14 - Flashback

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Jack's first Christmas - 2008, Thousand Oaks, CA.

California Trees

I stumbled upon another fun photo challenge site, where this weeks theme is trees.  I took a look back at my archives and found a few shots that were all taken pre-baby when Rob and I were living in California...I couldn't find any pictures of trees after Jack was born, since 99% of the shots I take now are of Jack. It was fun looking through these albums and reminiscing about our California adventures...

Quintessential LA...Santa Monica blvd

Santa Barbara from the pier.

Somewhere in Redwood Forest, Northern California at dusk (I wish I could remember where)

(my entry)

The Lone Cypress on the 17 Mile Drive

Driving through Redwood National Park on a rainy day

A Joshua Tree somewhere in Death Valley on the way to Las Vegas.  

California Salad

In the first few weeks of living in California, we pretty much lived on this salad...we could not get enough of the strawberries, they were always so good! Well last night, we had our favorite salad along with our last bottle of wine from our favorite California winery...If California had a taste, this would be it.  All that was missing was our warm, terra cotta tiled patio.

YUM.

California Salad

Organic baby spinach

Organic strawberries

Avocado

Candied pecans

Crumbled goat cheese

Poppyseed dressing