{"id":6875,"date":"2014-07-15T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/?p=6875"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:59:33","slug":"2014-july-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2014\/07\/15\/2014-july-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 – July part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We start off July with Monsoon weather! I love it. It is by far my favorite thing that we have here in the desert Southwest in the summertime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this Fourth of July (Ara’s first) we decided to go to LA so we can be outside and enjoy the fireworks. We headed off to the airport, and since they didn’t have our class car size, they got us into a Toyota Prius instead. I’m excited to see the fuel economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we knew it, we were in Los Angeles. We visited the area where Grey’s Anatomy is filmed (at least the exterior shots of the Hospital). As someone who has been watching that series for a long time, it was cool to make it real. Then we headed off to the beach! Look at our little girl. Match her up with that sunset and there is no other place you would want to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One thing you can count on LA for is the beaches – and the sunsets at the beach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, before we headed home we headed home we finally go the chance to see our plaque that is at the end of the Santa Monica Pier. See it?! Kinda cool – now we have left our mark (in some way shape or form) in Portland and Los Angeles. Since we were already so close to the beach we decided to get wet and let the girl get a little wet too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can’t blame us, can you?! Then we were back to Phoenix – until we meet again – but I’ll let you in on a secret. We didn’t get enough beach time – Plus my dad was invited to a work event a Calimigos Ranch in Malibu. We returned the next weekend! First thing was to let the little girl enjoy the cool water again. Then we headed off to Malibu for the cookout\/ranch outing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calimigos ranch was cool. They had a Ford that they let everyone paint (we added 503 PDX for good measure). They had free food, pictures, rides, and even a petting zoo. It was nice – we want to do it again. The Carne Asada was one thing that stood out. That and the Cotton Candy (but you can’t go wrong with that can you?). The only annoyance was when you went to get a refill of Coke or water – there were Bees all around that would be waiting near the spout of the drinks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t stand bees. Ugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we headed home from the weekend we went to Norms and enjoyed a nice dinner with my parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just Pray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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note: this post was published on 09\/29\/22 but moved the publish date back to the middle of July 2014 to keep chronological order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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