My Trip to California

I went for a long weekend to visit my friend Brenda in Costa Mesa, CA. I had a GREAT time! I had never been to Southern CA and I can now say I've been to Orange County.

The first night we went to Malibu and ate at Paradise Cove.

http://www.paradisecovemalibu.com/beachcafe/index09.html

There have been tons of movies, commercials and television shows filmed there. We loved it.




This was on the way to the LA Lakers vs. Clippers game.









Brenda and me at the game.










Game - Lakers won!









We went to Coto to try to find the Housewives of O.C.








DENIED!!!! You have to pass through a guarded gate AND you have to be on a "LIST"......we were not on the list. :-(








This is my new favorite deli!










My B.L.T. - you can't tell from the picture how big it is....plus...the macaroni salad was phenom!









We went on a tour of the stars homes. We had to meet at the Kodak Theatre. It was RAINING!! Yes.....raining.












Grauman's Chinese Theatre












Michael's alive!











Meryl Streep - I think she is a great actress.









Finally.....my new haircut. I went to Modern Salon in Costa Mesa and Kathy cut my hair. I even got a deep conditioner treatment and I LOVED it.

So, my trip was a lot of fun and Brenda took me everywhere. We went to several beaches and she took me anywhere I wanted to go!






On the plane ride out to CA...I read such a good book. It's called The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I recommend it to anyone! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!










On the plane ride home I read The Alchemist. A charming book - very thought provoking. It's easy reading and the story is one that you will think about for a long time.