Hotel California

Chamu seems to have checked into Hotel California and now he can never leave... After much premature excitement and celebration about being able to finally return to HK, we changed our schedule again. We got back to Cali on Saturday and now are scheduled to stay for another week, after which the destination is still unknown. The only consolation is that the weather here is always sunny, breezy and kind to us. There was supposed to be a storm over the weekend but it never really came.
We got together with Jorge, Suli, Carmen and James for Super Bowl Sunday: underdog NY Giants against undefeated Patriots. Super Bowl parties are never really about the game itself. We didn't expect much since most people were sure that Giants were going to be slaughtered by Patriots. For us, it is even more evident that we were there for food and family, considering Jaime and I showed up only knowing Tom Brady out of two teams.
I tried to hold myself back from eating since I have already gained 30 lbs since Chamu's inception and there are three more months to go (I broke down in tears uncontrollably when I weighed myself on Saturday). But I just couldn't resist the temptation of yummy Panamanian Paella (made by Carmen) and chicken wings and fresh frozen Yogurt (by Suli). We munched on and on and watched the game (which turned out to be a very exciting one given that NYG won and I betted on exactly the right outcome - NYG won by 3 points!)
Today, Jaime, Chamu and I have to go down South for a little adventure. My I-94 is up today so I need to get another one by crossing the border again. The drive to Tijuana was nice and the cross over to the Mexican side was a breeze. However, coming back was a crazy wait. The lines go around the block several times. We decided to jump on the taxi shuttle which we were hoping could place us ahead of people waiting in line and get back to the other side faster... The guy promised us we would clear in 20 minutes if we paid him 20 bucks but now one hour has passed and I'm still here typing. Hopefully in another 30 minutes, we can set our feet on the soil of the Golden State again (the fifth time in the last 10 weeks. )