Triple Triple-D weekend

We escaped for an early anniversary trip up to Santa Barbara. It was hard to tell what made Jason happier -- riding the train up there or eating at three Triple Ds while we were there. I have to admit that it's a really nice train ride. Leaving San Diego we are right on the water all the way up to San Clemente. It's a bit less scenic through the industrial parts of LA, but returns to the water for the last stretch. Gorgeous. We even spotted dolphins in the water from the train.

We had no real plans for the weekend except to eat at as many of Guy Fieri's Triple Ds as possible. We visited three (and then we so disappointed when we found out after we got home that there was a fourth -- oh well, a reason to visit again).
We spent the rest of our time walking around the beach, along the pier and harbour, and up State St., the main drag in town. It was a nice little relaxing weekend.

last? cake

My baking class is winding down, and now most of our classes are spent working on projects for a city-wide wedding cake competition. I opted not to enter the contest, so I'm pretty much done with the class. This poppy seed blueberry cake may be the last creation of the semester. Poor Jason, what's he going to eat now?

Master Jason

This week Jason finished his graduate program! I am so proud of him.

ikebana

We've been out of town and I've missed a few ikebana classes, but here are my latest creations. I really liked the calla lilies.
(Note to Alison and Corvin - the Belles of Ireland have returned. I had never seen them before the previous arrangement but have found that they are very nice to work with.)

Quarter

This new Canadian quarter has a dinosaur on it and glows in the dark. I want one. I'd be willing to pay up to 25 cents for it.
-Jason

Beach day

We decided to go for a run on the beach last weekend. It was a nice day, and since we live close, we might as well take advantage, right? Apparently summer is here, however, as parking was a nightmare. I guess everyone thought they should take advantage of the nice weather. The irony was, although it was beautiful and sunny at our apartment, ten minutes away at the beach it was cloudy and windy. It didn't seem to deter people, though. We did eventually park and get our run in.
We stopped at SeaWorld on our way home. It was still cloudy and breezy there, so we scrapped our plan to do the rides that get you all wet. They had reopened the dolphin pools though, so we could go see the dolphins and amuse ourselves for awhile.
-Jason