The one at Cafe Coyote

Tonight we had our McKinney/Ray family reunion dinner at Cafe Coyote in Old Town. (My grandmother's side of the family, she is a Ray) My cousin Laura and her husband Mike and their two kids Kevin and Sean came down for the dinner as well. It was nice to see them becuase we only get to see them a few times a year. Even though they only live an hour away. We also got to visit with my Uncle Ron (Laura's Dad). My dad drove out from Indio, such a long drive for a dinner, but it was great to visit with him for a little while. It was nice to visit with other relatives as well. Next weekend we will be going to Lake Arrowhead to celebrate my Grandma's 80th birthday.

The one with the vacuum

We finally bought a new vacuum! We purchased a Dyson 24 and it works great! I vacuumed with our old vacuum a few days ago and then we vacuumed with our new vacuum today. I could not believe how much stuff it picked up! (Gross!) Thanks to 10% off and lots of shower gift cards we were able to get it!

The one on the Bahia Belle

Tonight was the first official night of the McKinney/Ray Reunion. We went on a cocktail crusie around mission bay. The bartender made great drinks...some of the best I have had! I started with a Margarita (of course) then had a Blue Hawaiian (coconut rum, pineapple juice, Blue Curacao). It was DELICIOUS!!! I drank it to fast....so no picture. I highly recommend this to anyone in San Diego! The boat leaves the Bahia and goes to the Catamaran Hotel every 30 min so it is easy to get on and off.

I sometimes can't beleive I live here!

Could it be any better?

The one with Benihana

Janet and Dave are down for the 4th of July in San Diego! We were able to meet up with them Friday night for dinner at Benihana's. It was so nice to catch up with them and share stories of unemployment! The food was amazing of course, and the knife work of the chef was impressive. We all decided that we need one of those table top grills in our homes one day....and we need sharper knives.

Dave and Scott had Sake Flights:

The four of us....plus Diego the Cat

The one with the surprise weekend

David and Scott planned a weekend of fun for Cassiopeia and Sarah. We started by heading to Seaport Village for lunch at the Harbor House. Then we walked around all the shops enjoying the beautiful day! David and Scott decided they were going to move the car, which really meant they were going to check in at the hotel. They also ended up walking several blocks to Ralphs to get whipped cream to go with our champagne and strawberries later. (aren't they they best!) We met up again and had a few cocktails on the pier. Then we went to the Manchester Grand Hyatt which would our hotel for the night. What a nice surprise! We rested in the room for a while then got ready for dinner...which turned out to be at NOBU! We walked from our hotel to the restaurant and had some drinks then dinner. Everything was delicious. We had king crab claws, yellowfin with jalapeno, yellow tail with cilantro, black cod with miso, salmon with cilantro and much more. I can't forget we also had Mochi Ice Cream for dessert. It was absolutely amazing! After dinner we went back to the hotel. We went to the "Top of the Hyatt" bar/lounge and had a cheese plate and cocktails...a great ending to the day. After this we went back to the room to have our champagne and strawberries. Sunday morning we woke up and went to breakfast at IHop. What a great weekend of friends, food, drinks and fun! The boys did a great job planning the first of many fun vacations to come! For more pictures of our weekend go to http://sarahmaltese.googlepages.com/ourpictures

The one where I am finished!

Once it is all said and done, we did an excellent job of becoming a community at Cuyamaca. WE were all there for our kids all the time, worked together and improved constantly. If only we were given a few more years Cuyamaca would have been an excellent school (and i would probably have a job). I don't know what next year will bring, but I know we did our best this year.

I am officially unemployed. I will be filing for unemployment tomorrow. Thank you to those of you who pay your taxes!I couldn't bare to take any pictures of the empty classroom, so instead of imagining what it looks like, take a look at the pictures from the previous post. That is the Cuyamaca Spirit that will be carried to many other Cajon Valley Schools. If my end of the year video was not 16min long, I would post it. I will work on that for anyone who cares to take a look at the Powerful Learning at Cuyamaca.

The one when school's out for summer! insert drum beat

School is finally out! I really didn't think I was going to make it. The last week is pretty crazy at school, on top of which we are closing our school. Many things were going on from an assembly, end of the year awards, ice cream social (farewell to Cuyamaca), my classes celebration of success party and many other things...like a little bit of academics. Unfortunately, I still do not have a job. I am hopeful that in a few more weeks our district will have a better idea of all the left over jobs available. I am very much itching to get back to the classroom and clean everything out, but I am dreading bringing it home to fill up our already full 2nd bedroom.

Well, I think it is time to start summer. Today I am headed to Kohl's then Scott's parents are coming down for father's day and his mom's birthday celebration. We are going to the fair then to dinner.