Hey Everyone,

I figured I would write because I think it is about back to my turn. Things are fine down here in San Diego. I had a busy weekend. On Friday I went and saw "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". It was REALLY good and really funny. Definitely a purchase when it comes out on DVD. Then I got to hang out with my friends Matthew and Michelle because they came down for Comic-Con. We went to dinner at Rockin' Baja Lobster in Old Town. SO good!! It is becoming a tradition for us to go there after Comic-Con. On Saturday I actually got to go to Comic-Con. It was really fun. Not quite as great as the last two years but still great. There was no Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Hugh Jackman, or Jude Law. :(
But there were some cool people still. So we went and sat in a room from 11-6 and watch Q&A panels and movie previews with people like Charlize Theron, Jamie Foxx (Ray), Jessica Biels (7th Heaven), Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama), Jack Black, Naomi Watts, and Adrien Brody. Pretty cool. I will post pictures when I get some more batteries for my camera.

Sunday was my old manager from Sport Chalet, Alma's, wedding. It was beautiful. She got married at Admiral Kidd's overlooking San Diego Bay with a full skyline view. Really nice. I also got Harry Potter on Saturday and have been reading it whenever I can. Really good so far.

Yesterday I got some not so great news. This seems like a long connection but it just looks that way. I found out that Matt's brother's (recent) ex-girlfriend has cancer. It is especially scary because, first of all, she is only 28 and she had no idea until she got sick about 3 weeks ago. She got so sick that they took her to the hospital and they had to do emergency surgery. I guess she had a tumor the size of a baseball. It is some kind of intestinal cancer, pretty rare in women. She has to do chemo for the next year but they think she has a really good chance of recovery because she is healthy and young. I feel really bad for her because she is only 28 and has two kids. Sad. So that has motivated me quite a bit to go get checked out at a doctor. I am trying to get everything together with my insurance to do that soon. I recommend that for all of you as well. It is scary how things like that can come up out of the blue. It really makes me count my blessings and our blessings that our family has (knock on wood) not had many problems with medical things. We are really blessed.

Anyway, only 2 weeks till I see you all. I can't wait! Should be really fun. Good to hear from you all! Can't wait to see all the little kids! I feel like I haven't seen them in SO long!

Love you all,
Marnie