Kir in California: Mom's visit

Mom came to visit me! She came in on Thursday night. I had to work on Friday so she stayed home and made me runzas. Homemade runzas are my favorite! After work, we went to dinner. We went to dinner in Silver Lake at an oyster restaurant. I had mussels. They were yummy. After dinner, I told Mom I wasn't telling her where I was taking her and I took her to the Griffith Observatory. It's so pretty up there. I had only been there one other time at dusk but we left before it was really dark. Friday was a full moon and it was gorgeous! We waited in line to look through the giant telescope and got an amazingly clear picture of Jupiter. So cool!

Saturday, we started the day in Santa Monica. The farmer's market was going on and we bought honey stix, blackberries, and raspberries. I wish the honey stix were labeled because I don't remember what I picked anymore. The berries were delicious. We walked on the beach and saw a whale crazy close to the shore. That was amazing! We went to the Pier for a bit, rode the super lame roller coaster, and then the Ferris Wheel. We ate some Mexican food at the restaurant at the end of the pier. The tacos were ok. Not super fantastic but still good tacos.

The plan was then to go to a museum but I was exhausted so we went home and took a nap before going to Hollywood. Such a good choice. After sleeping for a bit, we went to Hollywood. We ate at a sushi restaurant. I apparently wasn't in the mood for sushi and it didn't taste good to me. Sad. After dinner, it was time for the show at the Pantages Theater. The theatre is gorgeous and the show was incredible. I've seen it once before and am addicted to the music. The coolest part this time was seeing Cody Strand, a USD grad, play Elder Cunningham. Mom wrote him a note and we met him after the show. Very cool. He was very good, as was the whole show.

We went to Newport Beach on Sunday. It's gorgeous, definitely a beach community. There wasn't a whale watching trip early in the day available, so we went on a harbor cruise first, had lunch, and sat on the beach first. The harbor cruise was cool. They pointed out a bunch of rich people houses, like Wrigley, Mott's Applesauce founder, and Shirley Temple. We saw some sea lions too. On the whale watching trip, we saw a whale pretty early in the trip and spent the rest of the time following it. I could see the spray and every once in awhile a tiny bit of it's back. If I didn't know it was a whale, I would have had no clue. In San Diego, we got to see a tail a few times, but not this time.