nice and easy

Since B has been in Brazil for the past couple weeks, I decided to spend some of the time he's away visiting my sister and her family in southern California (I also spent some of the time having the stomach flu, but I'm guessing you'd rather not hear that story).

The trip went by too fast, but it was just what I needed. Quality sister time, beautiful and warm weather (and so green after all that rain they got), major r&r and a great distraction from missing Bret. I also got to have lots of fun with the little one, miss Norah.
Afternoon in Santa Monica

Picking out cupcakes at Crumbs (red velvet for me!)
Point Dume Beach in Malibu...

They're a family.

I love this one.

(whitest person on the beach with the cutest person)
Please appreciate the amount of activity on this cliff: photo shoot above, swimsuit photo shoot below and rock climbers in between.
Thank you Bowens for a fabulous time and for getting all those Yo Gabba Gabba songs stuck in my head.