Today is the 8 month mark of the trip! It's hard to believe that we've already been touring for that long and that we are 2/3 of the way done! Time goes WAY too fast when you are having fun. This morning we slept in until about 9:30. Joe and I had some of the Honey Bunches of Oat's cereal that he got at the store yesterday and by then it was almost 10am. Ryan asked if we wanted to go somewhere to watch the Bills game since he didn't get the channel that it was going to be on. So, right away, we rushed to get ready to go to watch the game, because after all kickoff was at 10 here on the west coast! It was really strange to think about for us because it seemed so early. Ryan decided we would drive to the restaurant/ bar. We were super excited because the restaurant/bar we were going to was a dedicated "Bills" bar! I couldn't believe they would have such a thing way out here in San Diego! As we were driving to the game, we passed quite a few people walking with jerseys on- from all sorts of different teams. Guess that really helps show the fact that the majority of the people in San Diego are originally from somewhere else. All of the bars that we passed along the way were packed with people watching the game- many of them were drinking already too-- even though it was only 10. Ryan said that on Sundays the bars open around 9 or 9:30am! We had quite a hard time finding a parking spot, so it probably would have been just as fast and a whole lot easier to walk, But, in the end it worked out just fine. The place we went to was called PB (pacific beach) Alehouse (they brewed beer here too). It was packed with Bills fans, it was amazing! Who knew there were so many dedicated Bills fans in SD. The restaurant even had a Bills surfboard hanging up! It took us a little bit to find a table because the first one that they sat us at, we couldn't see the game very well. When we did get a table with view of the game, it was perfect. We had a huge table for 8 and there was only 4 of us. We told the waitress that if anyone came in looking for a table that we would gladly share, but no one ever came. There were tvs on both sides of the table, so we all had a great view. We all decided to get a little lunch while we were there. Joey got his usual bacon cheeseburger, Marchant got some really yummy looking orange chicken, Ryan got some flatbread pizza, and I just ordered a side of fries because I was still pretty full from breakfast. We had a lot of fun watching the game because there were so many fans around. Every time the Bills scored, the restaurant would blast the "Bills make me wanna shout.... Heyeyeyey" song- and everyone would sing and clap along to it. It was a riot. The game ended up being close right up until the last 20 seconds when Fitzpatrick through an interception. Everyone thought that we might actually have a chance, but after that it was over. Even though they lost, we still had a great time. When we got back to the apt, the boys played some video games, football of all things, and watched a little more football, just in case they hadn't had enough yet. We couldn't believe that it was only quarter to 2, we still had a whole day left! Late in the afternoon, we made the last of our frozen pizzas for dinner and then Marchant, Joey and I went in the hot tub. Ryan stayed back and took a nap- something we were all ready for by that time. Unfortunately, Marchant had to go back tonight. Ryan offered to give him a ride to the train stop, so when the time came we all piled into the car to go to Old Town San Diego where the train depot was. It was so sad to see him go. Even though we had a great time, it still seemed like such a short visit. After saying our goodbyes to Marchant, Ryan took us on a little tour of San Diego. We rode down near downtown and he took us to Coronado Island. The bridge to get there was amazing and the homes on the island were even more amazing. Ryan said that there is a house somewhere on the island that the president sometimes comes to stay at. There is also a pretty famous hotel called the Hotel del Coronado, that has housed many presidents and public figures over the years. The four of us took a nice walk around that hotel. Across the water, we could see a city full of lights off in the distance. Ryan said it was Tijuana in Mexico! It is amazing how close we really are to Mexico! Following that little tour, Ryan drove us by Petco Park, the stadium where the San Diego Padre's baseball tam plays. It was really pretty neat, especially now that we are starting a little collection of photos from all of the baseball/football stadiums we've gone by now Another night of just relaxing awaited us at home. A bit later I ate the last of my burrito that I had from yesterday, and it was pretty close to being just as good as yesterday. We watched another movie and then went to bed around 10 or 10:30 wit plans to wake up early. Again, we didn't ride any miles today.
|
|