My cute younger sister Michelle moved to California last April and I was dying to go and see her this past July (still trying to catch up on here!) My sweet Josh gave me some frequent flyer miles and sent me on my way. It was so much fun to head there on my own and meet up with Michelle and Tyler for a few days.
The first thing we did was head to Santa Monica Pier. I had never been before and couldn't wait to see it (mostly because I have seen it in movies...The Net anyone?)
We got there late in the afternoon and I was amazed at how many people were there!
The pier was every bit as picturesque as I had hoped it. It was so fun to walk around and see everything. The people watching there was awesome!
Michelle and I were excited to go shopping together, especially since this place had some awesome shops! I finally had the chance to check out Zara as there isn't one in Utah. It was SO much fun to be there and shop together and I learned that my awesome BIL is the most patient man ever. He totally went around with us although I am sure it wasn't his favorite.
The next day we headed first to Huntington Beach. It was SO gorgeous. I took a million pictures of the water and beach, but I will spare you and post only a few.
Aren't these two the most beautiful couple? They are super fun to hang out with too. We laughed pretty hard this weekend.
One of my favorite things we saw at Huntington Beach were the tide pools. There were "Tide Pool Specialists" from one of the hotels that showed us around and pointed out some really cool things!
The crabs were so interesting to me. Probably because I haven't really ever seen any in real life. I got a million pictures of them. I just kept thinking how much my boys would love this place. I had to get pictures to show them.
There were muscles all over the rocks. It was really neat!
Half way through the day we headed to another beach, but not before we stopped and got some Sprinkles cupcakes. They are my favorite and I get them whenever I am near a place that has the shops.
After eating dessert first, we headed to Joe's Crab Shack for some HEAVENLY sea food. No pictures, but it was so yummy.
For the end of the day we went to Laguna Beach. We had some lovely ideas of renting beach bikes and taking a bike ride and then doing a bon fire on the beach. Sad to say, we got there too late for bikes and all of the fire pits were taken...good thing I plan to visit again! We still had so much fun walking along the beach in such a beautiful place.
I sure love this cute sister of mine and had so much fun on my quick visit to see her.
The next day we went to church (where I was lucky enough to come on a Sunday where Tyler spoke in Sacrament Meeting. It was so good and I am glad that I got to hear it), and then they took me to the airport. It was a whirlwind trip, but SO MUCH FUN! They have since moved to another part of California and I can't wait to go and visit them there. This time I am going to take Josh along for the adventure.
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