Sunny California

I've been meaning to get the rest of our trip posted for the last ten days, but just keep procrastinating it. Maybe it's because I'm sad it's actually over and I'd looked forward to going to LA for so long. Nick and I had such a good time with Nathan, Lindsay and Beckett, they made us feel right at home. Thanks to Nick, Linds and I were able to enjoy some Girls Only time. I got my hair done, we did a little shopping and even made it to the beach. I'm sure if I lived in California I would go to the beach everyday, if only to read a good book for an hour or two. The ocean is so beautiful and I always feel totally relaxed. Well except for the first few minutes Linds and I were there and the seagulls seemed to be attacking us. Reminded me of a scene out of that old horror movie, Birds......creepy.... But once we'd moved a few feet they didn't seem to bother us anymore, so the beach day ended nicely.







Nathan and Linds were so great to go out and do lots of fun stuff with us; One night we got all dressed up and ate out at the Cheesecake Factory, and we spent another evening helping them get ready for a friend's going-away party (who knew I was so talented at cutting fruit into little stars?). We also had dinner at a Chicken and Waffle place, and it was so good. I know, fried chicken and waffles with syrup don't really seem to go together, but the meal was delicious. You probably had to be there to see what I mean.


One of our last nights there we spent a few quality hours jamming on Rockband. Nathan is so ridiculous at the drums, Nick and I could hardly believe it. I love this picture of Nathan because he looks like a strumming machine on that guitar, too hard core! And in the picture of Linds and I, she totally looks like she's singing into my guitar, so funny.


Linds and I drove up to Malibu to meet up with one of my old mission companions, Jaimee, and we had such a great time. We ate at a cool little restaurant on the beach called Paradise Cove and it was so beautiful. You literally walk out of the patio doors and onto the sand. You can walk right down to the water, and there is even a pier right there. The food was amazing, we all had this awesome clam chowder, and shared a platter of stuff like calamari, jumbo shrimp, etc. We barely ate half of it, but still splurged for the GIANT piece of chocolate cake. It was divine.


Our last day there we took Beckett on a walk to the park and had so much fun on the swings and the slide. He is getting to be such a big kid now, it's crazy how fast time flies.








We ended the afternoon with another on of my favorite treats, Coldstone Icecream. Yum! Marble Slab has nothing on this place, look how full our cups are. (Has anyone noticed how much I've talked about food in this post? Ohwell, I guess you can say I like American food. :)


So we just wanted to end with a big thanks to the Roberts fam for being such great hosts and allowing us to crash at your house for so long. We had a blast, and can't wait until we see you next.