and I'm back :)

... i'm home again. california was a blast in a half. sadly, while we were there, it was not very warm or sunny. most days were in the lows 60's and cloudy, but that's okay because we had some great family time! a few of the highlights from the trip was...

big family Christmas at Uncle Dave & Aunt Nell's 

fun at the beach on Christmas Day!

at Pismo beach with the cousins!

the best clam chowder i've ever had at San Luis Obispo

elephant seals, they were soo cute!

ate split-pea soup at anderson's. seriously the best! Grammy bought my some split-peas so i can make the soup one of these tuesdays nights, so look for a post coming on that soon!

we camped out on the side of the street New Years Eve to saving seats to watch the New Years Day Rose Parade. It was quite an adventure! Sadly, my camera battery died so I didn't get any pictures of the actual parade.

late on New Years Day we left for home. we made quick stop overnight in Colorado to see my Uncle Ben & Aunt Faye. it was great to see them again. When we pulled into the garage at 3am. Friday morning, I felt tired a gross, but it was good to be back home again.

a real food post coming soon! i promise.