you and me

brett and i treated ourselves to a much needed get away

where did we escape to?

a warm beach, shopping malls, thrifting, movie {finally saw inception}

& really just some much need rest and relaxation

my great aunt dorris and uncle marion {my grandpa's brother and wife}

were so kind to let us stay in their little cottage

behind their home in glendale, ca

it was the perfect little haven that we needed

it was so nice to be together and strengthen our relationship

what did we do?

{lunch outing to the santa monica pier}

{lots of beach time}

{out on the town with friends}

ryan and jenny redford live out in la. it was fun hittin the

hollywood hot spots with them. they were great tour guides.

 my camera was being lame and wouldn't focus as you can tell.

 {hollywood walk of fame, chinese theatre, kodak theatre}

i had to include this picture for my sister jenn. she and i love house and when i saw this awesome enormous billboard i had to snap a pic!

 {clark gable}

only brett's family will get this but we found our favorite movie star's hand prints. brett found

clark gable's and i had to snap a pic. i thought it was hilarious!

{julie andrews}

i've always loved julie andrews. i had to take one with her hands which by the way are so tiny!

{oranges}

at my aunt and uncles they have the most delightful fruit trees. we made a large pitcher of fresh lemonade but my absolute favorite was the fresh orange juice! we squeezed oranges numerous times because they were in season. i love lots of pulp in my orange juice and the juicer we used left much to my liking. superbly succulent!

there was much much more that we did in cali but that will have to wait for now.

we even had a few surprise visitors while we were there.

more later.....