An Ideal Weekend

The trip to see Camera Obscura in California was pretty fantastic.

We stayed in 5 star accomodations with the Febi's (best hosts in the state of California) who took us down to Santa Monica on Saturday morning for breakfast at Jinky's Cafe. They also made us great homemade Roscoe's chicken and waffles on Sunday morning and packed a 72-hour kit worth of food for the drive home.

In return for their generous hospitality I helped Jared with his homework.

. . .which was actually pretty fun! (Who knew I would miss Excel?)

For those of you who really want to see how the Febi's are doing, this is the picture that came out clearest (of course). As you can see, they are as good as ever. (I am concentrating on soaking up their awesomeness.)

On Saturday afternoon we took off on our own and spent some times soaking up the California sun. One would think we wouldn't be that impressed with the weather since Februarys are beautiful in Las Vegas too. One would be wrong because we don't have a beach on which to appreciate the warm-February weather. (Rachel~ this is what distinguishes Nevadans from West Coasters-- a coast.)

While on the coast, Lauren got a bit excited and threw sand into Rachel's bag.

They totally got into a huge fight over it. . .

. . .But they reconciled their differences. . .

. . .Because we had a concert to go to (after some shopping at H and M's and a fantastic Italian dinner with an Italian waiter and free refills).

The best part about seeing a concert in California is the lack of smoke. Notice the lack of smoke in the following pictures. Then notice what a great time we're having and how great the concert is.

The other ideal part about this weekend is that we came home on Sunday and still had another full day before returning to work.

The best part about Monday was that I didn't do much at all (hence no more pictures). I did get some cool old folding chairs at the Savers sale for $1.00 a piece and played a mean game of Scattegories at FHE. And with that, my weekend was complete. It was great. I am still basking in it's greatness.

Stay tuned for weekend at the wedding in Provo!