Friday the 13th was my birthday.
Last year Limo Man surprised me with brunch at Sarducci's in San Juan Capistrano, a train ride to San Diego, and tickets to see George Benson and Al Jarreau at Humphrey's By the Bay on Shelter Island. I have always wanted to see George Benson so it was really a wonderful surprise. We had so much fun that we booked another trip for this year to go to Humphrey's By the Bay to see Johnny Lang.
Limo Man took me back to San Juan Capistrano to have breakfast at Sarducci's this year. Sarducci's is a great restaurant at the train station and you can sit and watch the trains come and go. Right across the tracks from the restaurant is the Los Rios district. There is a lot of history in that area. After breakfast we got on the train to San Diego. What a relaxing way to travel! No freeway stress, and very little gas used.
When we got to San Diego our favorite shuttle driver Bill from Humphrey's By the Bay picked us up at the train station and took us to the resort.
We also (after complaining about being upgraded to a room without a king bed) finally got to stay in a Junior Suite (which is what we were originally booked for last year and this year as well).
Our suite was overlooking the venue's stage so we got a few really good shots from our balcony of the area.
The concert was great. Dave Barnes is a guitarist and singer from Nashville, Tennessee. He was fabulous! Johnny Lang was good but he has a new band now and they seem to be going in a different direction from when we had previously seen them 2 years ago. Don't get me wrong, Johnny Lang is a very talented guy but seeing him with Reeve Carney 2 years ago was a better show.
So Saturday we took the train back home and Saturday night we went to the Samueli Theater to see a dance troupe called "Groovaloo". The show was very entertaining and the dancers had the energy that I wish I could find again. There were break dancers, b-boys, street dance, and a really fascinating story behind the origin of the troupe.
Sunday Limo Man took me up to Hollywood to have a late lunch at the world famous Ivy Restaurant. It was so much fun! I had always wanted to have a dining experience there at least once and he made that wish come true for me. I am truly blessed to have a guy in my life that works as hard as he does to do such wonderful things for both of us! I mean why work so hard if you can't play sometimes?
Last night, Monday night, we got to go to the Angel's/Mets game at the Big Ed compliments of the lovely and generous KR. The Angel's got beat 9-6 but they put up a good fight. We found out this morning that the Met's coach just lost his job. It was something that Limo Man told me might happen at the game last night.
Last night, Monday night, we got to go to the Angel's/Mets game at the Big Ed compliments of the lovely and generous KR. The Angel's got beat 9-6 but they put up a good fight. We found out this morning that the Met's coach just lost his job. It was something that Limo Man told me might happen at the game last night.
Well, tomorrow it's back to work for me. We didn't take very many pictures on our trip this time so next trip to Vegas in July we'll try to do better. The birthday weekend was a success and a great time was had by all!
