CALIFORNIA :)

I love these sunsets.
Surfin!
Us at Grandma and Grandpa Bruce's house before we left.
Here is the loveable, hip Grandpa Bruce
Beach Beauties: Emily Davis, me, Emily Romesser
The Romantic Pier at night

Every place has its ups and downs. But what i love about California is the atmosphere of fun, the palm trees, the flip flops, the attractive people, the warm sunshine, the familiarity of it since i grew up there, but most of all...THE BEACH!!!!! Some of my best friends and I went there in june and it was a fantastic trip. I didn't want to leave. My first and best college friend, EMily Romesser, is getting married august 20th to our friend from freshman year, Tyler Brown. Tyler's family is..well off you could say and they invited us kids to join their family vacay in a beach house in Oceanside, San Diego. SO part of the trip we were at the beach house and the last part of it we were at Tyler's grandparent's house in Meniffee, close by. Tyler's grandparents are so so cute and are just your typical beachy California people. Their house was decorated very beachy and fresh. Tyler's grandpa was a great surfer and taught surf lessons, so he taught us for free! It was a lot of fun just being a the beach. The waves were not too big but big enough to have fun in and the water was not cold at all. My favorite part was probably just playing Frisbee and football by the tide and jumping in the waves to catch a pass. Then we would just lay on the towels on the sand, feeling the breeze, tasting the salty air, drinking punch, eating sandwiches and chips, and just talking and laughing. For some reason it seems when we are at the beach, we hardly need to be doing anything to be having a good time. Just sitting on the beach doing nothing is more fun than doing something in a regular park. We also had a bonfire at sunset. We strolled around the pier and the downtown shops in Oceanside. We went to the Mormon battalion in San Diego, we ate at Claim Jumpers, we went to a church on Sunday that had a parking lot that overlooks the beach in the distance through the soft rolling mountains and palm trees. The weather was sunny but not too hot--my favorite kind of weather. A guy got my number after church who goes to BYU that i have played pick up basketball with before. We ate, ate, ate, ate, and ate. Grandma Bruce makes delicious food, especially cake. I certainly gained at least five pounds on the trip, but it was fun to eat without any reserve for a while, but not smart. haha.

Then, we traveled home. While it was sad to leave, we still had fun on the trip home because we stopped in Las Vegas and rode the New York New York ride and ate at In-n-Out. It was a perfect trip. I had never been on a just friends road trip before and i am glad I did cuz its a blast! Good times! I love my life! :)