What part of GROWL does she not understand?
Coco very much wants Chuck's bone, and Chuck very much does not want her to have it. Keep in mind that we can count on one hand the number of times Chuck has barked in his lifetime.
Also, Jon and I just got a wild hair and decided that we desperately need a break from the snow and the freezing temperatures, so Monday morning we're throwing Leta and the two puppies in the back seat and heading to San Diego. I visited San Diego a couple of times when I lived in Los Angeles, but only for a few hours each time, so I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what we should do and see and eat while we're down there for the week. We will certainly be taking everyone to the dog friendly beaches, and hopefully I can convince Leta that it would be awesome to visit the zoo even though it will be filled with animals who will most likely want to look at her. Also, does anyone know if they have hippos at the San Diego Zoo? Because that would be like Christmas in January.
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Terri said:
You're welcome to come to my house. We're in Oceanside, CA. About an hour north of San Diego. I'm not sure if they have hippos at the zoo but I have a certain pair of stretch pants that if I put them on and turn in a specific direction you'd never know the difference!
01.18.08 - 02:51 PM / 1Kim said:
Yes, they do. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-hippopotamus.html
Have a great time!
01.18.08 - 02:52 PM / 2Anonymous said:
Showing my husband all the video and pictures you post of Coco has him ALMOST convinced that we should get another dog, so please keep posting them :) Also, I'm jealous that you get to go to a warm place that easily, I'm stuck in the Northeast which pretty much requires a plane ride or a REALLY long drive to get anywhere warm.
It's been quite a few years since I was at the San Diego Zoo but I do think I remember seeing hippos there, so enjoy!
01.18.08 - 02:53 PM / 3Christina said:
If you're looking for some damn good sushi, they just opened a Nobu in the Hard Rock in downtown San Diego, and it is FABULOUS. Best sushi I've ever had in my life.
01.18.08 - 02:53 PM / 4Darren said:
Er, just make sure you keep everybody well away from the tiger exhibit, eh?
01.18.08 - 02:53 PM / 5Genny said:
That's hilarious! I guess now you will have to count Chuck's barks on two hands.
BTW - I just wanted to say thanks for your blog. I get a ton of enjoyment reading it every day. Keep up the great work and have fun in San Diego!
01.18.08 - 02:54 PM / 6An Iowa Mom said:
Can you swing by Iowa and throw my kids in your backseat too?
Please.
01.18.08 - 02:56 PM / 7Terri said:
PS We have six bedrooms, five baths, three car garage, two kids, so if you want a zoo without driving all the way to San Diego, stop by the 5 and the 76 and we're right around the corner. We can Dog sit too.
01.18.08 - 02:56 PM / 8Nicola said:
Hehe, I love the way they're both kinda giving you sideways glances like 'are you gonna do something here? help me out!'
01.18.08 - 02:57 PM / 9elspeth said:
i dunno about hippos, but they do have an adorable new baby panda.
01.18.08 - 02:58 PM / 10Melanie said:
I have to stop and think before I watch your videos any more... my chocolate lab went APE downstairs while listening to Chuck. She's certain that we are hiding dogs and bacon upstairs, where she's too scared to go.....
Last night she taught us a lesson and got down a whole bottle of bacon salt (best stuff EVAH!) and ate it.
01.18.08 - 02:59 PM / 11Jen W. said:
Aww...Chuck has a girly bark! :)
01.18.08 - 02:59 PM / 12AJ said:
I can attest to the presence of hippos at the San Diego Zoo.
01.18.08 - 03:00 PM / 13Patti said:
Go eat at Croce's (as in Jim Croce's. . .) Fabulous.
01.18.08 - 03:00 PM / 14Bess said:
Oh, I'm so excited you are coming to San Diego! You will LOVE it here! The weather right now is perfection. I hear there might be a storm coming in on Monday, so hopefully the weather people are wrong. For some reason, they usually are!
The zoo has really cute pygmy hippos. They swim right up the glass and turn and do flips in the water. So cute! I could sit and look at them for hours (as long as they aren't sleeping!)
The Wild Animal Park is really fun too! You ride on a train and see animals in natural habitats. They also let you feed giraffes.
