We are on Summer vacation! It's just like when I was a kid and had a nice, long Summer break, except for the fact that it's not as long. This Summer vacation has been 7 weeks long, and I haven't even updated my blog at all- shame on me. But, our vacation has been more than delightful and I will begin to divulge this vacation now.
First, we went on a road trip from Rexburg to Southern California to see my family at a beach house they rented. We drove with my sister all in one day and had a blast, until about the time we hit Vegas. Then, we spent an entire week at the beach with my whole family. It was so much fun to see all of them again. We did so much fun stuff too. We
boogie boarded, jogged on the beach, went shopping in downtown L.A., and went kayaking.
Here are some pictures from shopping in L.A. We went to this place in downtown called Santee Alley with just the girls. It was a crazy place where homemade jewelry, lots of clothing and knockoffs are sold. My sister Ashley and I bought some one dollar jewelry (doesn't get much cheaper than that!) and my Mom sprung for a couple of other things for us. My sister-in-law Ashli bought some Pink (Victoria's Secret) clothing and we had a good time being the minority down a dirty alley lane...that is, until all the shops closed down. We star
ted getting worried because things were quickly closing up and we were in one of the worst neighborhoods in L.A. We saw a drunk guy fall into the street and there weren't really any females left around. We began to fear for our lives, and we were nervous that we wouldn't be able to find the place where we parked the car. Finally, we met up with my Mom's friends who we drove up with and made it safely back to their car. It was fun and one of those things that is nice to say you have done.
This basically describes the madness of Santee Alley (mind you, this really is an alley, this is not an outdoor shopping mall):
- People everywhere
- Lots of looking around and shoppers not paying attention to where they're going
- Cheap jewelry wherever you go
- Shopowners shouting or playing rap music to try to draw you in
- We were definitely the minority
- Bright, colorful umbrellas and displays
- Crosswalks built at busy streets for the alley- weird
Me and my sister Ashley had a great time hanging out. I love her!
I'll have another post soon telling about our kayaking experience
that involves sharks, dolphins and sea lions...
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