This past week I traveled to Southern California for a friend's wedding. I went a little early so that I could spend some time with Karen, who moved away from Kansas City at the end of May. It was great to be reunited. Karen and I spent some time at the beautiful Table Rock Beach. Where I worked on developing my ocean swimming skills. Because I've spent my whole life in Colorado, Utah, and Kansas I have very little ocean experience, but I'm pleased to report that I did ok. Karen was a good teacher.
I brought my rollerblades to California so that Karen and I could go blading on the beach. Here we are on the pier at Newport Beach.
The next day we went to the Getty. The museum was absolutely amazing. It's an entire complex with a fantastic garden and a great view. To get to the museum you have to ride a tram up the hill.
We ate lunch at the museum cafe. Then we went to see the art. First we went to the Bernini exhibition. Below is Bernini's portrait bust of
Portrait of Pope Clement X Altieri. We also saw all the paintings from 1600-1875.
Here's a fantastic view of the city. And below is what Karen liked to call our engagement picture because we are standing in such a lush setting.
After our trip to the Getty we went to Hollywood to see Grauman's Chinese Theater and lots of Hollywood stars on the Walk of Fame. Then we had to battle traffic so that we could get home in time to see the Breaking Dawn Concert on the internet. Karen and I both really enjoyed the concert, and we agreed that it made us like the book a little more because Stephenie Meyer answered some of our questions.
Breaking Dawn was certainly a hot topic of conversation while I was there.
The next day Karen and I headed back to the beach for a few more hours of fun. Then it was time for me to say goodbye. So sad. Thanks for showing me such a great time in California, Karen and Ed.
I brought my rollerblades to California so that Karen and I could go blading on the beach. Here we are on the pier at Newport Beach.
The next day we went to the Getty. The museum was absolutely amazing. It's an entire complex with a fantastic garden and a great view. To get to the museum you have to ride a tram up the hill.
We ate lunch at the museum cafe. Then we went to see the art. First we went to the Bernini exhibition. Below is Bernini's portrait bust of We also saw all the paintings from 1600-1875.
Here's a fantastic view of the city. And below is what Karen liked to call our engagement picture because we are standing in such a lush setting.
After our trip to the Getty we went to Hollywood to see Grauman's Chinese Theater and lots of Hollywood stars on the Walk of Fame. Then we had to battle traffic so that we could get home in time to see the Breaking Dawn Concert on the internet. Karen and I both really enjoyed the concert, and we agreed that it made us like the book a little more because Stephenie Meyer answered some of our questions. Breaking Dawn was certainly a hot topic of conversation while I was there.
The next day Karen and I headed back to the beach for a few more hours of fun. Then it was time for me to say goodbye. So sad. Thanks for showing me such a great time in California, Karen and Ed.
4 comments:
Can I just say that I am totally jealous that you went to the beach and the Ocean! I love the ocean...miss it terribly!
I just got caught up on your blog. Looks like you have been having fun! We should get together some time other than VT.
This looks like tons of fun! Take me along next time JoLee!!
So, I'm jealous you got to see a Bernini exhibit. He's my favorite. Also, I really like your purple shirt. And finally, you never answered my Martha Graham question (see the Martha Graham post). Love you!
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