Cali Vacation Day Four: Getty Museum

It seems like I get to LA at least once a year to visit my sister and her family and each time I talk about getting up to see the Getty Museum.  I had gone to the old, smaller one that was down on Pacific Coast Highway when I was in college and I remember loving it.  The new Getty is high on a hill above the 405 freeway and it's huge!  Well, the kids and I finally went this time around and I'm so happy that we did!  The unfortunate thing is that we only had about 3 hours for the visit so we probably only saw about a quarter of the exhibits, but there's always next time...

Happy Birthday to Meeeeeee!

Celebrated my 46th a couple of days ago.  The day itself was actually fairly uneventful.... I had to have a crown replaced and then I had to take a coaches safety course which took up the majority of the day.  In the evening Wes, the kids and I went out for some delicious Thai food.  It was the following day that I felt like we celebrated... Hayley and I had tickets to see Les Miserables at the 5th Ave. Theatre... it was fabulous!  I still thought I'd share a few photos of my actual day though.  :)

Hayley and Luke made me a yummy pink cake!  Supercute little birthday banner, huh?!

Hayley and Luke got me some sweet smellin' schtuff from Bath and Body Works.

I don't know how he knew, but I've been wanting a small little printer for my scrapbooking space and I got one!  Yippee for me!  Now I'm just waiting for Hayley to school me on it!  :)

 

This is something else that I count as one of my birthday gifts... I had asked Wes to build me an arbor (?)/pergola (?) thingy for my garden area and he just finished it!  He's a man of many talents... I love it!  Maybe this time next year I'll have something viney growing up the side of it!

I could not let this blog entry go by without mentioning this darling gift from my talented, talented friend Krista (the cake pop queen!).  I had seen these cuties on her facebook page and had commented on how amazing they were... Well, the next thing I know I've got this sweet little bouquet on my front porch!  What a happy little surprise to end my birthday!

Just had to show you a close up of Miss Hello Kitty.  She just makes me smile!  Thank you Miss Krista!

Cali Vacation Day Three: An Afternoon at the Spa

My sisters, my girlfriend Paula and I treated ourselves to an afternoon at a spa on this third day of our LA trip.  MJ (my younger sister) has a girlfriend that works in the spa at the Four Seasons in Calabasas, so we all booked appointments for either massages or facials and she helped to get us set up!  Okay, so I don't treat myself to things like this very often, but can I just tell you that this place was Uh-mazing and huge!!  Think plush robes, steam rooms, peaceful water trickling everywhere, poolside cabanas, & delicious cocktails. We truly got to experience the lives of the rich and famous for the afternoon and into the evening.  It was so incredibly relaxing that we stayed until they were ready to lock the doors that night!

Me enjoying a delicious Grey Goose Strawberry Lemonade in the poolside cabana.

Me again relaxing in the cabana.

Me & MJ

Chris and me by the pagoda.

Paula and me posing it up by the pagoda.



Cali Vacation Day Two: Malibu

We all went to Malibu Beach and had an awesome time.  Truthfully, I could've just done this every day that we were in LA.  Hanging out at the beach is one of my favorite things to do... so relaxing!  It was even more special because Wes was able to be there with us!  He had driven up from San Diego to spend the day with us (he'd been down there for his high school reunion).  Luke learned how to boogie board and I got to revisit it... so fun!

Wes giving Luke some pointers.

Trying it out on a small wave.

After successfuly catching his first wave.

Two of the cutest fannies in Malibu that day.

Me and Luke catching a wave.

I was trying to catch a cute shot of the kids when they were surprised by a big wave.

Jilli stayed close to shore for the first half of the day, but twenty minutes before we were leaving she finally cut loose and got out there with everyone else.

Blake the sand lover!

Wes and Uncle Dave.

Hayley saving Miss Camille.  :)