Happy Halloween!

Bat Wings are only 5 cents!

I am not really into Halloween but I do like how this Little Library has been blinged out.

Lamborghini Auto Show in Little Italy

I try to get to Little Italy for this event since I am always joking it seems so far away.

I got to Little Italy early enough to have a parking spot then have a Ballast Point pint and nosh.  Little Italy has quite a bustling crowd.

The autos, mainly Lamborghinis, were parked on a blocked off side street.  Everyone was taking pictures.  One proud Lamborghini owner was letting kids sit in his car while parents took pictures.

Lamborghinis seem too over-the-top for me with their styling.  But then among the autos I spotted a Ferrari.  Timeless beauty.

Hobie 50th Anniversary Regatta

The first Hobie 14 sailboat was produced 50 years ago.  A regatta was scheduled as part of the celebration.  I counted about 25 boats (but no 14s!) that were to leave Dana Point beach then sail an out and back race.

I saw a number of faces I couldn’t put a name to but did find Steve Leo and his wife/crew Jan.  We did some catching up then they had to final prep for the race.

A touching moment was when Wayne Shafer’s boat left the beach as a commemorative single boat start.  Wayne contributed to the Hobie 14 design.

Wayne, Standing on the Hobie

Leah and Damon’s Wedding Reception

What a great idea to have the reception not immediately following the wedding!  Their wedding was a few weeks earlier and they had a Mexico honeymoon before returning for the reception.  The reception was Friday evening and a Leah House Party was Saturday evening.

Of course, I had little time with Leah and Damon at the reception since they were working the crowd.  My time was spent socializing with people I hadn’t seen since, well, the last Leah House Party.  The dining was traditional Chinese with m-a-n-y servings.  Did I count maybe 9 servings?

Leah Working the Crowd While Looking Radiant

I had a room at the local Hilton so I walked the 1.1 mile home after the reception.  Beautiful evening.

I ubered to the Leah House Party.  Once there, I was able to spend some time with Leah, Damon, Mr. and Mrs. Tang, and various others.  I had an in-depth conversation with Brian, on his battle with autoimmune deficiency syndrome.  He is making progress and I hope he continues to get well.

I finally met Leah’s brother Chris.  Chris and his family live in NYC.

Mrs. Tang, Chris, Mrs. Tang's college roommate, and Leah