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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY – LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY
Celebrate Valentines Day by buying from your community. Your neighborhood will feel your love and sense of loyalty when you purchase cards, flowers and eat your meals in your local community.
Take a stroll through your local community and see what the local merchants have to offer. It brings you a sense of belonging and pride as you wish the merchants Happy Valentines Day. 
Post Thanksgiving….Pre Christmas
I love Thanksgiving…seems like I spend weeks preparing for the festivities, the food, the family arrival, but it’s over in about 20 minutes. The stack of dishes, pots and pans in the sink, the candles burnt down, the pies eaten, the leftovers barely fit in the fridge. As I stare at the quiet house and the mess I must clean up…I’m still reminded about how thankful I am for so much that I have.
This year I had my sister, her husband and their daughter here from Portland, Oregon. For 1 week we filled our days and evenings with each others company. I think it’s the first time we’ve all been together for an extended period. My heart is thankful for this past week. Thankful I could spend time with them and share my home. Thankful for the memory we created. Thankful for the thoughts and ideas we shared.
Thanksgiving Day is now in the past for 2011, but the thoughts of Thankfulness will last….
Now….with just weeks away from Christmas…I will begin my preparations for the season of Giving…so appropriate it follows the season of Thanks.
HALLOWEEN IN SAN DIEGO
There are so many great places in San Diego where you can go to get scared. So here’s a quick list to help you get there.
The 11th Annual Monster Bash in the Gaslamp will scare your socks off and promise you a night of Ghostly Fun. Saturday, October 29th.
Don’t miss Sea World’s Spooktacular in October from 1:00-6:00pm
The Hard Rock Hotel Halloween Party.…now this is the place to be. Dress in your best costume and be prepared for a night of fun…the place to see….and be seen.
Playboy’s Mansion Madness – Friday, October 28th make your plans for The Ivy Nightclub, downtown, San Diego. Dress up in your bunny costume and mingle with Playmates.
Harbor Halloween Cruise – Make Saturday, October 29th your evening to cruise through Halloween on the Harbor. Check it out…could be a fun…and different way to party.
MIRAMAR AIR SHOW COMES TO SAN DIEGO 9/30-10/2
MCAS Miramar Air Show features The Blue Angels in San Diego
Fall in San Diego means listening to the roar of jet engines over Miramar and surrounding communities in San Diego. It means looking for the much anticipated Blue Angels to appear in their exciting, precision paced and breath taking flying stunts.
MCAS Miramar Air Show is the place to go from September 30-Oct0ber 2nd.
If you love jets, planes, and the history of flight, this is a wonderful event …and take your family…bring earplugs.
Click on map below.
THUNDERBOATS ROAR INTO SAN DIEGO’S MISSION BAY
If you are looking for something to do this weekend, September 16-18, head to Mission Bay Park and you can experience the monster boat races at the San Diego Bay Fair. Lots of food, bands and good…NO…great fun.
PACIFIC BEACH RESTAURANT WALK
On September 20th Pacific Beach will have it’s Restaurant Walk from 5:00pm-9:00pm. Tickets are $20 and will include The Fish House, Woodstock Pizza, Lotsa Pasta and more. So come hungry and enjoy over 20 restaurants as they provide you with a variety of food for the entire family.
3-DAY WEEKEND HOLIDAY
Someone said to me, what are you doing over the holiday. Holiday? Long Weekend? Time off? I don’t know those words.
I work in a business where when others have time off….I work. When others have a long weekend, or a holiday, or time away from their 9-5 job, I am working 5-9.
I remember when I worked in a corporate business, 9-5, getting benefits, having my insurance included in my plan, getting coffee breaks, long lunches and looking forward to Friday…watching the clock as it ticked away. Little hand on the 5, big hand on the 10, 11 and then 12. I looked forward to having 2 days to spend thinking about anything else, but work. Those were the days.
Then I thought how nice it would be to be independent. Run my own business. Take time off when I wanted. No boss. No underground parking space. No clocking in. Come in when I wanted. No one telling me what to do. No HR. That would be the life.
Ahhhhh…the life. Now, I begin my day at 5am to get in a work out and home to shower before the phone starts ringing at 7:30. I fix problems with escrows, work out difficulties with buyers and sellers who can’t negotiate who will fix what, show property at all hours, at night, on weekends, early in the morning. I answer my phone until 10pm at night because that’s what I do. I’ve cancelled holiday trips with my kids to show property to people flying in from the east coast. I’m late to dinner, change plans at the last minute, cancel dates, drive clients to the doctor, pick clients up from the airport….and why? Because I love that it’s not 9-5. I love the independence and the freedom. I love fixing things. And, in the end, I love that I’ve made a difference in someone’s life.
I am in Real Estate. It is my business. I list property for sale. I sell homes to buyers. I work on holidays.
I hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day with their families…and remember those who have fallen so we can be independent.
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
I love baseball. At one time I was playing on 3 different teams in Los Angeles. An advertising league, and 1 city AA fast pitch league and a Rec Slow Pitch League. I would drag my kids to games and practices. I even coached my son’s little league team in the San Fernando Valley. Then helped with my daughter’s little league team in Hollywood. Those were the days. In youth you have the energy and always find the time.
When I moved from Los Angeles to San Diego, I had to split my allegiance between the two teams. I loved…and still do….the Dodgers. And each year the Padres lure us into believing they can do it in the end….I am disappointed in the end.
But Friday, April 8th I had the opportunity to watch the Dodgers play San Diego. It’s still a fun rival game to watch…..but after many rain delays (yes, real rain in SD), the game was called and the remainder will be played Saturday afternoon, prior to the next game in the freeway series.
With baseball….like other sports, for me, I’d rather play than watch, but with the Dodgers and the Padres, it’s always fun to watch. But, who do I root for? I love in San Diego, but my heart will always be with The Dodgers.
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CLASSIC CARS IN LA JOLLA
It’s that time of year again. The Classic of classic cars make their way to the La Jolla Cove at Scripps Park on Coast Blvd. on Sunday, April 3rd for the 7th Annual Motor Car Classic. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door.
See everything from the 1914 Rolls Royce in the Horseless Carriage division, to the muscle cars of the 60’s, the British Sports cars, and American Sports cars and German cars. Great fun for the entire family…and the weather forecasts….sunny and warm.
La Jolla Cove
1ST DAY OF SPRING IN BIRDROCK
I was hoping to wake up to a bright, warm, sunny day in La Jolla. It was not meant to be.
Beginning yesterday, Sunday, March 20th, in downtown San Diego, I held an open house in a condo on Market Street. It was cold and the wind was blowing. After setting up 12 signs, I entered the condo and turned on the lights. An hour goes by. No visitors. 2 hours later, I look out the window….I can see two of my signs are upside down in the middle of Market Street….I run out to retrieve them. I put up my hands to stop the traffic. I run across the street as my scarf takes off in the wind…the phone starts to ring, the traffic is building, and I see a couple standing next to the condo I have open. They yell…”we’ll come back later”. No…don’t leave…I’ll be right there….please….you’re the only visitors I’ve had in 2 hours….Who says Real Estate isn’t stressful?
Rain, Rain...Go Away
Wherever you are I hope you are having a nice First Day of Spring. Here, in Birdrock, La Jolla, CA….not so much.
