San Diego Nesties

Hotel & Restaurant/Visitor Recommendations?

GypsyLou — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:42:50 GMT

Hi San Diego Nesties,

I am taking a vacation there in January. I would love any recommendations as far things to do or places to stay. Especially places with a nice pool, although I am not certain it will be warm enough?

TIA!

movies

sdbabe — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:38:22 GMT

Has anyone seen the new movie with Cameron Diaz?

AW: Our baby girl is here!

sandiegobride07 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:44:54 GMT

She arrived 8 days early on Halloween! Big sister Isabelle is enjoying every moment and I'm so in love all over again. I put a few pics up on my blog... http://grinandshareitphoto.blogspot.com/2009/11/meet-newest-fan-of-grin-share-it.html

calling all former knotties :)

kimarino13 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:13 GMT

Pardon the flashback to wedding days, but who baked your wedding cake and would you recommend them?

Thanks!

ideas for Sunday afternoon?

xdressedtookillx04 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:30:33 GMT

Hello Ladies....my husband and I have our first day off together in about a month on Sunday, so we ofcourse want to spend it together and I am looking for ideas of what to do.... I am tired of the same old dinner and movie....any interesting ideas??

thanks!

relocating to san diego

kbrokaw — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:45:37 GMT

my job is relocating me to san diego next month. any recommendations on which are to live in? my job will be in the gaslamp district and my husband's sister lives in chula vista. we are thinking about fashion valley area possibly? we are probably looking for an apartment for now and are thinking about buying a small dog (a puggle!). any advice is appreciated!

chargers tailgating

blondebunny — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:48:45 GMT

Has anyone ever gone to qualcomm to do this? What's it like?

I've never even been to a chargers game, but I just would like to do this once for the experience and tickets to the game are so expensive so I'm just curious. Thanks!

Camp Pendleton area hair stylist

Lace&Josh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:15:16 GMT

I need a hair stylist to start going to. I don't mind going to Oceanside, Vista or Carlsbad but don't want to drive much farther than that. Can anyone help?

Ethnic Hair Salons Pendleton/Oceanside/ San Diego???

sldandridge — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:50 GMT

Hey all - DC nestie in need of assistance. My sister and mom are in need of a hair salon that is familiar with ethnic hair. Would prefer something close to Pendleton but they are willing to travel to San Diego if needed. TIA!

Hair salons

sdbabe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:16:25 GMT

Where do you get your hair styled in the Banker's Hill/Hillcrest area?

Things to do on Halloween with a toddler?

Saige&John — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:56:44 GMT

Hi everyone. I live in LA and will be in San Diego for the day on Saturday (Halloween). We have a 2year old little boy and I was wondering what events are going on in San Diego that we might be able to dress him up and take him to. We're visiting a relative who is staying in a hotel near Horton Plaza, but we can drive to wherever.

Any advice you have is appreciated. TIA! :)

Is it possible to walk from the San Diego airport to Balboa Park?

River Pestie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:16:35 GMT

I am sorry if it is a dumb question, I am not familiar with San Diego whatsoever. I might be testing there in mid-December and I am trying to get away without renting a car. I see that it is only 2.5 miles, but I am not sure if it would be feasible to walk from the airport to Balboa Park.

How much is the bus fare there?

TIA!

dress stores?

blondebunny — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:33:02 GMT

Can anyone tell me of some dress stores in San Diego or throughout the county?

I need a dress for the USMC ball hopefully I can find the perfect one!

Thanksgiving cruise dinner?

btdc — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:05:43 GMT

Is there a cruise dinner on Thanksgiving night in SD? TIA.

mission bay

sdbabe — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:51:24 GMT

Anyone been to mission bay lately? I noticed the traffic seems a little different than during the summer. I thought it was a year round destination?

Experience with Kaiser?

jbouey — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:43:19 GMT

Hello All,

I have my 8 week (first!) appointment tomorrow. My employer based medical coverage for 2009 is with Kaiser Permanente, but starting next week we will be doing our benefits enrollment for 2010.

I'm hoping that my appointment tomorrow will help me get some idea of what it's like to go through pregnancy and delivery with Kaiser, but it would be wonderful if I could get some feedback from anyone out there who has already gone through this experience using Kaiser.

No matter what, I'll be using Kaiser services until the end of 2009. I just need to figure out now if their services will suit me until the end, because if they don't, now is the only time I can change until baby is actually born.

Thanks in advance!

SD zoo on Thanksgiving weekend

pompong — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:08:39 GMT

Ladies,

I am planning to do a trip to visit SD zoo with my family. Do you know if the zoo is going to be crazy packed for Thanksgiving weekend? Thank you

Airbrush Tanning

Soon2beMrs.Morgida — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:01:35 GMT

Hi girls

I am looking for a good tanning salon that does airbrush tanning anywhere in Del Mar and North. Any recs?

