To Do {CHECK!}

6/22 days in and so far, so good!

It has been TWO YEARS since I have been home to California. I've got quite the list going. I'll have to pace myself if I'm going to get to it all. If I don't, I am not waiting another 2 years before I go back.

eat:
check! check! -Super Taq (carne asada super taco, super burrito, carnitas torta...there will be many visits)
check!-Togos (pastrami)
check!-In-N-Out (double double with cheese, no onions)
check!-Pink Berries (with raspberries, kiwi, and mango)
-Dari Delite (chocolate crunchy peanut butter milkshake & crinkle fries)
-Eriks Deli (Pilgrim's Progress and REO Speedwagon and a chocolate chip cookie w/ walnuts and lemon zest...mmm, 'cuz nothing says "lunch" better than a 750 calorie sandwich with 44 grams of fat. Yes, really. You're better off with the 600 cal Double Double, than the REO at Erik's. Who knew?)
-really good produce. Cantaloupe that is soft and tastes the way it only tastes on the Pacific Coast.
check!-Fruit from Mark's trees. Peaches and apricots...Yum.
check!-The giant artichoke. It won't be the same without Aaron. It's one of our places.
-HalBQ-I hear the new specialty is grilled Alaskan Salmon.
-Lunch somewhere with Mark...he's a busy guy, lunch is a good way to see him.

run:
-see above list. All that food? I'll look like Manuel Uribe (um, check.) by the time I leave Ca, if I don't get some running in.
check! (ouch.)-My sister Amy is planning to drag "Fat Meg" on a 13 mile run through Tres Pinos with her "fun" club, titled, "The Psycho Running Group". 13 miles. (check...14!) That's a half-marathon, folks. If I go, I might die. Or, at minimum, I'll die. Worst case scenario, I won't die, and instead will have to live with the shame of throwing up all over myself, then passing out in it, and everyone will see what I've eaten on the inevitable binge eating that will occur once I arrive in the golden state.

shop:
-IKEA
-Gilroy Outlets
-my fave little downtown shops in Gilroy and Hollister
check!-Target (shhhhh)

play:
check!-MH aquatic center
-Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
-Gilroy Gardens
check!-Jelly Belly Factory
check!-San Francisco: Ferry Ride, Pier, dodge seagull poop, teach children about homeless people and public transportation, eat sourdough, chocolate, frozen bananas, and taffy, Girls Golden Gate Bridge, Take a Trolley Ride
-Monterrey Bay Aquarium
check!-Dennis the Menace Park
-Cannery Row (mmm caramel filled ghiradelli squares)
-See the monkey, eat chowder, and let the girls get seashells at the Fisherman's Wharf
-The beach with old friends and their kiddies
-Getting together with High School gal pals w/out the kids to laugh and catch up.
check!-Spending a couple days in Ceres at HolleeAnn's place, playing, swimming, laughing, napping, check! running w/ Fonzo, hopefully catching a glimpse of busy busy Jordan, and looting HolleeAnn's preschool supplies and accessories. check! Maybe looting J's closet, too.
-The Oakland Temple. Only an hour 1/2 away! Awesome. Mom, you're coming...or babysitting, your choice ;)
check!-Gymnastics and Tumbling and Playing at USA Sports
check!-2 Cousin Birthday Parties and 1 Baptism
-Pony Ride playdate with friends and kids
-Karaoke @ Victoria's
-Girls night with my mom and sisters. It's happening.
check!-Cousin time for my kids. They're going to love all the semi-supervised running around with all those boys that they're going to get. They can't wait to spend hours jumping on the trampoline, playing on the swingset, building forts, riding bikes, learning about StarWars, skateboarding, Legos, and video games, and just plain being wild kids for a few weeks.
-there is just so much more, but I've lost interest in this post, and you probably have too. Plus, I need to go finish packing!

See why I need 3 weeks?
What's on your list when you go to Ca?