San Diego

We got down to San Diego around dinner on Wednesday and had another home cooked dinner by Ben’s friend Sara and her boyfriend James. We stayed with them in Ocean Beach San Diego and had a great time. Thank you both for a fun three days.The first night we were there, we scoped out the local bar scene and went to a place called Gallagher’s. It was a really cool Irish bar with live music – Lady Dottie & the Diamonds. It was awesome music and a great first night in San Diego.

Thursday we took it easy, went to a dog beach. *Sidenote: it is basically impossible to eat if you ever bring food to a dog beach. We weren’t aware that it was a dog beach* That is all.Later in the day we went to an AT&T store so Ben could get a new phone… an iPhone! He joined the world of smartphone users finally because his dinasour phone completely died in the past few days. Thursday night we headed over to Pacific Beach (PB) San Diego to meet up with some friends I had in the area. It was Dusty’s birthday, so we ended up meeting with him and his friends at the PB Shore Club. Another fun night in San Diego.

Friday we went back over to PB to hang out with Chris, another friend I had in the area. We checked out his place and played some cornhole (first time since Chicago) before heading down to the beach. Chris ended up coming to the game with us as well. Friday night matchup - Astros (Oswalt) vs. Padres (Latos). Two good pitchers led to another awesome game. It was a pitcher’s duel: scoreless through 7 innings (Oswalt had a no-no through 4) before the padres put the pressure on with a 3 run 8^th inning. They ended up winning the game 3-0. Petco Park was my favorite stadium I’ve ever been to (I’ve been to 8). We walked into what seemed like a normal building – which it was. In left field they kept a brick building which was formally the Western Metal Supply Company. They had luxury boxes in the light towers, which was something I had never seen. We had great box seats in right-center field. In center field, there was a sandbox which was loaded with kids, and a nice hill outside of the stadium that people could picnic on. The hill looked right into the stadium and you could watch the game from there. The stadium had a city-like aspect to it. Even though you entered the gates to the facilities, you didn’t necessarily enter the stadium. You could walk around outside as if you were walking down the streets of San Diego.

After the game, they had 4^th of July fireworks that they paired with some patriotic songs. We watched these and then went downtown to a place called the Whiskey Girl. Chris had never been there before but I think he may have found a new place to frequent. The DJ’s were awesome and other than the cover, it was relatively cheap. After we left there we went back to PB for a drink and finally ended up back in Ocean Beach at Sara and James’.

We’re currently on the road. Heading to Vegas. Adventures await.