Last Wednesday we headed off to Southern California for a conference in Santa Barbara and to spend a few days with family in Irvine. It was a fabulous week!
The conference was awesome. We went to the “Knowing Christ” conference with Dallas Willard and John Ortberg. It was very practical and I have lots of takeaways to ponder when I get home. During a couple of our breaks we were able to do a little exploring in Santa Barbara. We went to the Old Mission Santa Barbara and Stearns Wharf.
We also had a wonderful time visiting family in Irvine. It was a lot of fun spending time with our niece who is 2.5 years old. The last time we saw her was 2 years ago. A highlight was spending the day at Disneyland. We also were able to visit some friends in Redlands and do some exploring there.
It was truly a refreshing and relaxing week!
Some pictures from our trip to Southern California
Old Mission Santa Barbara
Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara
Panoramic point in Redlands.
With Storm Trooper at Disneyland.
Eating the most delicious snack in Disneyland – Pretzel dipped in chocolate and caramel with M&M’s
Have you ever been to Southern California? What did you do while you were there?
We live in Southern California but wanted a local long-weekend getaway and after looking at the pasadena Courtyard Marriot and the Westin, chose the Westin, and am very glad we did. We booked early and got a very good AAA rate. Staff was very helpful and friendly at all levels
Thanks for sharing Melisa!
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Hello Kevin,
Thank you for sharing pictures of your trip; I bed that you had a wonderful time. It is always great to be with family members and to create new memories that you can hold onto and share.
Thanks Michael!
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