Shoppin' Till We Were Droppin'

I had mentioned a few weeks ago that we were going to California and this past weekend, we did. It was such a fun trip filled with LOTS of shopping, but somehow little buying. Nonetheless, we had some great times. I do believe that Kyle was fed up with all the shopping by the end of the 3 days, but he was such a good sport. How do you reward a tired boy for being so patient with his mother-in-law and wife who happen to be professional shoppers? Well, you get him a Ninja Turtle ice cream of course...

He looks happy doesn't he?

One place we went was the LA Fashion district. It's about 4 square miles divided into men's, women's, flowers, fabric, diamonds, and more. People sell anything and everything here. It seemed like we walked all 4 square miles and all we bought was some fabric and makeup. We were entertained for sure. My favorite part was the flower market. It's filled with rows of beautiful flowers. Everything from roses to orchids, containers to put them in, moss, branches, etc. It truly is a fun place to walk around.

On the way to the Fashion District we drove past a diner and noticed there were about 30 people lined up outside to get in. We decided it was a sign of good food and made up our mind to have lunch there. Even at 11:00am the line was still out the door. We waited about 40 minutes before we got our table. It's called the Original Pantry Cafe and it serves good old fashioned food like grandma makes. The menu is on a chalkboard, they only take cash, and they haven't closed their door since 1924. What a find!


You might notice the portions are HUGE!!! We could have easily split one meal. Our leftovers could have fed a family of 6. Live and learn, right?



On Sunday we were off to the fabulous Rose Bowl Flea Market.

Of course we had to have some of the delicious lemonade. That also kept Kyle pretty happy. Are we noticing a trend?

We really didn't buy too much, but we still had to work on getting it all into the car. We looked a bit like hillbillies on the drive home.

What would complete a trip to California??? A wild fire and a field of wind turbines near Pasadena, of course.

We made it home Sunday night just in time for Kyle to miss all the football games. What a sport he was. Not many guys would go on a weekend of shopping with their wife and mother-in-law. Either we're just that fun or he's a trooper. We had a terrific time. Thanks Mom!