We only had about 8 days in LA between our trip in South America and our trip to Asia, but it was jammed packed full of awesome stuff. The first Saturday, we drove up one hour north of LA, to Ventura, where we went on a nice, long bike ride with Papa Joe (JJ’s Dad). It was a great ride through the hills of Ventura County and around Lake Casitas. We at lunch in Ojai (East of Ventura), at a fantastic health food market/restaurant/store, called the Farmer and the Cook. It was excellent and we really enjoyed our meal until we realized we had to ride our bikes all the way back to Ventura! But, it was a nice ride and a great way to spend time together, so we enjoyed every minute. That night back in LA, we went with our friend Josh to see the movie Gnomeo and Juliet. If you did not already know, I am a gnome fanatic and I loved every second of the movie and all 10 versions of “Crocodile Rock” that Elton John used as the music in the film. I think there may have been only one other song used, but who is counting?!
We spent the next week getting ready for the next part of our trip (to Nepal and Thailand) and hanging out with family and friends in LA. A few wonderful people, families, and JJ’s sweet Grandma Selma, all held birthday dinner/celebrations for us because we were turning 26 and the week before we left, JJ got a call from the Dean of the UCLA/Drew program that he was accepted to medical school at his first choice! YES! There are no words to describe how happy we both are to know that we will be living in LA while he attends medical school at UCLA! We are so glad that we got to spend some meaningful time with our family and friends in LA, it really recharged our batteries and reminded us how lucky we are to have them all! If we missed you, we will be living in LA the next 5 years or more, so let’s get together when we get back officially in June!
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