I always think it's nice to bring visitors to the Hotel Del Coronado and walk around there. The beach is really nice there too. I also like to take people to La Jolla Cove to walk around by the ocean.
You can't beat Hillcrest for good restaurants!
Welcome to our wonderful city from a former resident of Bartlett, TN!
01.18.08 - 03:00 PM / 15Brandy said:
I think I had the same conversation with my little sister when she was 6 and I was 13 every time she went near my stuff.
01.18.08 - 03:01 PM / 16Anonymous said:
In Ocean Beach:
Eat breakfast on the pier at the pancake stand
Rocking El Gigante Burritos at Rodeo (a stand)
Great mexican at Ranchos
Great coffee at Java Jungle (it's a nursery too)
Great burgers at Ho-Dads
Great live music at Winstons
In town:
Balboa Park museums/park
Old Town
Out of town:
Go to the Wild Animal Park and/or Zoo. Both are gorgeous
01.18.08 - 03:01 PM / 17Courtney said:
Don't miss "Undercover Hippo" this weekend on the Nat Geo Channel at 9PM
01.18.08 - 03:02 PM / 18Elizabeth said:
San Diego is a great place to visit with kids!
Legoland. The Zoo - which has hippos. Sea World. Old Town. And Balboa Park - one of my favorite places to go when I was a kid. It's an awesome park with 15 museums, a carousel, miniature railroad, street performers...
Have fun!
01.18.08 - 03:03 PM / 19Bess said:
Oh, I just remembered to tell you that there is an awesome dog park at Balboa Park. It is right by the beautiful bridge leading into the park. It's close to the intersection of 6th Ave and Prado.
01.18.08 - 03:03 PM / 20Alli said:
Balboa Park, must go see this, and bring your cameras. I promise, you won't be disappointed! As far as beaches, you absolutely have to cross the bridge and go to the beach just next to the Hotel Del Coronado. You will probably need to bring an extra 4GB memory card just for the damn hotel shots you're going to take. Oh and if you're looking for fun at night, and you can get out? Gaslamp. Look it up and trust me on this. Gaslamp District.
You can always go to La Jolla too. Such a fun little town, and Leta can check out the baby sea lions!!! The hippo you so love? Forget her. Baby sea lions!!! are the bomb diggity.
01.18.08 - 03:03 PM / 21jcristg said:
the last look chuck shoots you at the end is classic.
01.18.08 - 03:04 PM / 22Nothing But Bonfires said:
Damn good drunken burritos at Cotijas. If you like that sort of thing. Which I'm hoping you do.
01.18.08 - 03:04 PM / 23Christina Rose said:
And Hippo Statute. Not quite like really hippo riding though.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/96047101_4777d3904a.jpg?v=0
01.18.08 - 03:04 PM / 24dcfullest said:
Balboa Park kicks ass. Here is their calendar:
http://www.balboapark.org/calendar/
01.18.08 - 03:04 PM / 25Emily said:
The hippos at the San Diego zoo are some of the best I've seen. And I've seen a lot of hippos in my 24 years.
01.18.08 - 03:04 PM / 26rob said:
Confirm hippos at the zoo. Check out the wild animal park, too. No hippos, but still cool. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/index.html
Might be more Leta-friendly, as you're a bit more removed from the animals.
Check out George's at the Cove for eating time:
http://www.georgesatthecove.com/
My wife and I go every time we're in SD. The Terrace has a fantastic view of the La Jolla beach, especially near sunset (they've got those fancy outdoor heaters).
01.18.08 - 03:04 PM / 27Alli said:
Oh and yes, like someone up there just said...Croce's. In gaslamp. So so so good, and go when there's live music. And live martinis.
01.18.08 - 03:05 PM / 28Emily said:
Oh, the zoo has hippos, and they're wonderful. That whole frickin' zoo is wonderful. So wonderful, that you should probably give yourselves a good three hours afterwards to take naps, because that zoo's Awesomeness will just wear your shit right out.
01.18.08 - 03:05 PM / 29Anonymous said:
Have you seen the Gaslamp District? Tons of great photo ops there! http://www.gaslamp.org/
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