Our Last Week Here and thoughts on LA

So, next Friday at this time our house will be a whirlwind of moving activity. The movers are due around 9 AM. We are in our last stages of packing, I did the CDs and the Lps and now the house is looking less like a home and more like simply a clutter zone. Balancing the kids at home with errands and packing has been tough with quite a few one parent errands with the kids while the other gets some work done.

So, thinking back on the LA trip which was too long in the making, I have a few reactions. My brother has long commented on the weather there which was pretty remarkable. Although we were there at the end of June, we never got hot. Cool mornings turned into warm afternoons which turned into chilly evenings. I was unprepared to be cold and did not dress appropriately for hanging out in the backyard with the Prof and the Geek. The boy slept well so I had some peaceful morning time with the paper, the Prof and some coffee before heading out on any adventures. Some highlights: Griffith Observatory was beautiful and we spent a great deal of time there, we visited Travel Town first which was fun, Venice Beach was overcast and cool (my kind of beach day!), we ate at some fun restaurants, a great morning wandering around downtown Claremont and visiting a fine music store where I finally replaced my old ECM Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians. Some lowlights; TRAFFIC, and far too much driving for my taste. I've been spoiled since leaving FLA and I now rarely have to be in the car for any length of time. I get grumpy being in a car too long and had to placate the boy by giving him FAR too much time with his DS while we drove and drove and drove.

Photos and FLA trip comments soon.