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I LEFT MY HEART (and a trail of cupcake crumbs) IN SAN DIEGO

1/10/2011

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Yes, I know in the original song the guy left his heart in San Francisco, but I'm thinking maybe he hadn't been to San Diego yet. (No offense Frisco!) This last weekend I had the opportunity of hanging out at the American Library Association's mid-winter conference and Gerhardt and I had a chance to explore the city a little. We barely scratched the surface and I hated to leave... especially since I returned to snow. (I've got nothing against the lovely white stuff as long as it stays where it belongs: in the mountains and off the road!) San Diego was downright balmy and it was great to be able to stroll around the Gas Lamp district with no winter coats. Part of that strolling involved shops and restaurants. Okay, most of that strolling involved shops and restaurants.
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These ladies rock!
One of my favorite shops was Carolyn's Designer Resale, where a girl can find every designer purse known to womankind and some fabulous clothes. Oh, those gals are nice! And they didn't laugh at me when I realized, even at a bargain, I couldn't quite afford that Coach purse that kept calling, "Buy me, Sheila!" I resisted, but it was hard. And they tried hard to find me a bargain I could take home. I left empty-handed, but like the Terminator said, "I'll be back!"


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Heaven, I'm in hog heaven!
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I'll take one of each... and a bottle of Tums.


Remember the scene from "The Family Man" when our hero wandered into the men's department at the mall and stood poised on the verge of purchasing a designer suit? His wife consoled him with the promise of a funnel cake. Well, since I couldn't swing the designer purse I consoled myself with cake, also - a cupcake from Heavenly Cupcakes. And the one I chose (vanilla-caramel) was, indeed heavenly. It was hard to make a selection though. So many choices, so little calories to spare!


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A message that I should spend money?
So, in spite of strong temptation in the shop windows, I managed to limit my spending to fine dining. San Diego is restaurant city, let me tell you, and offers a range of dining experiences from "We have to sell a child to pay for this" to "I'm going to die in this hole in the wall with a smile on my face." We pretty opted for the small authentic holes in the wall and burned out our taste buds on Mexican food.
So, do I have you yearning for a trip to San Diego yet? I'm sure ready to go back and thinking some California book signing parties might be in order in sunny CA later this fall when my next Christmas book comes out. (Yes, I am becoming the queen of Christmas!) So, a big thanks to St. Martin's Press for letting my hang out at their booth and give away books. And a big thanks to all those librarians for making sure that anyone in America can have access to the wealth of knowledge and adventure that can be found in books.

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How fun to meet so many wonderful librarians!

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Dawn Simon link
1/11/2011 09:18:39 am

I love, love, love San Diego! It's one of my favorite places. Glad you had a blast!

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Polly Poorhouse link
1/12/2011 03:49:37 pm

I just got back from ALA in San Diego too, and I too was greated by snow--we got 20 inches here today.

My consolation was that I scored a copy of Small Change at the exhibit hall, that you kindly signed for me. I read it on the plane.

It could not have been more appropriate. Thanks. It may have finally inspired me to try to make a little money decluttering via ebay.

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Sheila Roberts link
1/12/2011 11:10:41 pm

Hi Polly! Love the name - maybe, after all that "decluttering", by the end of this year it will be Mandy Moneybags :) So glad you enjoyed the book! Twenty inches of snow, wow! Let's turn around and go back to San Diego.

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Betty Busbee
1/15/2011 01:38:20 am

Love your books! I especially love the ones that run in a series, but am always down when the last one ends! I thought Small Change was another Roberts' great. Is the story to continue? I have never been to California, so can't comment on San Diego or Frisco...but I can tell you that even though Florida has had some cold weather...it is colder elsewhere!

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Helen Sorenson
1/25/2011 08:24:57 am

We lived in San Diego for 2 years while Bob got his degree in accounting at SDSU. I worked at a Montessori per-school,and our son,Jake went with me. No jobs were available for CPA candidates,so we moved back to Kansas. We have been back to S.D., and we took our 3 kids. They were shocked at the dumps we lived in, but loved the beach!

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