What is your favorite new restaurant?

wade-n-maria — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:42 GMT

I prefer Hillcrest, North Park, Bankers Hill, Adams Avenue area. Thanks!!

weekend plans?

princesskl@hotmail.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:17:25 GMT

hey everyone! what's going on for you this weekend?

we're seeing "where the wild things are" on the imax screen. i'm super freaking excited! the mr. will be doing his usual surf & skate sessions. maybe someday i'll join the surf excursion. taking cali to the dog beach now that it's off-leash season (del mar) & of course visiting whole foods, ralphs & henrys.

Moving to San Diego, apt neighborhoods

AJBMD915 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:54:57 GMT

Upstate NY nestie here and I need some help!

DH's company used to be located in Buffalo. They moved to San Diego about a year and a half ago, but let DH stay and work from home because he had a wife, owned a house and now we have a baby. The rest of the guys are single. His boss sent him an email that said he'd really like him to move out. DH and I talked, then he called his boss and we have decided to do a 2-3 month trial period before deciding to move permanently. The company will be paying for our rent, to ship whatever we need out, utilities, etc, since we'll still have to pay our own bills at home.

We have a 10 month old DD, so neighborhood is very important to me. Can anyone recommend an area of San Diego that's nice and quiet, young professionals/families? Or perhaps any apartments, furnished or unfurnished. Also must be pet friendly, we are bringing our 4 kitties with us.

The company is full of single guys, so I don't want to leave it up to them :).

Thanks ladies!

Need an anniversary idea!

JillianNov8 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:14:30 GMT

Hi Ladies,

I need an anniversary idea for DH and I. Something romantic, probably overnight. Any ideas?

summer has ended...

blondebunny — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:41:54 GMT

It's starting to get cold and I'm not liking that so much! Summer come back to us!

What's everyone up to? This board is S-L-O-W.

If you have a dog...

njrunr3 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:13:41 GMT

Come out to the Pup Crawl and doggie costume contest on October 17th. This event is being run by Downtown Dog Lover. For more information, click the link and scroll down to the 17th and if you'd like to attend, I have an application I can email you which you can then email or fax to Kim at DDL.

http://www.downtowndoglover.com/db/dog_events

Interracial Marriage Study

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:37:53 GMT

Dissertation Study on Interracial Marriage

I am NOT a solicitor nor am I a vendor.
I am an old Knottie/Nestie who is a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. I am conducting my doctoral dissertation study on marital satisfaction in interracially married couples. Knowing the Knottie/Nestie community, I am hoping to receive some volunteers through advertising on the boards.

What is the purpose of this study?

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between interactional styles, religious beliefs, and social support on interracial marriage satisfaction. This study is an effort to better understand the experience of social support in interracial marriages and the impact it has on the satisfaction of the married partners.

Who can participate?

I am looking for volunteers to participate in this study. At this time, the study is limited to legally married, heterosexual, interracial couples. The interracial pairings that this study is specifically looking at are Black/White (with their long history of interracial coupling) and Asian/White (the fastest growing group of interracial marriages).

Volunteers must meet the following requirements to participate:

Must currently be in an interracial marriage. This study focuses on Black/White and Asian/White couples.
You must have been married for at least one year.
Both partners must be 18 years of age or older.
Both partners must speak fluent English.
Both partners must reside in the US.

What will be asked of me as a participant?

In order to carry out this study, volunteers will be asked to fill out a series of questionnaires that will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete. These questionnaires ask questions about interaction, religion, social support, and relationship satisfaction. Both the husband and the wife must fill out the questionnaires and are asked to do so separately. Participants are asked to refrain from discussing the questionnaire until both partners have completed the study. Survey responses will be kept confidential and participants may choose to refrain from providing any identifying information.

How do I volunteer? Who do I contact?

To volunteer, please send an email to
interracialmarriagestudy@gmail.com

You will receive a response asking some preliminary questions to ensure you and your spouse meet the requirements for participating in the study. If so, you will be given an ID code for you and your spouse, and the option to complete either an online questionnaire or have the questionnaire mailed to you. Questionnaire information and details of participating in the study will be provided to those that volunteer

What do I gain from volunteering?

While there are no individual benefits from participating in this study, your involvment will assist in deepening scientific understanding of factors that affect satisfaction in interracial marriages. Additionally, upon completion of the questionnaires, you may choose to enter into a drawing for one of two $50 gift certificates to either Target or Crate and Barrel. This drawing will be open to all participants in this study and is voluntary.