THE DARTS: EPISODE II [WITH SURPRISE MOM]

San Diego | California

1.13.20

UTAH

MARYLAND

FLORIDA STATE

SO, I'M SITTING AT THE BAR WHERE WE HELD THIS YEAR'S WATCH PARTY AND SELECTION TOSS A COUPLE HOURS PRIOR TO KICKOFF. GRABBED A BITE WHILE WE SET EVERYTHING UP. I AM WATCHING THE PREGAME AND I SEE A BLUR OF WHITE WOOSH BY AND THEN MY EYES ARE COVERED BY 'GUESS WHO' HANDS. RAN THROUGH ALL OF THE PEOPLE I INVITED AND WHO RSVP'D AND DREW A FULL BLANK. UNCOVER EYES TO SEE MY MOM. 2000 MILES FROM HOME. FLEW IN THIS DAY, LEFT THE NEXT. I NOW FULLY KNOW WHY I AM THE WAY I AM BECAUSE I WOULD DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING.

THE SECOND ANNUAL DART TOSS YIELDED SOME INTERESTING RESULTS. UTAH, MARYLAND AND FLORIDA STATE. AFTER A SEVEN OFFICIAL, EIGHT GAME TOTAL HAUL IN 2019, WE REALIZE THAT THAT PACE MEANS DEATH BY 2021, SO WE'RE GOING TO PULL BACK A LITTLE. AND BE WEATHER-CONSCIOUS. NEW SCHEDULE WILL BE ONE IN SEPTEMBER, TWO IN OCTOBER AND ONE IN NOVEMBER. THIS YEAR WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN SUNNY FLORIDA RATHER AND PENNSYLVANIA AND IOWS IN NOVEMBER.

I WILL POST OUR 2020 ADVENTURES WHEN THE FULL SCHEDULE IS RELEASED IN A FEW WEEKS. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT.

TRAVEL TIP: THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS NICE HERE. I DON'T NEED TO TWIST ANYONE'S ARM TO VISIT SAN DIEGO.

WHAT TO EAT: EVERYTHING. THE FOOD HERE IS GENERALLY AMAZING. HOLLER IF YOU'RE COMING TO TOWN AND I'LL TELL YOU WHERE TO GO.