I decided to repost this weekend's listings because there were a few updates and I didn't want them buried under all my archive photos. It's such a gorgeous day in San Diego though, so I'm gonna shut down the laptop and head out to enjoy our fair city. Be safe out there, don't drink and drive, and be really nice and grateful and generous to Uber and Lyft drivers like Darren who are out there to pick you up and get you safely to your destination while missing out on their holiday with family and friends to be at your service.
I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling a little less than celebratory this Independence Day. Nova's out of town so there's not that sense of urgency to do anything, really. But I know there's lots of fun to be had and Darren will be out working all day, so I'm gonna make the best of it. If you haven't made plans, last year we just had a little BBQ at home and made a last minute decision to catch the SDMTS Rapid to Waterfront Park. NBC has a list of fireworks and I'm sure every other news outlet does, too, I just wasn't up for compiling my own list this year. I will note, however, that the Cabrillo Monument is sold out, so don't head there. If you want to take public transit, fares are BOGO today! Which really does me no good since I'll be adventuring solo, but in case you wanna make your own beer crawl or fireworks adventure, that is a good option. And let's all pour one out for the infamous 2012 Big Bay Bust. Ah, good times.
From SDMTS.com:
Big Bay Boom
Thursday, July 4, 2019 - 9:00pm
San Diego Bay
San Diego's biggest 4th of July Fireworks show takes over the San Diego Bay with four barges at different points. There are great viewing areas all along the bay for this annual event! Parking is free and plentiful at SDCCU Stadium as well as at other park-and-ride lots throughout the system.
Due to the Holiday, MTS will be operating a Sunday schedule. However, to accommodate the many thousands of people heading to the Big Bay Boom fireworks, the Trolley will be adding significant service on all three lines!
Remember, it's a major holiday so the FRIENDS RIDE FREE promotion is in effect. A friend may ride free with a fare-paying customer on all MTS routes on July 4, 2019.
Prime viewing locations are near the following stations:
County Center / Little Italy
Santa Fe Depot
America Plaza
Seaport Village
Convention Center
Gaslamp Quarter
Wednesday is the 4th of July, and given recent events in our country and current leadership, I am not particularly compelled to believe there's anything to celebrate, so I wasn't gonna even bother posting this list this year, but I acknowledge that while Saudi women are celebrating the right to drive and Iranian women are rebelling by dancing in the streets, we are still not quite Gilead, though the treatment of migrants and refugees, family separations, and putting children in cages is absolutely reprehensible, shameful, and will forever be a black mark on our history. Tristan's list at SanDiego.org is still up, though I'm not sure it's been updated for 2018. Below is a little update of my list from last year.
La Mesa: Lake Murray Fireworks and Musicfest @ Lake Murray
11am-9pm: Leianna Weaver, The Bayou Brothers, The Revival Band, Freeze Fram, Sensation Showband
9pm Fireworks
Mira Mesa Community Park
7-11am Pancake Breakfast
11:30 Parade
11am-9pm Family Fun Day
9pm Fireworks Synchronized to KyXy 96.5
It's Friday evening and I'm laying on my bed enjoying the perfect breeze that only happens this time of day with certain weather when I leave my balcony and front door open simultaneously. I should be motivating soon to The Lafayette, but decided to take advantage of the empty house while Darren works so I can get my email inboxes down to near-zero. Nova is now in St. Louis for a month and I have some extensive to-do lists to work through while she's gone. I decided to update listings at the last minute so they're easier to navigate this weekend. Have a good one out there and stay safe! Friday through Monday archives are after the jump.
We're back from another trip to Hercules. It's always nice spending time out of the city and catching up with Darren's family, but it's also really hard when it comes to talking about an aging parent and 'next steps' and envisioning scenarios that can come up unexpectedly and all the paperwork and details that have to be thought about. I guess we never really feel like we're old enough to deal with these sorts of things. But overall it was a great trip. We also had some van trouble, but I was impressed that a FEMALE auto technician was the one who was able to diagnose and fix a problem that seemed to allude every other mechanic we've talked to about it for the last couple years, and it drove like a dream the whole way home. Now we come to a week we've been dreading for months, when Nova leaves to spend four weeks in St Louis. I can't really get into it, but suffice to say that while Darren and I plan on enjoying the time together, it's going to be super anxious and stressful, too. Until then, we plan on making the best of the week, probably hitting the beach and the fair and waterslides before she goes. Listings this week are pretty thin, but I did them through the 4th of July so you can make plans if fireworks are your thing. Monday through Thursday listings are after the jump.
