California- The Last Hoorah!

Beginning my new job a week from this morning, I had all of last week (and this) to spend my down time wisely. Being that I love to travel, love my family, and love the west coast, I picked a flight and within two days, I was sitting in a jet plane heading towards the California Coast to visit my aunt for the last hoorah! In a few short statements, my trip included...

• An hour and a half aerobics session with Richard Simmons in Beverly Hills.
  Yea, Dude's crazy!
• Fireworks from my aunt's balcony in Marina Del Rey. Happy July 4th!
• Exploring the canyons around Malibu beach.
  I can confirm, even though I love the beach...
  I am DEFINITELY a mountains lady!
• Traffic jams upon traffic jams for no apparent reason.
  But I'm not complaining! I got to sight see more around the streets of LA that way!
• A 10 mile walk with my good friend Jesse (Check out his blog, he's pretty awesome)
  Oh, and we ended up on a Ferris Wheel ride on the Santa Monica pier.
  ((Adventure is Out There!))
• Morning walks to Venice Beach to stumble upon early morning surf contests
  (Hellooooo surfer boys!)
• Muscle Beach, the birthplace of physical fitness...
  and monkey humans on grown up playground equipment.
• Sunsets... Need I say more?