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August 09, 2005

California

By Stephen Boudreau at 11:53 AM| Permalink | Comments (2)

Our journey to San Diego has come and gone and we are now back deep in the heart of Texas. Now that we have returned to the oven-like temperatures and concrete landscapes, I can't help but keep asking... no, interrogating myself with the haunting question: "So... why do I live in Dallas?" ha!

We had an incredible time relaxing, sight seeing, shopping, eating great food, and all-in-all - just enjoying each other's company. Both of us were completely enchanted by San Diego and are pretty much set to pack up our home and take up residence there. :)

While on our trip, one of the definite highlights was spending some quality time with one of my best friends in the world, Mr. Jerry Ruiz. He currently lives out in La Jolla, a suburb of San Diego, and went out with Shelley and I a couple times during our visit. He and I originally met back in pre-kindergarden -- right when my family first moved to Brownsville, let alone the United States. From that time on through the end of high school we were pretty much inseparable. Having not seen him in a couple years, it was so, so great to catch up and just see him again. It was also wonderful for him to be able to interact with Shelley. Good times. Actually, great times.
Speaking of great times, we also spent an evening with two other magnificent friends: Don & Letty Bernstein. They met us in "Downtown Disney" for dinner. We sat around afterwards for hours just catching up and laughing as hard as possible.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take any pictures of us with them or Jerry. In fact, I pretty much failed to take many pictures at all. It is a shame too, we were staying in this beautiful hotel right in the middle of what is called "The Gaslamp District", which is a really fun part of downtown right in front of the bay. I'd love to have shown you guys that sort of stuff. Oh well, that's life sometimes.
The picture above is from our fun-filled day at Disneyland. It is one of the few pictures from the whole trip. Seriously, I'm trying to be better about taking pictures, I just always forget.

Well anyway, no need to expound on the little details of our trip. It was a wonderful experience. We'd love to live there. And even though it is Dallas, it's always good to be home.