Road Trip – The Trappes are trippin’.

With Adora in California

With Jennifer and Drew in California

We were fortunate in the metro Los Angeles area to stay with friends from Panama City in Pasadena and to visit our friend from Atlanta who just moved to North Hollywood.  We were treated to amazing frozen yogurt that was self-serve with flavors and toppings.  The price was calculated by weight.  AMAZING!  We also got to go to a Portuguese pastry shop with Adora.  Todd, Adora, and I shared an assortment of goodies many of which I had never tried because I had never been to a Portuguese bakery.  Our time in LA was marked by thought provoking discussions and friendship.  Being known and loved in a new place was a treasure!  

Something funny to note: Todd and I visited a Best Buy in Pasadena on a weeknight.  It was purely mayhem. People were everywhere.  To my left, Todd was playing game after game of Wii Tennis.  To my right, two teenage boys were playing Guitar Hero while a girl stood watching.  People were playing on MacBooks while kids were pacing by Todd and I to see when he’d be finished with is virtual game of tennis.  Families were walking around awestruck by the electronics, and Todd commented that it was like a free arcade.

With Michael Jackson in California

We went to Hollywood.  We walked along the stars.  I thought this was fun.  Todd humored me.  Hollywood was much less glamorous than I imagined, but it had so much ENERGY.  We were interviewed about the presidential election by NPR in front of the Chinese Theater. The reporter asked, “What one thing is determining your decision in the upcoming election?”  Now, I could go on and on here.  But, this is NOT a political blog.  There are plenty of those to go around.  

We drove through Beverly Hills and found a Chick-fil-A (Praise the Lord) in a food court in Redondo Beach. We got stuck in Friday afternoon traffic in LA.  Part of the experience I think, but then I was not the one driving.  

Also, I got to see Newport Beach (where “the OC” was set) and Laguna Beach.  I liked both towns.  Sunshine. Roller skaters.  Piers. Pretty houses.  Who can complain?