I sure dodged that bullet!
If I hadn't moved to Arizona 3 months ago, I would totally be living at Qualcomm Stadium right now. My whole neighborhood in Rancho Bernardo is pretty much toast. I got a text message from my friend Dave who said he saw my house on TV. He said it was a shell. It's not on the official list but I hear the official list is far from complete. Mine was the only yellow house on the street, so if there was a yellow house on fire on Duenda Road, it was mine. So far I've heard from my parents and all my San Diego friends except my neighbors, the Fishers. I didn't see their house on the official list (but the houses on either side of them are on it) so hopefully they got lucky and have a home to go back to. No one else I know has suffered any damage other than having some ash to clean up (my parents said their pool looks like an unflushed toilet.) I even got a phone call on my cell last night from our Virginia friends Beth and Sterling. They wanted to make sure we weren't on fire. We forgot to tell them we moved. Oops! They were pleased to know we weren't homeless or anything and safe in Arizona.
The diet is still going well. We've been pretty low on money for the past few weeks so that's prevented me from eating a lot of extra junk (we're feeling much better now, we just have to learn to not spend money like drunken sailors.) Last night's dinner was so many levels of awesome and crazy super healthy too. I followed the recipe for "Smothered Tofu with Peas" in the book, "Enemy of the Steak" and added a buttload of mushrooms and served it over whole wheat noodles. I also seared the tofu before I added it to the onions. Searing the tofu gives it a nice texture and evaporates a lot of the liquid out so it can soak up sauces better. I'll definitely be adding that recipe to the regular rotation.
The exercise hasn't been going so well since moving. We're still getting stuff organized. Now we only have piles in our bedroom (it's always last because we're the only ones who see it.) After tonight (we won't have time to workout tonight since we're going to buy some furniture from someone) we'll get back on track. Sean told me to drag him kicking and screaming to the gym.
The diet is still going well. We've been pretty low on money for the past few weeks so that's prevented me from eating a lot of extra junk (we're feeling much better now, we just have to learn to not spend money like drunken sailors.) Last night's dinner was so many levels of awesome and crazy super healthy too. I followed the recipe for "Smothered Tofu with Peas" in the book, "Enemy of the Steak" and added a buttload of mushrooms and served it over whole wheat noodles. I also seared the tofu before I added it to the onions. Searing the tofu gives it a nice texture and evaporates a lot of the liquid out so it can soak up sauces better. I'll definitely be adding that recipe to the regular rotation.
The exercise hasn't been going so well since moving. We're still getting stuff organized. Now we only have piles in our bedroom (it's always last because we're the only ones who see it.) After tonight (we won't have time to workout tonight since we're going to buy some furniture from someone) we'll get back on track. Sean told me to drag him kicking and screaming to the gym.
posted by Kristy at 9:45 AM
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Holy. Crap. I can't even imagine that feeling. That's like letting a car enter into your lane of traffic only to watch it get slammed by a semi in the intersection! It could have been you! From what I understand, all those people were evacuated safely, but still...displacement is something I can't imagine. I'm glad you guys are doing well in Arizona. Tell Sean thank you for the information about the ASL program in Arizona. It's an idea, but I'm pretty sure Keith doesn't want to leave California. Kristy, will you do me a favor and email me...I swore your email was on my mac laptop, but it isn't. I'm seanlets@yahoo.com. This way we can still converse on a more regular basis. I'm still kicking myself in the ass for not having seen you while you lived here -- you were only twenty minutes away. :(
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