I've lived most of my life in San Diego, CA and always heard of a friendly little place just north called, Temecula. Beginning around the year 2000, I began to have some experiences with Temecula, driving north from San Diego to play in Golf Tournaments at different venues such as the Temecula Creek Inn, Redhawk Golf Club, as well others. The surrounding ares always struck me as a very nice, and friendly community.
In 2003, I moved to Las Vegas to further pursue a career in golf. For a long time, the only experiences I had of Temecula, was driving through, between San Diego and Las Vegas. There were still times I would stop in and check out some of the local establishments and enjoy a round of golf or two. I even got to meet one of Riverside County's finest.... as he pulled me over for speeding on I-15 around 11:30 pm en route to San Diego. I had the privilege of spending my 20th birthday in a local courtroom explaining to the judge, that my speedometer must have been broken; he didn't seem to buy it. Thankfully, that was my first, and last (to this point) ticket.
It wasn't until 2007, when I had some experience in the neighborhoods of Temecula. At the time I was reading water meters for a job, and it sent me again north to Temecula and also Murrieta. After walking through the neighborhoods, seeing all of the families, I had a moment of clarity and said to myself, "I will live here someday..."
...To Be Continued
Good blog, I like the personal story along with descriptions of city.
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