Rudy T Drago: Feb 17, 1936 - March 15, 2009

Mike's grandfather passed away on Sunday.

He has been battling cancer for the past year and for the past 6 months or so, he has been getting progressively worse. It's very sad situation for everyone. He was so opinionated, outspoken and loud, but most of all he was a very loving man. He would so anything for anyone in his famiy at the drop of a hat. I am sad that he is gone, but I am grateful that he is no longer in pain. I honestly think he was ready to die, he was in no much pain.

RIP Papa Rudy........................

Our "gay" time in San Diego

Well, I was going to post pictures from our San Diego/Seaworld, but instead of outlining our whole trip, I thought I would outline a specific adventure we had. We had spent all day at Seaworld on Saturday. About 5 mins after we got in the car Ryan fell asleep. Mike decided to drive around to find a decent restaurant and let the child take a little nap. After about an hour and a half of driving and not really finding a restaurant (and going in circle around the same 2 streets), I told Mike to just park and we would find a place. We parked and walked a couple of blocks down University Avenue in San Diego. We found a place called "Hula's Beach Bar and Grill". It didn't seem like necessarily a "kid friendly" restaurant, but we were all hungry and at this point I didn't really care. We ordered our food and as I am sitting there, I notice that there a few guys at the bar w/no shirts on (but in San Diego ALOT of guys didn't wear shirts), then I see two men holding hands (hmmm, interesting), then I see the waiter doing a pirouhette in the middle of the restaurant (to Britney Spears of all people). Within about 5 mins, I realize that we are the ONLY STRAIGHT PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE PLACE. Anyways, we ate FAST and got the hell outta there. I go online and google "hula's beach bar and grill san diego" and this is what I get....

San Diego Gay Scene - Hula's Hawaiian Beach Bar and Grill

I tried to take a screenshot, but I couldn't figure out how to insert it in the blog

Basically, I realized that we were in the "gay" district of San Diego. I just want to know how of all places to end up in San Diego, we end up in the gay district???

He is definietly a Seth-Hunter

I guess no matter how much you watch your child, accidents are bound to happen. Just a couple of months ago we took Ryan to the emergency room to get 8 stitches in his lip when he fell onto the coffee table and busted his lip open.

Fast forward to tonight, we get out of the car at my in-laws house. I got Ryan out of the car and he walked over the the other side (which he always does). I hear him cry and I run over there and he is sitting on the ground screaming, grabbing his hand. I am guessing that he decided to touch the exhaust pipe on my car. I run him into the house, where we try to put ice, water anything on his hand. He probably screamed for a good hour straight. He got himself so worked up that he even threw up twice all over me, himself and denise. He is fine, it looks like his is going to have a blister or two though. It looks like he got his thumb. We put some burn cream on his hand and wrapped it up so he didn't move it.

I have a feeling that my child will be the one that always gets hurt. He will constantly have stitches, bandages or something. There is one thing I can say about this whole situation. I dont ever thing he will touch the exhaust again.