The house was bursting at the seems as visitors from across the globe (or at least some visitors that have been around the globe) flew in for a few days. Mike and Heather decided to make San Diego the last stop on their 10 month, global adventure; Rick also flew in on Friday from Breckenridge to spend a long weekend with Carolyn (I’m sure he didn’t mind hanging out with the rest of us).

Friday night, we stopped in a cool little restaurant in Costa Mesa called Eat Chow. Good eats and tasty beer; definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area. Saturday we spent touring some breweries (Stone and Lost Abbey) before coming home for a great American dinner – burgers and brats on the grill. Sunday we decided to check out a pumpkin patch, Bates Nut Farm, in preparation for Halloween.

We took advantage of a rather quiet work week and made some tasty meals this week, the highlight being sushi last night. It turned out pretty well and with a little practice, one could roll them like a pro. The only down side is the amount of prep work you need to do prior to getting started. It may or may not be easier to head down to the local sushi place and just order and sip drinks while you wait for the work to be done by someone else.