revisiting the past

It has been great to spend the past few days with family and old friends. Living where we are makes us feel quite isolated, so we really enjoyed connecting with everyone from our "pasts"!

After the wedding last weekend, we stayed on in San Diego for a couple of days to enjoy the nice weather and a few more sites-- I have a conference coming up this week in SF and so did not plan to go back to work (and get ALL the way back to Humboldt County) just for a day or two.

Thanks to My My for hosting us while in SD.



   Danny, one of K's groomsmen and close HS friends, joined us for ramen on our first day.
 

On Saturday, my family went wine tasting in Temecula, north of SD. We went back to South Coast Winery, a vineyard that we'd visited with K's family about 2 years ago, and enjoyed the sunshine and generous pours.






"Goofin' off with Grapes"
 

       Sisters


    V and Marco




Flashback to San Diego, July 4th weekend, 2010:


























South Coast Winery, July 2010


(the same fountain!)



K's family drove down from Orange County and joined us for a great Thai meal on Saturday night.

       The 'rents!
 

On Sunday, K headed home (maybe he can guest blog about his Greyhound adventure!) but my parents and I visited Pt. Loma, Old Town San Diego, and Balboa Park for the Natural History Museum, which had a fantastic horse exhibit!

(alas, I guess SD gets cloudy sometimes!)
 
 


The weekend was capped by a quick trip to Sacramento, where I got to catch up with Amy, Sarah, Char, and other UCD faculty, and labor and delivery nurses, faculty, and crew! It was fun, albeit a bit nostalgic.  I wonder if we'll ever stop having to say goodbye to people and places.

In any case, I am staying at "Hotel Balboa" (Wai Kiu and Hanh's residence in Oakland) for the rest of the week and looking forward to building my colposcopy skills at this conference!