As always, whenever Mary comes down to visit or we go visit her, time just flies. She came back from Palm Springs on Sunday afternoon. We had dinner at the parents’ house and she finally got to see and hold her niece for the first time. We had a pretty good time, mostly just the usual eating and hanging out.

Monday: I went into work but then left around 1:30 where we all met up with Michael, Gaile and Keira down at the San Diego Zoo. We spent a few hours out there, looked at the animals, and then we left to head downtown for dinner and the Padres game. We had dinner at Rockin’ Baja Lobster. It was my first time eating there and it was VERY good. Everyone there enjoyed their dinner, and I have to say they have the best Ceasar Salad I’ve ever had. Afterwards, we walked over to the stadium to watch the Padres beat the LA Dodgers.

Tuesday: In the afternoon we went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park which I think is a little bit cooler than the Zoo. It’’s a wide-open park where the animals are much more free and able to roam. I hadn’t been to the park in probably 15 years, so it was like I was there for the first time again. We had a great time as usual, and I took tons of pictures. After the park, we went down to Michael and Gaile’s for dinner. Dinner was great, and we all had a good time.

Wednesday: We did a little shopping and then went to lunch with Michael and Gaile so Mary could see them and the baby one last time before she left. She and I drove back home after lunch and started getting ready for the Journey and Def Leppard concert. The concert was a blast and afterwards we went out for Korean Barbecue. Then we came back home, went to bed for 3 hours and then I took Mary to the airport at 5:00AM.

As you can tell, this whole week was a busy one for all of us, but it was a great week. The week just flew by and before I knew it, it was all over.