D's Birthday

Yesterday was D's birthday. He does not like fuss, but I wanted to make the day special. We got up and he opened his gifts from me. I got him a DVD (already had it...oops), a belt and some shirts from Quiksilver Edition (aka the grownup version of Quiksilver). He liked them all! We then went to breakfast at Parkhouse Eatery . Our breakfast was so good...we even splurged on a morning bloody mary! After breakfast, we walked around Fashion Valley, got a car wash and oil change and made a Trader Joe's run before coming back home. D took a nap while I geeked out on the Internet downloading music (a quite random set of music). Around 7:00, we got ready for the Junior Seau Foundation Legends Party (my Vday gift to D).

Now, before I tell about the party, I need to rant for a moment...when I bought the tickets for the party, I was told that the attire was dressier than jeans and a sweatshirt and our friends were told no jeans. Well, I guess attire is a debatable thing...there were guys in shorts and flip flops...it was a night to look good and some missed the boat on that! And then, there were the girls who had lost their self respect and had breasts and butts hanging out whatever they were wearing. But I guess that's what they want...to be eye and/or arm candy for the men (especially the athletes)! But...I digress...now the details of the party...

We arrived at Seau's and walked the non VIP red carpet. We bought some drink tickets (5 drinks for $18) and got ourselves a drink before we walked around. The restaurant was closed and most of the tables had been cleared out. There was a band playing and lots of food stations. The first one was Raw Mana (the sushi side of Seau's)...so much sushi including salmon, shrimp, tempura rolls, spicy tuna and egg rolls. We were good with this, but ventured out onto the patio area for more food! There were stations from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Gourmet Sausages, Fleming's Steakhouse, Harrahs Rincon Casino, Cafe Japengo, House of Blues and many more! The food was sooo good. There were also blackjack, craps and roulette tables from Viejas for free gambling...I do so much better gambling with other's money! We met our friends Jill and Michelle and hung out. While hanging out, we saw athletes and local celebrities coming out of the VIP area...Dermonti Dawson (former Pittsburgh Steeler), Rod Luck from KUSI (aka Keith Richards twin), Kirk Morrison (SDSU alumni/Oakland Raider player), Jane Mitchell (Channel 4 Padres correspondent) and the man of the night, Junior Seau. Jill went up to security guarding the VIP area...she explained that it was D's birthday and could he let us in...because the party was close to ending, he let us all in. So, now we got to see more celebrities...Phil Nevin (former Padres player), Eric Dickerson (Raider hall of famer), Marcus Allen (Raider hall of famer), CS Keys and Andrea Nakano (from Fox 6 Sports) and probably many more we didn't recognize.

The night was going well until clumsy Jolie decided to make a late appearance. I had the camera in my hand getting ready to take a photo and all of a sudden, it's bouncing on the concrete! If there was a hole nearby, I'd have crawled into it...I knew instantly that D would be mad and upset! I was right...the camera now works, but the pictures are out of focus which is a minor detail when taking photos...especially with Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen. So, I now need to get the camera fixed and owe D photo opps with many people!

With the exception of the camera incident, we had a great night at the Legends Party and have definite plans to go next year!