FallingLEAVes of Sunshine

That's what my cousin Jenny said about Balboa Park. First she compared it to NYC's Central Park. Then DC. After we went to Petco Park for the Padre's fan fest , we headed out to Balboa Park. Jenny had heard about it and wanted to go. It took us a little bit to find it and to find parking. Once we found parking, we found the line for the tram. We decided to walk instead. It didn't take long to find Balboa Park. Once we found a map, Kevin was surprised at how far we had walked.

On Saturday, I drove down to San Diego for the Padres Fan Fest. Yes, you read that correctly. It says "Padres", not "Dodgers". Why, you may ask? Because, yes, I drove an hour and forty-five minutes to San Diego to attend a Padres Fan Fest. You may be having the same reaction my cousin did when I asked if she would go with me. She said, "But you're a Dodger fan! You bleed Dodger blue." I said, yeah, I do. But I also like the Friars (among several other teams) and at the time, there were several players listed on the website that I would like to get their autographs. And yes, most of them were former Dodgers. So, in a way, I wasn't going to get an autograph from a Padre... I was going to get one from a former Dodger. Anyway, I sent my photos to Costco to print and then checked the list again. The list had been shortened and two of the three names I wanted were gone. Oh well. I was still going anyway. We planned the entire day: Petco Park, Balbao Park...

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Here are the links to my blog posts about the Dodger caravan and other things this week Dodger Caravan Day 2 (Day One was closed to the public) ESPN Zone - Here's a little snippet from that one It was my turn to get my things signed. Andre was up first. With the help of others, we selected the photo from the paper when Andre "reacts after his bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning brings home the decisive run" against the Phillies in Game 2 of the NLCS. I asked him if he wouldn't mind adding the Silver Slugger on there. I had to think about it, cause I almost said "gold" but then I was like, no, wrong precious metal. So, he wrote "2009 Silver Slugger" and then he paused and added "+" and kept going. After he signed his name, he said "I added that." "That" being, he added "MLB Clutch Performer of the Year". How sweet was that! Since he wrote all that, I was holding up the line. . At first I felt bad about it....