California Love

California Trip Day 5 (cont.) 6 & 7

On our way back down to Orange County from Solvang, we stopped in Santa Barbara for a bit more sightseeing. We wandered down State Street popping into stores and antique shops, ending up at the pier. There are SO MANY things that I miss about living in California and I think I documented almost all of them in photo :) Here are just a couple of the things I miss about home.

Palm trees lining every street...
Mission style buildings with their beautiful red tile roof's ...
These purple flowers that grow everywhere and smell lovely ...
The California coast line ...
And here are more pictures from Santa Barbara ...













Monday morning we got up bright and early and headed to ... DISNEYLAND!! I am a huge Disney fan and we make it a point to go every single time we are home. We are lucky enough to benefit from my parents having friends who have a Club 33 membership, so we get to take a little break from the park and head upstairs and have a delicious meal and a drink. What made this trip special was getting to see my friend Angela, who I haven't seen in a few years AND getting to see World of Color, a new show that has been sold out since the day it opened a few months ago. I didn't bring my good camera so most of these photos are off of my iPhone, enjoy!







World of Color was worth the wait!! The picture above is of the Mickey Ferris wheel was while we were waiting for the show to start. It was an amazing show and it made me feel like I was a little kid again since I'm pretty sure I had my hands clasped in front of me the entire time with a huge smile on my face. But really, who doesn't love Disneyland? That would just be unAmerican!

Our last day at home was pretty low key which was a nice change of pace. We got a nap in by the pool, headed down to Newport Beach to see our family photo hanging in the window of John Bloom's Photography studio on PCH, and then had dinner at the Pacific Club with my parents and the Green's. It was a wonderful trip home, I just wish we could've extended it for another day, or week! :o)