Hi Friends!

Summer’s in full-swing and we’re trying to keep busy, stay cool and check those items off our Summer ’14 Bucket List.

Since school got out 3 weeks ago, here’s a little of what we’ve been up to…

{Updated our chalkboard for Summer}

{Elliott’s dance recital ~ she performed two numbers this time…hip hop/jazz & lyrical}

{Daddy was out of town and Holden was at a birthday party, so it was just Gramma and me in the audience cheering for our little dancer}

{Early morning swim and donuts by the pool}

{A day at Magic Mountain…Ninja made this mama woozy!!!}

{My Dad, Popsi, came to visit and the kids HAD to introduce him to MOD Pizza}

{A visit to the Ronald Reagan Library}

{Sunday Brunch at Grand Central Market in Downtown LA}

{Carnitas Burrito from Roast To Go}

{Bacon, Egg & Cheese [added avo] from Eggslut}

{Almond Macadamia Iced Latte from G&B Coffee}

{Cherry Picking at Villa del Sol}

We thoroughly enjoyed our maiden voyage to GCM. Jay and I couldn’t decide between Mexican food or a breakfast egg sandwich, so we split. Both were incredible! Jay waited in line for about 40 minutes at Eggslut, but it was well worth it.

This was our first time cherry picking, too. We tried to go a couple summers ago, but waited until too late in the season. This orchard is only about 45-60 minutes from us so it made for a nice little afternoon outing. However, it was HOT and we decided to stop at the local Sonic for happy hour since Popsi had never been. We sat in our air conditioned car and sipped on blended root beer floats and cherry & watermelon slushies. I then proceeded to bake a cherry cobbler for dessert that night. Of course I did.

I just returned from 4 days in Chicago and Detroit to celebrate the upcoming wedding of my BIL, Rodney and his fiancé, Anuja. There was a traditional Grashanti {Hindu ceremony} on Friday and a beautiful joint bridal shower {Anuja’s sister is getting married in August!} on Sunday. I’ll write about that tomorrow. The trip was absolutely perfect and made me even MORE excited for their big day which is coming up in a couple short weeks!

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Hope your summer has been happy so far!

XOXO