This (plus the gallon of vanilla I bought for gifts) is my souvenir from Mexico: tasty, cinnamon-y, Ibarra hot chocolate.  I managed to remember to bring it and some milk to work today.  Yummy!

Yes, it's true. The grocery store was my very favorite-est shop to visit.


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The long awaited Mexico trip starts tomorrow!

We're taking the train to San Diego from Union Station -- my favorite!  Mission/Craftsman style lobby.  Leather covered seats. Swoon!  (Yes, it really does look like this.  Well, except for the super-shiny floors.)


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Plans are finally in the making for the long awaited trip to Mexico!  It's just a day-tripper, but hopefully it will be get me out of town long enough to collect my wits.  I am having crazy, sleep deprivation induced (I hope) thoughts of moving to Austin (never been there, but I hear it's nice) or more practially, but seriously less appealing, back ( Read more... )

Looks like it'll be Mexico before the end of the month -- Michael's looking into day trips to Ensenda!

Sigh.

The long talked about, but never actually planned trip to Tijuana and Rosarita with Michael Dearest isn’t going to happen anytime soon.  There are only five days remaining on the Leaving Los Angeles Countdown and he’s much too busy doing things like, oh, packing up his apartment.  Oh well -- maybe he’ll schedule a book signing in TJ soon (yay ( Read more... )