Two daze in Texas

Well we finally made it back to Texas. After a 5 hour flight delay and a bumpy flight, we arrived in warm and humid DFW at about 3am. We slept for a couple of hours and then began the race to see as many family and friends as possible. All the while, taking part in a good friend's wedding—Tim Tam that is. Here's Elizabeth and I with a former coworker and spouse at the rehearsal dinner. Family, friends and the wedding were all good. Shrek 3, however, wasn't. Don't waste the cash. Elizabeth got some good time with her old roomies and me with my Mom. Saw some friends at church and BAM! we're back on a plane to San Diego and surfing a few hours later. On a sad note, my ribs have been hurting really bad and I haven't been able to surf for what feels like an eternity. And Elizabeth gashed her hands open after she beached (and extensively dinged) the longboard. She'll be back in the water in no time.

Wheels Off

So we had our first visitor from Texas—Nathan Wheeler, our good friend who hails from the United States of Canadia, eh. We just kind of hung out for the time he was here and introduced him to a couple of staples in San Diego. Those being fish tacos from South Beach Bar and Grille (amazing by the way) and In-N-Out Burger (equally as amazing). We also surfed a little bit. Being from Canadia means either you are impervious to cold or just plain crazy as Nathan went without a wetsuit in the 58 degree water. The first day was a little rough as I paddled out only to look back and see that Nathan had been washed about a quarter-mile down shore. Day two was much more successful with Nathan surfing like it was second nature. And he earned some respect from the locals by going suitless.

Everybody's surfin'

Up top is my brand new board. It's a 6'8" Egg made by a local shaper called Tee Dee Kay. I've only been out on it twice, but it's awesome! Also, you might note my lovely wife is surfing too. Here she is her first time out riding like she's been doing it her whole life. She did freak out about the cold water when she first got in, but got used to it quickly.

Balboa

A couple weekends ago, we went and hung out at beautiful Balboa Park. It's fields and trees and hills as far as the eye can see. Plus a dog park for Max. When you cross the highway on a ginormous bridge, you get to a row of museums, one right after the other. And here's Max drinking from a water fountain. Kind of gross, but all dogs do it.

Baseball Tonight

Went to our first Padres game and we sat on the very last row of the outfield. Can't complain though, because the tickets were free. Elizabeth got them from her work. We parked at my office for free and walked about 10 city blocks to get to the stadium, which is beautiful by the way. We did leave the game quite early to go home and watch the Mavericks. What's up with those guys anyways?

Our Domicile

Here are some pictures of our apartment and the view from our balcony.

Max is driving now

They grow up so fast.