Living on Tulsa Time
Being an Oklahoma girl I love Don Williams song "Living On Tulsa Time".
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O6MbPWzIFUk
I have traveled lots yet I still feel that draw, that connection to Central Standard Time. The only reason I point this out is that since we are in California for just a few days I decided we should stay on cst. Well, sort of...a bit closer to it.
Which is why we rose a good bit earlier than we might've otherwise. We set out around 6:30 am in search of a Starbucks. It was less than half a mile from the hotel. But on our way we saw a man step out of a little shop with an espresso. He sat at a table on the sidewalk.
It was an Italian bakery (but of course it was, we were in little Italy). When we went inside we were greeted by the delicious smells of coffee and pastries and delightful young woman named Vickie. She was from Russia. We felt like we had stepped into a little cafe in Europe. Thank you Pappalecco!
Afterwards I took a walk. Fast paced from the hotel towards the San Diego Bay. Two things on my walk that caught my attention. One was the lone bride dressed in her wedding gown scurrying up the steps of the county courthouse before 8 am.
I wondered was she late? Was the rest of the wedding party waiting for her inside? Did she drive herself to her own wedding? Was there a groom or perhaps a bride? I kept walking as I pondered.
The other site was of an old man near the water. I could see the Star of India and other boats to my right
but on my left on the grounds of County Courthouse was this older gentleman looking up in the sky and then he started clapping. So, I too looked up. And there were seagulls flying, no more like dancing in the air--soaring high and then diving low. And the price of admission? Well, I must say--it was priceless.
And the day just got better from there. A visit to Old Town San Diego where the family walked around and then had lunch. Interesting and insightful look at one of the oldest European settlements in California. And then a most fun and lively visit with my nephew David and his girlfriend Katie. We enjoyed a few pints and good conversation at the Taproom.
And we ended the day with a lovely dinner at Sorrento's in Little Italy. The food and the company were the best. We laughed and told stories until it seemed we were out of stories and laughter...which of course we aren't but simply all just tired and needing to make room for others who needed our table for the same sort of joy.
And that's how we spent the 4th Day of Christmas in San Diego
