I was lucky enough to go on a very last minute trip down to the LA area with my friend Katie and I am so very glad that I decided to go! Three of my roommates live in the area (Lauren, Karina, and Rachel) and it's been a long time since I've seen any of them.
This is the night I got to Lauren's house. :)
Love my Karina twin
The drive down to LA took less time than I anticipated which was really nice, and it was a fun drive too! We got to Lauren's house in Cypress on Monday afternoon. We got to go to Lauren's sister-in-law's house and meet Temah and her two adorable sons! They are even cuter than Lauren describes them. Then we went to grab some dinner at this little drive-thru place called Albertacos. It was quite delicious...even if they did put onions on my tacos and their stupid intercom scared the crap out of me and Lauren.
Tuesday Katie and I spent the day with Lauren while Karina worked. We went to a place called Buffalo Exchange (basically a Playdoh's closet for all my Mantecans here) to go shopping and I got some pretty adorable stuff. Then we grabbed some Italian for lunch and some frozen yogurt. We spent the rest of the afternoon watching the rest of Failure to Launch and eating Mama Claspell's super yummy tortilla soup. :)
Wednesday I had spent the night at Karina's house. We woke up at 5 am to get me registered for classes and I got all the ones I need! Of course we went back to sleep for a few more hours before waking up and eating delicious omelets made by Karina for breakfast. When Katie joined us (Lauren was working this day so it was just the three of us) we decided to go to Color Me Mine in Huntington Beach only to discover that it no longer is there. Major bummer. So instead we walked on the pier and ate at Ruby's Diner that overlooks the ocean-so good and so pretty! Then we got Leah (Lauren's little sister from school) and took her to the mall to get a dress for her big party coming up. Later that night Karina, Lauren, and I went to this place called Claws for shrimp. Ohmygosh. It was so good! It kinda freaked me out at first because you have to rip the heads, legs, tails, and shell off the shrimp before you can eat it, but after the first one I was totally on board. It was such a fun and delicious place!
Thursday was just Katie and I because both the girls had to work. We went to El Torito for lunch because Katie's brother told us we had to eat there. It was pretty good. Then we went to Downtown Disney to explore all the shops. Later that night, I went with Lauren, Karina, and their friend Scott to pick up Rachel in Fullerton. Then we all went out to Claws again (that's how good it was-two nights in a row!). I'm so glad that I was able to extend the trip a day so I could see Rachel for the night. I haven't seen her since last July when she graduated and I've missed her dearly.
Friday was the end of the trip. Katie and I started off spending some time at Seal Beach collecting shells for me. Then we walked around the adorable shops and bought a few little trinkets. After we visited all the shops we decided we better start the drive back home. I seriously would love to live down there and own a cute little shop by the beach. I can think of no better place! You have tons of beaches all over the place and Disneyland right there! What more could I want in life? Beautiful.
