Snapshot Chronicles

Susan Getgood's personal blog

Born near the Fourth of July

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Tomorrow is my birthday. I’m not really counting anymore, but if you are that curious, it’s number 46.

Last year, I shared a few thoughts on how much I loved having a birthday near the Fourth of July as I was growing up.

I’ve always loved fireworks. I was well through most of elementary school before I admitted that the fireworks weren’t actually for me. The best ones ever? About 14 years or so ago, my husband and I hiked Mount Washington over the holiday weekend and were staying in one of the AMC huts. We saw the North Conway fireworks from above. Nothing like it.

The weirdest birthday ever? In recent years, it would have to be the year David and I were touring Scotland and England for two weeks in early July. It was odd to be celebrating my birthday without a national holiday.

This year, though, I just want to wish everyone a very happy holiday weekend and a special happy birthday to everyone who was also born near the Fourth of July.

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my: our visit to the San Diego Zoo

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Zhen Zhen, 8 month old panda bear

Today, I am sitting in my hotel room in Santa Rosa while Douglas and David continue to enjoy San Diego and the Lawrence Welk Resort (tiny bubbles…) in Escondido. I’m up here for two days for New Comm Forum, flying back south tomorrow evening.

Sunday we spent the day at Legoland followed by dinner in Oceanside.

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Monday, as the title of this post suggests, we went to the San Diego Zoo and had Mexican food for dinner in Old Town San Diego.

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[tags] San Diego Zoo, Legoland, panda, legos [/tags]

SciFi Sunday: Pre-empted by vacation

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SciFi Sunday is pre-empted this week by our family vacation. I’d much rather spend time exploring the environs of San Diego California than waxing poetic about science fiction and fantasy.

Although I will say that Battlestar Galactica rocked last week. I didn’t even mind that there was so much Cally in it for once 🙂

Regularly scheduled rantings and ravings about science fiction will be back next week. In the meantime, please enjoy the pictures of our first day in California.

And don’t be confused by the picture of the dog and the cat, or our family room at home. They were on the same card as the CA pictures and I have a small person who wants to do Webkinz hanging on me, so no time to create multiple sets.

[tags] La Brea Tarpits, Lawrence Welk Resort, pillow fort [/tags]