Everyone Needs to Take A Break

The brakes on my truck were about to go out, but all of the garages were closed for the holiday.  

The Best Western was full of people on visiting from the desert asking if they could watch the fireworks from their room, what restaurants were open & how to get to the beach.

I was getting paid time & a half that day & they got us free pizza for lunch.  But still, my patience was wearing thin.  I had worked the last 40 days in a row & about 7 of them were 12 hour days.  I was doing my best to keep from blowing up like a Roman Candle smoke show.  

So, after lunch I sat quietly in the shuttle van, took a few deep breaths & willed my way to 3pm.  I rode my bike home to freedom & a next day free from work!

Kate & I had never let on to our respective employers that Belmont Park market had been cancelled.  We could've gone to work that Friday, July 5, 2013, but it seemed like a golden opportunity to not work.  I think they now call those "Mental Health Days."

Anyway, we did our usual Fourth of July rounds, bouncing around friend's houses in OB before watching the fireworks on the pier from the sand.  We went home shortly after & I remember getting some of the best sleep in recent memory.

But, that bonus day would not be wasted.  

I took my truck in to get fixed at a garage in Pacific Beach.  Kate followed me there & we stopped at Smart & Final to purchase two new 6-foot folding tables.  Her co-worker, Tammi needed her's back & I recommend the Lifetime brand that we purchased that day for around $50.  We still have them more than 11 years later.

After getting everything in order for the Golden Hill market, we went out to eat at On The Border, a sit down Mexican restaurant chain in Mission Valley.  We had a lovely dinner & then drove out to SDSU to see Fleetwood Mac.  

Seeing Mick Fleetwood banging on those drums & addressing the audience with such enthusiasm made me smile.  And, watching Stevie Nicks, dancing in high heels all over that stage, at age 65, I thought, "If she has that much energy at that age, I can drive a van & flip some Cheezers at 30 no problem."