Catch up time! :)

Los Angeles really has some pockets of goodness and when Tellu and Maarit were visiting a few weeks ago we tried hard to hit them all! One of my friends from Berkeley is a native LA-ian and so he gave us the tour  including some trendy bars/ restaurants in West Hollywood.  I have learned that West Hollywood is truly the place to see and be seen! We also went to Santa Monica and Venice beach, which is very close to where I work.  Venice beach reminds me a lot of Berkeley.  Lots of crazies out but the truly marvelous part is the mix of people and activities, cultures etc that mingle along the boardwalk.  We rounded out their time in LA with a trip to soup plantation (all you can eat buffet that actually rocks) and Costco (of course).  I had a marvelous time with them but they really made me miss the other Australian friends that I have left behind...

I hope everyone has had a marvelous Thanksgiving.  My mom and I drove up to Berkeley to see my sis and have a belated Thanksgiving with my cousin mark in SF on Friday.  He lives in an area of the bay called "Foster City" which was a beautiful little town right on the bay.  He shares a beautiful, waterfront house with some friends  and it was interesting to see a new part of the Bay Area.  Below are some pictures from our festivities :)
The rest of our weekend has been pretty low key.  I went to the farmers market this morning with Dan and Kristin which was great fun (despite the rain) and my sis got an awesome backpack for her trip to Argentina/ Uruguay at the North Face Outlet.  Unfortunately I was too small for all the backpacks but I hope to find my own perfect fit soon! ha ha

Thank you for everyone who has touched my life in the past and present.  If you are reading this you must mean something to me and I am thankful for you all! Happy Thanksgiving! xx