learning to live

I am sorry it's been a little while since I've written, life got a little crazy before I left for California! I'm back now after a much needed hiatus from the daily grind and I am ready to get back into things with a  new perspective and energy for life.  I needed this trip out to LA, I needed it to clear my head, to help me appreciate life, but most of all to just spend a few days with no agenda and no responsibilities was what I needed the most.

Our adventure began on Wednesday morning at 2am and we hit the ground running and didn't slow down until we got home at 4am today. I met Laura last summer through Katie who is a very dear friend to me. Katie and Laura are sisters, completely different in personality yet so similar in the way that they show their love for Christ and people.  I love this girl, she has this amazing ability to see and appreciate every aspect of life, especially through food and culture.  Thank you Laura for showing me what it's like to live life so freely. 

I've had a lot of fun getting to know Josiah over the past few years.  He's a great guy with a heart on fire for Christ.  He was also a great travel buddy!

 

 

we are such tourists.  fanny pack anyone?!

Venice Beach...experiencing California

What's a trip to California without the Hollywood sign?!

Hermosa Beach. perfection.

A huge part of our trip was defined by food (I think we spent more money on food than we did on airfare...eek!!!) I love food, I'm a caffeine, deep fried, sugar junkie. If we weren't actively eating, we were thinking of what to eat next.

Laura introduced us to Asia de Cuba. This was by far one of the most phenomenal meals I have ever had in my life. Forget the fact that I could fly round trip to LA again for the less than the cost of the meal, it was TOTALLY worth it!  We got 2 appetizers, 3 main dishes and a desert and each dish was as awe inspiring as the next. When our Lobster Pad Thai came out Laura looked at our waiter and said "how do you deal with this!?!" She said it perfectly! How do you deal with so much food that is so perfect in every way?! I will not soon forget this experience and will be back to Asia de Cuba within the year. I promise. 

We all love coffee, and fortunately it's everywhere! Oh, and so was Yogurtland. We stopped at Yogurtland only twice, but each time was awesome! You have the choice of an overwhelming amount of frozen yogurts that you serve yourself and pile on as many toppings as you can think of... glorious.

Cheers to a great time in LA with great friends, food and some much needed time away from real life.