A great weekend

Sunset in Rosarito

So, we were supposed to go to the desert and I was going to ride the quad for the first time. What was I thinking? I wasn't especially looking forward to it - it was going to be very cold and I didn't think I'd be riding very much, as the quad is a manual transmission and it will take a while to learn.

Anyway, as it turned out, Bob caught another cold (the third one in 2 months!!?). We decided not to chance infecting everyone, because we were going to stay with Mich and Brian in their motorhome. Probably not a good idea. Mich couldn't ride because she's still recuperating.

We ended up going to Rosarito on the spur of the moment. Mich and I drove out separately and Bob took the dogs. Spanky was shaking his head a lot by the time we got there, and took him to the vet. I highly recommend Alejandra at Bites and Scratches in Rosarito. It's a simple building with 1 exam room and she actually checked him out while we were in the waiting room. She said he had a bad ear infection that had been brewing for a long time, but the symptoms just showed up. We've been lucky that he's been infection-free for quite some time now (at least, as far as we know!)- cockers are prone to ear infections because of their floppy ears and the structure of the ear canals.

Funny how things turn out. If we'd gone to the desert, Spanky would have been sick at home with nobody to take him to the vet. We might have taken him to the vet in town, and paid $200 for the exam and meds. As it was, we were out the door for only $38.

He just wasn't himself - moping around, refusing to run on the beach, even forgetting to growl when we were petting him too much. But, by yesterday he was getting back to normal and wiggling his nubbin again.

Bob barbecued his filet, Mich made a pasta dish with added anchovies and olives, and I stir-fried some onions and peppers. We watched CSI episodes on DVD and watched the sunset.

Then, Mich and I stopped off at the mall on our way home and had to go to Humphrey Yogart's. It's a yogurt shop with a twist - they blend yogurt with mix-ins, sort of like a Dairy Queen Blizzard. We get the espresso with either Heath Bars or Mint Chocolate Cookies (like Girl Scout Thin Mints). We get a small, which has about 2 cups of fluffed yogurt, for only $3.50. I forgot to get a picture because it was cold and windy and we were freezing while we were eating.

Here are pictures of Michelle's pasta dish and her famous Bloody Mary: