Sister, Sister...

...and brother-in-law and future brother-in-law.

Last night and today was an enjoyable family time for me. Not only did I have my usual family members, Pam and Andrew, here in Escondido, but also Chris and her fiance, Mike. (Note: Chris made fun of me for not posting on my blog, hence, this post to show her I still remember the password to log in.)

The weekend started last night (Friday) around 9:00pm with a phone call from Chris letting me know they were close to arriving. I left a friend's house to meet them here at the house. I gave them the grand tour of the clean house (thanks to Mom and Dad for that). We spent an hour around the house and chit-chatting and then left for Pam and Andrew's apartment.

We pulled up to Pam and Andrew's just as they were, so we sat around and chit-chatted some more. Such topics of conversations included The Simpsons (no surprise), flying, weddings, church, pets (I'm really only doing this to spite Chris, so if you're bored by reading this, read on, it gets better).

Today the plan was to stay in Escondido for the morning and early afternoon. We decided it would be fun to tour the Stone Brewery in Escondido, a local brewing company with great tasting beer. We began the tour with a guide that had claimed to be drinking his fourth beer during our tour, which started at noon. The tour took us around their brewing facility, showing us the ingredients they use, the fermenting tanks, the fridge room (a cool 38 degrees), the bottling line and the best part, free samples at the conclusion of the tour. Four samples were on tap for us, the Stone Pale Ale, the Stone Smoked Porter (my favorite), the Stone IPA and the Stone Arrogant Bastard.

We then ventured over to my place of business because we were in the area and there was an interest to see where baby brother works ever day. For those of you who don't know, I work at Superior Ready Mix in Escondido.

After checking out work, we headed out for lunch to Chipotle. I had never been, but Mike and Chris were raving about their food, and I'm always open to new things, especially if it consists of Mexican food, otherwise known as my kryptonite. I had the usual, a steak burrito, and I must say that it was quite delicious. The restaurant has a similar set up to Subway where you get to see them prepare your food right in front of you and you can choose which add-ons you want.

And that was my short weekend that I was able to spend with Pam, Andrew, Chris and Mike. Ther remains two family member who haven't visited Escondido. We're now waiting on John and Mary to make an appearance in Paradise.