Recent Travels

I recently spent a week in Malibu California for work with my friend and co-worker Heidi. It was my first visit to the West Coast and man is it different from the East Coast that I am used to. The weather in Malibu is cold in May and the fog/smog from Los Angeles blocks the view of the Pacific ocean. We saw Tony Danza in the supermarket so I guess that counts as a star sighting. We also enjoyed dinner at the famous Paradise Cove! The pictures look nice but it was a business trip. We spend eight hours per day in training and another three to five each night studying for Saturday mornings exam. (Update - I received my results in the mail a few days ago and I PASSED MY EXAM! Whew! Now I can move on to the second phase of my trust training next spring!)

They day I returned from California, Mike & I jumped in the car and took off for a weeks vacation on Hilton Head Island. We had a great condo right on the beach and even saw some dolphins swimming in the ocean. We ate lots and lots of great food and tried Thia food for the first time (yummy)! We climbed the lighthouse but didn't see any of sea turtles or alligators that Hilton Head is famous for! This was our first trip to HH and we really enjoyed it - I am sure we will return there some day.

While in Hilton Head, we took a day trip over to Savannah Georgia (about a 45 minute car ride). It's a beautiful historic city with great architecture! If you ever get a chance to visit, it's a great time. One of the highlights of our trip was that we got to eat at Paula Deen's (from Food Network) restaurant The Lady & Sons and walked along the famous River Walk!