And the saga continues. Here’s the September briefing.

What I did:

Labor Day Weekend

September kicked off with a packed Labor Day weekend showing my grandparents My grandparents had been traveling for a couple months across country. They started in Florida, hit up a bunch of different cities,  stopped to visit my cousin in Alaska, and then finally me in San Diego.

We walked around Cabrillo National Monument, which has some of my favorite views in San Diego, then walked around Old Town exploring the shops before grabbing lunch. After a much needed plate of tacos, I took them to Coronado to see the Del and some of the views from the bay.

While, I didn’t make the trop to L.A. with them that Sunday, we did venture to Tijuana on Labor Day where we did some more walking and stopped by the Telefónica Gastro Park before heading back stateside, so my Grandma could dip her toes into the Pacific Ocean for the first time.

Beer Olympics

My friend Lisa celebrated her birthday with a beer olympics. Though the judging was rigged (cough cough USSR), Team Jamaica (us) stayed strong despite the beer washing off some of our painted on uniform.

Kaaboo

Since there are no weekends off in San Diego, a group of us headed up to Del Mar for Kaaboo music festival. The line-up was fantastic, including the Foo Fighters (who sadly ended their set early before I could see them), but I did manage to fall apart at Post Malone. 

My favorite performances of the festival were Big Boi, Imagine Dragons, Baby Rexha, TLC, and The All-American Rejects. I also discovered a newfound love for Quinn XCII or Quinn 92 if you’re (Roman) numerically challenged like myself.

The post-concert silent disco also killed it as did the late-night trek back to our air bnb for pizza and headsup.

Jay-Z & Beyoncé

Are you even the least bit surprised that the On the Run II concert was amazing? I already knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t realize how mind-blowing it would be until I watched Jay-Z and Beyoncé battle it out on stage.

The 2+ hour performance exceeded expectations, taking us through their imperfectly perfect relationships with top individual hits, duets, and stunning visuals that resembled a 70’s movie trailer about the drug cartel. More personal footage was also included, showing their daughter Blue and twins at home with the couple. I went back and forth of who my favorite performer was throughout the concert, but they honestly both delivered an outstanding show.

 

What I ate:

Telefónica Gastro Park:

Phils BBQ:

We started Labor Day weekend with a stack of BBQ ribs at Phils–yum! (Thanks Insta for capturing what I didn’t)

 

Fred’s Mexican in Old Town:

 

The Grass Skirt:

Pork bunz @ Sunday happy hour (though I’m pretty sure the brussel sprouts gave me mild food poisoning–ugh)

 

Hammond’s:

Not a great picture, but a super cute and yummy ice cream flight.