Swedes in town

Picking up the Swedes from the airport, haven’t seen them in about 18 months so I’m super excited to have them staying for a few weeks. Last time they arrived a day late, they got here on time this time, but one bag got lost along the way. Hopefully it’ll show up soon.

Homebound

Woke up bright and early, I didn’t really want to get up, but I also wanted to pack up most of the stuff before it got way hot.

We had some amusement with our morning coffee, how long does it take for the ants to pick up the cheetos? It took them a little to long, none of us had the patient to wait and see.

All right folks, its a wrap, see you back in Los Angeles!

Camping in Joshua Tree

We got up before the sun and drove 2.5 hours into the desert, we’re going camping with the REI. 

I get excited every time I see the windmills by Palm Spring, we were so busy talking about them this time so we missed our exit and had to do a little 6 mile detour.

Got to our site around 9 am and set up camp. It was already hot by then.

REI had a few events planned out for us, one of them was Geocaching. We got coupled up, handled a GPS receiver and sent off to the desert to find things, it was super fun!

Once we found everything that was to be found we headed back to camp for lunch and chill in the shade.

We did rock climbing in the afternoon. I’ve never done it before but it was awesome! I can see myself getting into that, but I think I’ll stick to ski and golf.

Look, I do stuff!

WTF Nathan!

We found an elephant!

ABBA the Concert at Hollywood Bowl

Started the day with a round of golf, played really crappy and came to a decision that it’s time to get real and step it up. Time to get my shit together, concentrate and take it a little more serious.

Had a quick nap in the afternoon and then off to the shuttle bus to Hollywood Bowl!

I’ve seen this show before and they’re not as awesome as the real ABBA, but it’s still a really fun show!

The event wasn’t sold out and I sneaked in to the box seat when no one was looking. I only got to spend one song there though before someone came to kick me out.

Takoyaki

We were making Takoyaki for dinner today.

I will tag this photo “multicultural female friends having a good time cooking in the kitchen, smiling, laughing” in my stock photo library.

Delicious little octopus balls!

Zuma Beach 2.0

It’s a bit of a stretch to go all the way up to Zuma north of Malibu just to go to the beach since there’s beaches much closer, but it’s worth it, you don’t have to fight with a bunch of tourists and it’s easier to find parking etc.
Started off the day with a visit to the Mar Vista Farmers Market to pick up snacks and coffee.

You can’t drive by Malibu Seafood without doing a pit stop, perfect for lunch! We were there 10 minutes before they open so we didn’t have to wait in line for that long.

I always order the same thing. Every time I think to myself that O should order something different but when it comes down to it I always end up with the deep fried clams and I never get disappointed. Why change a winning concept?

We set up camp at Zuma Beach, decorating with plants and all!

So much fun playing in the water!

Labor Day

I came home from China yesterday morning, ate a bunch of tax free candies and crashed. I tried to wake up so I could hang out with friends in the afternoon but it was impossible.
I’m glad we had today off so I could catch up on the LA life for a day before heading back to work.
Spent the day in the pool and then the 50 Shades movie in the afternoon.

Sister Nancy at the pier

Sister Nancy has one song that everyone has heard and a bunch of other songs that no one has heard. 
She was playing at the Santa Monica Pier and while most of the people were there for that one song and an excuse to smoke weed, I was there to hang out with friends and judge people.

We were not done gossiping so we had to go for another beer.

The girls are trying to teach me the foundations of a good selfie. No, still not having it…

Hair and makeup

My co-worker is getting married in and my friend is a stylist. They bribed with wine and asked if they could use my place for the trial.

Dockwieler Beach

‘Dreas dad is in town and tonight we headed down to Dockwieler Beach for a night of bonfires and roasted marshmallows.