Back from Vacation

So we got back last night from vacation and we had a great time relaxing and eating some good food! Down in LA we got to go to Seal Beach and enjoy the ocean a little bit. We also went to Knotts Berry Farm, which is a theme park down in Orange County. I think I still have a headache from the rollar coasters. The highlight of LA was being able to see the The Huntington Library, Estate, and Gardens It was such an amazing place to visit.



This was one of my favorite pictures of the "desert" part of the gardens. Aren't those cacti cool-looking?



This was part of the Japanese garden that was also just so amazing.



This was a tree called a "Wisteria Tree." The tree only blooms for 2 weeks out of the year!



The center also had an entire bonsai garden which was really cool to see the different types of bonsai.



A Picture of Lauren and I along with her parents in the Japanese gardens...



This is a picture of the Guttenburg Bible. It was one of the first things ever printed by Guttenburg, who invented the priniting press. The Library was pretty amazing itself...it had over 4 million books; 2.5 million of them were rare. The library also contained letters signed by Abraham Lincoln and stuff from Shakespeare. It was all pretty amazing to see.

Huntington was a huge collector and he left everything to the state of California because he wanted it all turned into a museum. His uncle was one of the "Big Four" of California who established the Pacific Railroad and eventually began the government of CA. It was a lot of fun being there!

Vacation!

We are now on vacation...which is very nice! Lauren has been sick the past 3 weeks which has not been very fun for her. She is starting to get better, so hopefully she'll fully recover soon! We are down here in the "Real OC" (Orange County, CA) for a week and then off to Yosemite for a few days. It is nice to sleep and see my wife! With our crazy schedules and sicknesses, we have not had a lot of time together lately.

Lauren is currently shopping right now and I am typing up a 17 page paper that is due on Monday...by email. I am trying to get it out of the way with so I can enjoy some fun in the sun down here. We have a few fun things planned, but besides that...just hanging out and relaxing. There will be lots of pictures to post once we come back home....