6/21 – Proper summer feels have arrived, capped off with a good boat ride the kiddos loved over the weekend.
7/6 - I love how much San Diego has proven itself to be a great soccer city. Finally went to an SDFC match with Kai last night.
We ultimately lost to Houston 3-4 during the 17(!!) added minutes, but since we left around the 70” mark, we kinda saw a customized Director’s Cut in which we won 3-2.
7/13 - My friend’s memorial orchard on her Alma Mater campus was relocated and rededicated this summer, so some of us were able to gather and remember her four years after losing her so suddenly and unexpectedly.
We grieve together, up front. But more often, the long haul is felt individually and in waves. So I appreciated the chance to remember her four years later as a team and family.
She would’ve loved these past four years. All the new teammates. New babies. Adventures in her 30s.
Love loudly.
7/18 – Movies in the Park with the kiddos are quickly becoming one of my favorite summertime rites.
SD Parks & Rec does a pretty good job of making a whole thing out of it, with shave ice trucks, inflatable playgrounds, etc.
7/21 – BREAKING: The Blue Oysters have sprouted.
7/28 – Quick little meet-and-greet with Melissa Villaseñor after her set the other week.
Gotta love a true feel-good stand-up act. And voices!
7/30 – I took a chance on signing up for a Dinner-With-Strangers platform. Figured it’d make for a good story, however it went down.
I do wonder if these things are gonna end up being singles mixers in disguise, but thankfully my group just ended up being a quirky bunch of people in search of make-ya-think questions to mull over. Also surprised to run into an old HS classmate, but he ended up being the other dad at the table.
Would try again in another part of town, or maybe another town. Or country.
8/8 – Looking forward to a bit of improv this weekend! Finest City tonight with my Quichemates, then freestylin’ tomorrow at The Brooks Theatre in Oceanside with Optimus Rhyme. Never played that venue before but I’ve heard good things. Hoping the new Clipse & Tyler albums keep my rhymes sharp.
8/11 – First time having five days a week of school for all three kids. New achievement unlocked.