We were so lucky because my family came down on Thursday for the weekend. On Thursday my Dad and my boss went out to the golf course at Pechanga and the girl's (my darling boss Vicki came too) + John went out to a winery in the gorgeous vineyards of Temecula and ate breakfast. It was delicious and not to mention a beautiful morning. We also went to the pottery barn outlets and found some great deals on stuff for the wedding! You can't come to Temecula and not see the historic old town so went LG finished golfing we picked him up and walked up Main Street and ate authentic Mexican food. My mom made Brandon and me the most darling Halloween quilt ever! I love it so much; I might actually leave it out on my couch until Christmas.
On Friday we got up and headed down to beautiful Orange County. After a quick trip to the mall we headed to Hunnington Beach to pay our respects to the sun gods! John surfed with a long time friend and the rest of us just soaked up some sun. When the sun started to set we rented beach cruisers and rode up and down the beach for an hour. Riding bikes along the beach has to be one of my favorite activities; it is fun for every age. We walked to the end of the long pier to eat at Ruby's. It is a fun 50's diner and they have some darn good shakes! What a great day, I love Orange County.
Saturday morning we went down the street to the one and only Richie's Diner. They know how to make some delicious breakfast! After we were all so full we drove out to the pumpkin patch in Redlands. There was a gypsy there that trained his monkey to shake people’s hands, after they give him a dollar. This monkey was a total clepto; while we were there he stole a bracelet, in a flash, right off a kid’s wrist. Shortly after a woman bent down to shake the monkey's hand but before she could even give the monkey the dollar he stole her camera right out of her hand before she knew it was missing. I couldn't believe it; I made sure my wallet was still in my purse and left before he came for me. That little, clepto monkey made more money in an hour than I make in a day. (I may need to change my profession).
We went out toward Palm Springs to go to a huge outlet mall and everyone ended up getting something. We got all Mom's Christmas shopping out of the way, thanks to Ann Taylor for having a huge sale, it was great!
I was so proud of my family we went to Sushi for dinner and everyone tried it and enjoyed it. It was a big turn for the Woolstenhulme gang. Niko Niko in Redlands knows how to do sushi right! I never thought I would say YUM, YUM!! (The darling girl in the middle is Mya; she owns the restaurant)
Sunday came way too fast and sad to say my fun family had to head back to Utah. Why is it that time goes by so fast when you don't want it to, and so slow when you want it to? I guess that's life, anyway the weekend was a blast!
