs of it here. However, since summer is officially over, I thought I'd do an update of our list of things to do this summer that we put together back on the first full day of summer, June 22.
  1. Rent a room on the beach. Skipping for budget reasons
  2. Go to Del Mar Fair  Missed
  3. Go to horse racing at Del Mar Fairgrounds. Not Going
  4. Lobster buffet at Valley View Casino.
  5. Taste of Gaslamp  6/14/09
  6. Padres game  7/5/09
  7. Run the AFC Half  sold out and conflicts with goalless running
  8. Take the train to an Angels game (9/26-27 vs As)
  9. Walk on the beach on a week night.  7/30/09
  10. Sea World  Skipping for budget reasons
  11. Photo shoot  Purchased on Groupon
  12. Rent the yellow street Go Cars down at the Embarcadero.  
  13. Read  Ongoing
  14. Hillcrest farmers market  7/12/09
  15. Grand Re-Opening party at our house.  9/12/09
  16. Go to Ohio for Todd's HS reunion.  Not going
  17. Hike Torrey Pines near glider port  9/6/09
  18. Photo Secret San Diego excursions.
  19. San Diego Symphony Pops at the Embarcadero. 7/23/09  (video games)
  20. Hornblower dinner cruise
  21. Run the Seattle RnR Half  6/27/09
  22. 15th wedding anniversary in Seattle  6/25/09
  23. Take ferry to Coronado and rollerblade
  24. Old Town Trolley Tour (with out-of-town visitors?)
  25. Ice cream at Seaport Village  Skipping in favor of Moo Time
  26. Peppermint & Tom fun  7/22-26
  27. Legoland  7/23/09
  28. Moo Time @ Hotel Del Coronado  7/25/09
  29. Burger Lounge  7/7/09, 7/15/09
  30. Cupcake Love  7/23/09
  31. Comic-Con  7/24/09
  32. Watch a sunset @ Sunset Cliffs  9/19/09
  33. Kayak to the Caves
  34. Grunion runs
  35. Old Town olive oil store  9/4/09
  36. Fireworks
  37. Cook for friends  7/11/09, 8/8/09, 8/15/09
  38. Boogie boarding with Sally  7/30/09, 8/12/09
  39. Scrap all our activities  Ongoing
  40. Go back to cardio gym class  6/30/09
  41. Green Flash Concert @ Birch Aquarium 
  42. Cinema Under The Stars 
  43. http://tasteofasiasd.com/ 9/26
  44. Breakfast at Big Kitchen
  45. Break stuff at the http://www.smashshack.com/
  46. Movies at Stone Brewery:  http://www.stonebrew.com/movies/  Lost interest when we heard about the quality issues
  47. Bike along the bay in Coronado.  (Rent a bike)  
Done: 22
Scheduled: 1
Missed/Skipped: 8

Not too shabby.  Lots of fun was had and new memories made!  And all photographically documented, thanks to Project 365.  :)

Tonight we tried a new recipe from Cooking Light called Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa

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It was good, considering that it was very easy to make and took about 25 minutes.

4 comments:

  1. That looks YUM. I love avacado, and I especially love quick prep. TFS.

    WTG on your summer fun list! I feel inspired to make a list of my own.

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  2. Mmm, so nice with warm winds still! Here the weather is sunny, but much colder now. Fall is here!

    Great accomplishments on your list, you've sure done a lot of stuff this summer!

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  3. You were busy this summer! Thanks for the recipe..I've got some avocado that needs to be used and this looks yummy!

    It's still hot and humid over on this side..I love Fall, but it really needs to cool off a bit. Growing a little weary of frizzy hair ;)

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  4. thanks for sharing this yummy recipe with us!! Looks so delicious and I´ll give it a try - what a wonderful done summer list!!

    Yes the project is saving so many memories!

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