(My view before I walk to work in Manhattan Beach)
Does anyone still check this?
An update felt in order, since it's been almost a month and a half since the last one!
We both went to Colorado for Halloween and had a lovely time- Travis got to relax and spend the weekend at home with family, and I ran around like a madwoman at the American Translators' Association Conference handing out resumes, making contacts and having a grand ole nerdy time learning about the field.
Since returning home we have seen some friends and family and had a couple of fun outings.
The first weekend in November we drove down to San Diego, crashed on a friend's floor and in the morning we ran the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure through Balboa Park. If you don't know what this is, it's a huge event (15,000 people?) to raise money for Breast Cancer research, among other things. We ran with friends from Boulder who live out here too and it was great! We couldn't have asked for better weather and we all finished the 5k in under 40 minutes! We treated ourselves to a nice breakfast afterward.
(photo by Leah)
That afternoon Trav and I headed to see one of his coworkers who lives in Rancho Bernardo, about 30 minutes from San Diego. His wife and him were kind enough to drive us out to see the beach in Carlsbad(?) and we had a great, traditional Argentine dinner at their house. We made it back to L.A. very late, but it was worth the drive.
The next weekend we met up with Aleta and Wes for dinner and drinks at our favorite "gastropub" in Redondo. We also ran into our neighbors and friends there and had a great night out. The next day I met my friend Maya in Santa Monica and got to catch up with her and enjoy the new mall called Santa Monica Place right next to the 3rd st. promenade.
Other notable events: a holiday brunch at Maya's apartment complete with Christmas music and mimosas, the L.A. Auto Show at the L.A. Convention Center where Trav (and I!) got to sit in all kinds of different cars and see all the new ones coming out soon, and brunch at Aunt Janet's house with Meg for delicious gingerbread waffles.
We're always keeping busy and missing home! We'll be back in Colorado in just a few weeks for the holidays, so we gotta get shopping!
love
E & T
(p.s. we are always cooking! Here's some of the yummy stuff we've made lately!)
Broccoli quiche for Maya's holiday brunch
Saag Paneer (complete with homemade Naan bread and Paneer cheese made by Trav!)
My afternoon project one day: Scottie Dog sugar cookies.
