The Boots were a Bad Idea...

BUT, not because they were boots, because they were brand new.

I really probably should have stayed home today and done some school work, but in reality, that wasn't going to happen anyway.  It's been a busy weekend, but a fun one, even with spending a lot on my car.

I still wanted to go far away, but knew I shouldn't since I am going to San Diego next weekend.  I texted Flako and asked him if he knew of a park that was in the city but didn't seem like the city.  He so very helpfully responded "yeah" so at least I knew it existed.  I ended up doing the little bit of work that I had to get done, and then went to go get Flako.  I got out of the car to let him drive and apparently what I was wearing was not "park appropriate" in his mind.  I was wearing a dress and boots.  It was perfectly park appropriate.  I do not regret wearing the dress.  It was hot out.  The boots....maybe not, but I won't admit that to him.  The boots' problem was the fact that they are brand new and I hadn't ever worn them before.  I have some pretty giant blisters, but the boots were cute, so I think it's all ok.  We went to Angels Point in Elysian Park.  It was beautiful!  From the top, you could see downtown, Dodgers Stadium, and the Hollywood sign, all from different sides of this sculpture.  There was actually a Dodgers game going on, so we didn't stay for very long so we could beat traffic.  The park was nice, but it wasn't quite what I was looking for in the "getting out of the city" feel.

I don't think either of us were ready to go home, so we went to Pasadena and walked down Colorado for a little bit.  Pasadena's really nice, but I realized today that I'm glad I don't live there.  I'm not sure why but it doesn't feel right.  I think it feels too nice almost.  Is that a thing?  I really like where I live.  It's nice that Pasadena is close.  I don't really know how to describe the feeling.  Too busy, too expensive maybe?  Also probably because it's farther from friends.

After Pasadena, we drove downtown to drive by the LA Opera and then ended up going through Boyle Heights.  He showed me where he grew up and told me some vague stories about his life back then.  They were vague, but it was more than I had heard before.  This is not the place to tell his stories, but I will say that we grew up VERY differently.

It was a really good day.  It's going to be a busy week at work.  I have to take the California Basic Skills Test tomorrow after work.  Staff Development day is on Tuesday.  I'm sure there's something else but I can't think of it right now.  I'm really looking forward to going to San Diego on Saturday to see Ride with Larry.  I'm sad I'm missing D-days, so hopefully the movie will help.