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Monday Ashley and I had plans to finally venture downtown and see the city.  However, as soon as we went outside, the sunshine convinced us otherwise, and to the beach we went.

We went to Point Dume in Malibu. It was beautiful outside.

There was tons of hiking, climbing, and walking in the water. 

And planking on the top of point dume.

Once we had our fill we drove down the PCH toward Santa Monica.  We were going to meet up with some people that Ashley had met for dodge ball and "agility drills".  We were ahead of schedule, so we stopped on the beach for the sunset.

We found this guy sitting on a wall. No one seemed to own him or see where he came from. But he was pretty and friendly!

Then we played dodge ball and worked out till we could've fallen over.

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Friday I went to Mt High-

The drive up is beautiful, especially through the San Bernadino National Forrest.  There are really cool rocks.

Friday was soooo coolldd and windy.

They were making snow all day too.

The winds have been really strong lately, especially when we drive through the San Bernadino valley.  On the way to the mountain we saw several commercial trucks that had tipped over because of the wind.  Debris was blowing around everywhere. It was a hard to drive in too. 

trees blown by the wind

hot choco on the way home

Friday night I went out to dinner at a little Greek restaurant called Firehouse.

The owner introduced himself to me when I was finished eating.  We chatted for a while and he told me his life story.  Originally he came to the US to learn how to be a pilot. He lived with three friends who were also pilots. One day he was scheduled to fly a plane with one of his roomates to Canada then Germany where they were going to vacation for a while.  At the last minute he got a phone call that he was not going to be flying with them and one of his other roomates was to do it instead.  He was told to fly to NYC.  The plane that his friends were on crashed and they both died.  He had a bad case of survivors guilt for about a year, but then he said one day he just realized it was God's decision to have him live.  After that he got his life together and went to chef school then opened the restaurant in the 90s. He said he tries to run his restaurant and greet people with kindness because God had a plan for him.

Amazing, right?

Today I went to Point Dume State Beach in Malibu. It was a gorgeous 70 degrees. 

The Point has tons of rocks you can climb. Once you get over them you find this private little beach.

rock climbers at Point Dume

After the beach I went to the grocery store and finally got my car washed.  I'm pretty sure there was still Pennsylvania dirt on it.. and every other state I drove through on the way here. 

view from Kanan Dume Rd

In the afternoon I laid by the pool and finished a book I was reading.

In the evening I watched Christmas movies and caught the sunset in Calabasas.

These days have been a great boost for the next 4 days of work.

Wednesday I get home.  5 days left!!