Beverly Hills What a Thrill-Part Three

On Saturday morning of our trip, Drew, Kate and I went on a road trip to Temecula, CA.  Temecula is a BEAUTIFUL area south of LA but north of San Diego and it has it's own wine country.  We had an amazing time full of yummy eats (1st In-and-Out burger ever), wine and yes, even Starbucks.  We visited two vineyards, Callaway and South Coast.  Both were great in different ways.  Callaway had some great wines and we ended up finding a new and unique favorite wine called Mourvedre...it was SO smoky...and D and I both fell in love with it.  South Coast was awesome b/c of the amazing chica that was serving us.  She basically told us the "menu" was bull and to tell her what we liked.  She then took all of the guess work out for us and just served us what she wanted.  It was just what we needed.  We also found a new wine there called Roussanne that we liked, lemon and tea after tones.  Here are some pics of Temecula.

It was a fantastic day trip.  After our stop at Starbucks we headed back to LA.  We then grilled out and chilled on their deck for the evening.  It was so nice getting lots of good friend time in. 

On Sunday we slept in a little longer then we had anticipated.  We were going to head to Laguna beach but b/c of the extra sleep decided to just hit Hermosa and Redondo beach for a bit.  Drew actually took a dip in the Pacific.  I put my toes in.  Michelle joined us on this outing b/c she didn't have any rehearsals.  We were happy to have her!
                                                           Drew heading in the ocean.

                                                              After his dip in the ocean!

That evening we headed to a fun restaurant in Santa Monica called the Library. Fresh, healthy food,  a good variety of beer on draft and cute ambiance. Again, another enjoyable evening in LA. I really liked hanging out in Santa Monica.  Drew definitely wanted to get me back to GA b/c I fell in LOVE w/ the West Coast. 

                                                  On the way to the Library in Santa Monica.

                                              Love this shot of Michelle ; )
Our last full day in LA was pretty lax.  We went for a long walk around Beverly Hills (it was amazing weather).  Then Drew and I headed to the GROVE in W.Hollywood to meet up w/ a childhood friend of his.  The Grove has lots of shopping, a farmer's market and a lot of restaurant choices.  I was glad we got to see it before we left.  Here is Drew w/ the gorgeous Jennipher.  She is an actress from Drew's hometown who has been in LA for a while now.  It was great getting to catch up with her.

 After our visit to the Grove we went back to Kate's place for one final meal and game night.  We were all so tired from dinner that the games didn't really happen.  The roomies did make me sign my name on the Walk of Fame : ). 

Our trip was amazing.  We got to laugh, relax, eat, drink, visit, laugh some more, sleep, and make lots of new memories.  Kate and Michelle were fantastic hosts.  I am so thankful for the time we were able to spend with them.  It was just what the Dr ordered!!  LA...until next time ; ).