Our first days back in California

I'm back-tracking...it's August, we just drove across the country and now we're moving into our new rented condo. First day here in our new home and what did we do... We really, really needed to unpack but our friend Dawn was here with us until Saturday (it's Thursday morning). Remember, she drove across country with us, and we could not have done it without her! Well, she hadn't been to California since she was a kid. I had to show her around so unpacking could wait! First, we went to the beach so we could show her the Pacific Ocean. It was actually a pretty cool and cloudy day for August but the kids were so excited to be at the beach that it didn't matter!That evening we had dinner with good friends (remember, we still haven't unpacked our disaster of a home) and walked around Newport Dunes. There's Dawn and Jill...Well ok, we didn't walk. We rode a golf cart...Jill's a good driver :)We then sent the kids home with Andrew, and I took Dawn to Fashion Island so we could go shopping Newport Beach style :) She found some cute clothes for her daughter, and I got nostalgic looking at all the familiar stores and fountains.

On Friday, we took her to Wahoo's for fish tacos (good California eats!) and then Downtown Disney so she could see Disneyland and do some necessary shopping. As much as I was eager to unpack, these two days were great. The kids got to see some favorite spots and get out of the house (remember, house is boxes, boxes, and more boxes!) And we all got to have a little more time with our last piece of Georgia. Thank you, Dawn! We miss you and our entire CBC family soooooo much! Come back and visit, you hear!