Friends and Family

I meant to post earlier this week, but my final week of work was a bit busy.

Last week, my cousin Kim and her friend Jessica came to visit. It was really great to see family; I've been feeling homesick since the holidays. I haven't seen Kim since last summer, so we spent our nights catching up and talking about our lives. Oh, how far we've come.
Like it was with Dylan and Julia, they came during the week so I couldn't hang out until after work and the weekend. They did the usual touristy stuff on Thursday and Friday, and then Saturday I showed them around Venice. We walked around the canals and then strolled along the boardwalk for a while. At night we headed over to Santa Monica to walk down the promenade and the pier.

Sunday morning we woke up early and went to breakfast at Cafe 50s and then drove over to the Santa Monica Farmer's Market. After that I took them on Mulholland Drive, but I sensed that they were bored so we stopped by the house to take a bathroom break and then headed down to Long Beach. The last time I went to Long Beach was my first week out in LA. I went for the aquarium last time so I didn't get to see much of the waterfront or attractions because it was night time, but this time we went during the day and saw much more. It's a really charming part of LA with docks, a lighthouse, shops and restaurants.  When we were finished exploring Long Beach, we went up to the Griffith Observatory to see the view. At this point, I can safely say that the Griffith is my favorite spot in LA. I love being on top of the city and having the stars above me and the bright lights below me.


The next morning, they left for home in New York, and I began my final week at Behnisch. I finished on Friday so now I have one more week before I go back to Boston. I'll update again later about this weekend.