It’s no secret that I’ve been missing California like crazy these days. It seems that any little thing I hear, see, or do lately has a way of reminding me of our time there. Fireworks heard on Memorial Day reminded me of Independence Day spent at our friends’ in Huntington Beach, watching the fireworks from…
Los Angeles in One Day
There is so much to see and do in Los Angeles that it almost sounds ridiculous to even think of only spending one day there. Sometimes though, that’s just how it has to happen. When Claire started planning to visit for only three days, I knew that one of those days needed to be spent…
Claire + SoCal in Three Days
My friend Claire arrived really late on Thursday night, rushing into town for a long weekend visit to California before we move away in two weeks. Her long day of travel was complete only after we lost couldn’t find each other in LAX (with a dead cell phone, no less) followed by a long 2am trip…
Visiting the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles
On Saturday Daniel, Chelsea and I ventured to Los Angeles for a visit to the Griffith Observatory, a LA landmark we’ve been wanting to visit for quite a while. Chelsea only has a couple of weekends left in California, so we’re checking off all of those last places on the list that we can! We’ve…
Visiting The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles
One great thing about my new-found unemployment is the freedom to do just about whatever I want to some days. (When I’m not running errands, cleaning, or applying for jobs, that is!) Weekdays when Chelsea is also off work are the fun ones; we’re using this free time to explore and do a few more…