Showing posts with label los angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label los angeles. Show all posts

Monday, May 28, 2012

Weddings and Birthdays and Family Visits, Oh My!


Before I show rather than tell, I wanted to take a moment to show you...Cal!!


Cal!
A friend got married in April at a beautiful outdoor ceremony in the hills. They had 1,000 paper cranes for 1,000 years of happiness and prosperity.

Cranes



Family Photos

Umm, the cake had glitter. Just sayin'.

Beautiful, happy couple!
James' parents visited us, and we went aaallll over the southland.

Koi at Mission San Juan Capistrano


Prayers

Can I have one in my living room?

Los Angeles



Financial District Art

The Toga Tour at the Getty Villa. Awesome.


I sorta want to jump in and swim laps...

Santiago Oaks

The Old Dam
 James turned 30 while his parents were visiting! Being me, I had to do something rediculous, like get a donkey pinata and sparklers in the shape of the number 30 to put on his cake. And get up at 6am to bake & ice said cake.


Cal & his new friend
 
Cake Sparklers
BTW, if you are considering using cake sparklers, I found that the "0" in mine didn't light. At all.

Finally, what says Mother's Day like WWII aircraft?


Lyon Air Museum



B-17
It was really great to see the B-17 because my grandfather flew in one during WWII. He was a rear gunner. We even got to go inside a B-17 that was in front of the air museum. Plus, my best friend texted me while we were there with a picture of her newly bejewelled left hand, so it was a great day all around!!

PS. Sorry for the image-heavy post. Well, not really. Sorry if you didn't enjoy it, hopefully you did. 


Saturday, July 30, 2011

Nobody Walks in LA

I went to Los Angeles on my day off last week. Usually this sort of trip involves an hour-long car ride, a white-knuckle drive to find parking, an exhorbitant amount of money paid to park somewhere, and the worry in the back of my mind that I'll return to my car to find, um, no car. So it's not always the most relaxing day for me. But this time, James and I took the train to Union Station and hopped on the Metro to Civic Center, Little Tokyo, and even Pasadena. Infinitely more relaxing, and we did so much more than we normally would do! Just take a look...


Union Station
 
Sculpture outside the MOCA

Angel's Flight

A riot of color on Alvera Street

Color color and more color

Masks

Wishing Tree in Little Tokyo

Chop Suey

Relaxing Lunch at the Norton Simon

Leaving Los Angeles
 Next time we go we're going to try to get to LACMA and MOCA. Both are closed (closed!) on Wednesdays. Also, since wandering through Little Tokyo, I have a wicked craving for good Japanese food so I may have to insist we eat there.