SANTA MONICA PIER.....

Fun outing yesterday.....Santa Monica Pier! I had never been there before, so thanks Miss Shannon for the invite. : ) Crew likes to ride his little Schwinn....so we hit the bike path along the beach and then walked along the pier. The weather made for the perfect escape from the heat. The marine layer never burned off.....so we had this eerie fog the entire time we were there. It felt like we were in a movie! Thanks for a fun day Miss Shannon and Crew!

A SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL EQUATION.....

A comfy chair.......



+ the ocean.....



+ a good read.....



+ this guy......



= a perfect day!!!

FARMER'S MARKET...

We went to the local Farmer's Market this week, and I have to say that this one had personality! It was the happening spot!



I absolutely LOVE artichokes.....look how cute this little ones are! Bite size!

A TRIP TO THE TRIM STORE.....

Erica and Emily needed to make a trip to the Trim Store to grab some supplies for baby bows, so Paige and I went along as well. Off to downtown L.A. we went. Oh my goodness....this was the trim store of all trim stores! It was incredible, and being in dance I would say that this store was a costume designer's dreamland. It was jammed pack, wall to ceiling, with ribbon, jewels, beads, trim, lace, you name it.






When we would spot something cute way up high, this guys would show off his skills and scale to the top to retrieve it!



Just for fun.



After the trim store we went to check out fabric......it wasn't too hard to find. In fact, it lined the sidewalks! We went into a fun fabric store, Michael Levine....and boy was I in heaven. Designer fabric galore!!! Needless to say, I now have hundreds of projects going through my mind. Can't wait to get started. Did I mention that I am so happy to be living in L.A?? L.A. and I are going to get along very well!!!!

THE ARBORETUM.....

I went to the Arboretum today....what a fun place! We went exploring and came across so many fun things. I was so glad that I brought my camera along!!!

Here is some of the beautiful scenery:







One of the most amazing things about the arboretum was the peacocks! They were walking around everywhere. They would get so close.







There were some trails that led you back to tropical rainforests. There was an eerie little swap that when we got up close we could see turtles and fish.





We came across this huge field with tons of geese:



Major Geese Crossing:



And one of my favorite pictures of the day.....Crew and a Goose, face-off!!!!



There were so many places to take fun pictures.....and so fun pictures we took!!!







The kids looked cute doing this pose......so we thought we would try!!!



Couldn't get enough cute shots of the kiddos.......




















Moms and the Boys:





So much fun!!!

THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH.....

That's right! It's official. Chris and I are season pass holders to the happiest place on earth....Disneyland!!! We have already been three times since we got our passes! Disneyland is a special place for me because I have the best memories of family vacations there. We would always see who could be the first to spot the Matterhorn from the car, Pirates of the Caribbean was always the first ride that we went on, and It's a Small World would not be complete without a churro! We have continued to go over the years with the whole clan....nieces, nephews, and cousins, and Chris and I celebrated our 1st anniversary in the magic kingdom. So......... I LOVE DISNEYLAND, and I am so excited to live so close and be able to go whenever!!!

BAD DAY....

I normally use our blog to post the happenings in our life.....activities, fun events, etc... But this post is a little different. I just simply wanted to say that I am having a bad day. I just wanted to throw that out there.

LABOR DAY.....

We had the most eventful labor day that I can remember. First we headed to Huntington Beach in the morning with the Hawkley's. They all surfed while I broke out the camera and played around taking pictures. After that we headed to a BBQ at another dental students home. From there it was off to Disneyland to catch a couple rides. Ending the night with a meet-n-greet of new people in our building. I turned to Chris when we were tucking ourselves into bed, barley able to keep my eyes open from exhaustion and said.... "we are crazy". We were definitely crazy....but we did have a blast!