This weekend we hosted our first houseguests, Ryan’s
parents, at our new apartment in SoCal. We’re newbies to this whole
living-in-a-tourist-location thing and I’ve literally never hosted overnight
guests (unless you count slumber parties), so we’re still working out a few of
the kinks. But it was a fun first visit!
A few highlights from the weekend:
1.
I made zucchini casserole for dinner Saturday
night and baked falafel Monday evening. How domesticated am I?!
2.
Sunday morning the four of us went to 8:30 mass
at a church just a few miles up the road from our apartment. The church was
beautiful but cozy, and we met some friendly people.
3.
We visited Venice Beach and got to spend some
time gawking at the gorgeous ocean, and also at the crazies peddling their
skills and products on the boardwalk. (Medical marijuana, anyone?)
4. Sunday afternoon we made a quick loop up through
the Hollywood hills to see the Hollywood sign and the star walk before stopping
for a seaside dinner at Old Tony’s on the Redondo Beach Pier. Mmmm.
5.
On Monday it was back to work for Ryan, but his
parents were able to see some of downtown L.A. and the little airport just a
few blocks from our place while I slaved away at some financial aid paperwork
for grad school applications.
There’s a ton to do and see here and we haven’t even BEGUN
to master the art of tour-guiding. Dave and Mary Ann, thanks for being our
guinea pigs (and kudos for toughing it out on the air mattress!). Next time,
hopefully, I’ll be a seasoned veteran at this hostessing thing.
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| Ryan and his parents at Venice Beach |
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| Pogo stick entertainment on the boardwalk at Venice |
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