So I'm off to San Diego for a five-day late-summer vacation. I leave the house on Thursday (at 2:30AM) and should be back on Tuesday, the 30th. It'll be sunny in the mid 70s the whole time I'm there....sweet.

Wow, sounds fun, z. Driving or flying?

Flying....I'd only drive if I were to move out there. I went with American Airlines because they were the only ones who had nonstop flights in both directions. I learned from the last time I flew with them and brought my own snacks this time.

Sounds fun... I'm looking forward to Labor Day weekend...getting some beach time in myself--4 days in Hermosa Beach (went to Santa Monica for Labor Day last year).