Pete Yorn Plays SD

We were so excited to find out that Pete Yorn was playing at the House of Blues in San Diego. Why you ask? Not only is he a hard-core rock star, weak-in-the-knees heartthrob, and a fabulous musician with an awesome entourage, but he also has a way of convincing Mary to travel across the country!

Mary found out Pete was going to be in San Diego and as a bonus, so were we! Well, maybe it was the other way around. It's hard to tell. Anyway, we didn't care what brought her here, we were just happy to spend time together. I have a way of forgetting that I own a camera when I am with Mary, so I didn't take many photos, but I am sure once she sends some our way we can add to this post, so keep checking.

Can't wait to see those photos, Mary! I bet they are more impressive than Annie Leibovitz!

Mary had two items on her San Diego Wishlist: the zoo and a Pacific sunset. After checking the weather we decided that the best day for a sunset would be Friday. We met Dirt Doc at work and then hiked over to Torrey Pines State Park. Dirt Doc promised the long trek would be worth it and he was right!

Hey, look! There it is!

See you tomorrow!

On Saturday, we went to the world famous San Diego Zoo. So did about one million other people. Although we were frustrated at times with the amount of mouth breathers tapping on the glass right under signs that said "Please do not tap on glass", the zoo was awesome. We both bought annual passes so we can go as often as we want (we also figured many of our visitors would be wanting to go, too!). We totally loved watching the hippos! They were enourmous yet graceful (and cause more deaths in Africa than all the other animals combined! Yikes!).
The gorillas were fascinating and had some adorable babies. Mini-milano theory holds true! I know Mary will have some awesome baby gorilla photos, so stay tuned.

This red panda was way cuter than the giant pandas and you didn't have to stand in a ridiculously long line to see him.

While Mary was here we also took her to see the other stops along our personalized San Diego Tour. This includes stops at the OB pier, Cabrillo National Monument, and Balboa Park.

We made it to OB just in time to see a surfing competition. So California!

View of the Pacific from Cabrillo. There were whales migrating, but we didn't see any this time.

The Cactus Garden in Balboa Park is one of my favourite places. A perfect example of no-money fun!