Luke's First Visit to SoCal Part 2

July 6, 2012

If everybody had an ocean
Across the U. S. A.
Then everybody'd be surfin'
Like Californi-a
You'd seem 'em wearing their baggies
Huarache sandals too
A bushy bushy blonde hairdo
Surfin' U. S. A.
You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar
                           Beach Boys

Luke goes to Del Mar to surf.

We packup up the car and headed to the beach in Del Mar.  Kinda of an over cast day.

                                                          This is pretty easy!

                                                                I like the beach.

                                                               Lunch at the beach.

Me and Grandma

                                                    Dad the water is cold.

                                                        Me and Grandma.

                                                               Me and Grandpa.

                                                     What is this stuff they call sand.

After the beach and lunch home to rest and play.

                                                             Hi Grandpa!
July 7, 2012

We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing
Ev'ryone can see we're together
As we walk on by
(FLY!) and we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
(ALL!) all of the people around us they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving love in a family dose
                       Sister Sledge

Luke meets his California extended family today.  Connie, Russ, Chris and Betsy came down to see the Ingrams.  Luke had a busy day meeting everyone.

                                                                  Pouches are great.

                                                            Me and Aunt Connie.

                                                       Chris and Betsy.

                                                Me with Mom, Dad, Chris, Betsy and Grandma.

                                            Me with Mom, Dad, Uncle Russ and Aunt Connie.

                                        Why do they always take a picture when I am eating.

July 8, 2012

And so began my love affair with water
                                   Brad Paisley

Today we hung out at home, ate popsicles, swam at the Swim and Tennis club and played.

                                                             Yummy.

                                                                  Pool time.

                                               Under Wraps.

                                                    Playing with toys.

July 9, 2012

Luke, Jen and Brian hung out today and met old friends.  My last night in SoCal.

                                                   This tastes so good.

        

                                                          Let me do it.

                                                     Me with Grandma and Grandpa.


Check out Jen's blog for more pictures.

http://jenandbrianingram.blogspot.com/2012/08/san-diego-part-2.html
http://jenandbrianingram.blogspot.com/2012/08/san-diego-part-3.html
http://jenandbrianingram.blogspot.com/2012/09/san-diego-part-4.html

Luke's First Visit to SoCal Part 1

July 3, 2012

Well I'm going out west where I belong
Where the days are short and the nights are long
And I'll walk a little walk I'll twist a little twist
I'll shimmy a little shimmy I'll fly a little fly
Yea we're out there having fun in the warm California sun
                                 The Ramones



Jen, Brian and Luke arrived late today,  Unfortunately their luggage did not.  At least the car seat and the stroller made it.  We got home and since it was so late for our central time visitors we crashed.

July 4, 2012

 

O beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea

We woke up and had breakfast.  Jen wanted Brian to see Webb Park.  RB has a little celebration for the 4th there.  We walked around with Luke in his stroller.  Not too much to see.

 

 

We had a bar-b-que with hot dogs and burgers. Tradition, even if it is just Bridget and I.

                                                            Dessert



You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the fourth of July
Katy Perry

The fireworks are held at the high school and we know a park to sit at and watch them without getting involved in all the people and traffic.  Luke had a great time watching them.  Of course he looked fantastic in his USC track suit.


July 5, 2012

ZOO! 

San Diego has the best zoo ever.  Why else do they call it the World Famous San Diego Zoo.  We used to go there alot with Grandma and Grandpa Taylor before we moved back to San Diego.  Once back in San Diego we would all go.  Our kids loved it. It was exciting to take the next generation to this great place.

Tonight we ordered mexican food at our local taco shop.  Every time all three kids visit we always go there.

Check out Jen's blog.
http://jenandbrianingram.blogspot.com/2012/08/trip-to-san-diego-part-1.html

Keane

Friday June 29, 2012

I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete

Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know?



This was the concert we both wanted to see and when we found out they were going on tour to support their new album we jumped at the chance to see them in LA.  Jen first got us hooked on them and she has seen them in Salt Lake City and LA.  We of course were jealous.   We went up early and went to The Grove.  A shopping and entertainment center in LA.  It is located next to the Farmer's Market in the Fairfax section of LA.  We ate lunch right away because we knew we needed to eat early for the concert. We ate at the Marmelade Restaurant which technically is in the Farmer's Market right across the street from The Grove.    http://www.marmaladecafe.com/home/  

After lunch we did some shopping.  They had a huge American Girl Place.  Everything girls love. Featuring American Girl historical dolls, books, clothing accessories and furniture and a Cafe to take your dolls to lunch.  Jen and Court both had the American Girl dolls. It was crazy to see how  much stuff they have for the dolls now. 
http://store.americangirl.com/agshop/static/home.jsp

http://www.americangirl.com/stores/location_la.php#dining

When leaving The Grove we were in the left hand turn lane when the traffic light turned yellow.  I stopped but the car coming out of a strip mall did not.  We were in the Passat and he had a Jetta.  Bridget was not sure what happened but I knew right away he hit me.  I hopped out and could not find any mark on our bumper.  The other driver told me in a German accent that these bumpers are made to withstand an impact like that and not cause any damage.  LA still thinks you go on yellow and sometimes on red.

We were spending the night so we went to our hotel in WeHo.  West Hollywood for those not from LA.  We stayed at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Suites. We had looked at our choice of restaurans for dinner and decided on Kitchen 24 right next to the hotel.

http://www.kitchen24.info/

We finished our dinner and then headed  to downtown LA.  It was less than 10 miles away and Bridget asked why we were leaving at 6pm for a 8pm concert.  It was Friday night and we were in LA, enough said. 

We got downtown and found a perfect place to park right by the theatre.  The concert was at The Orpheum Theatre.  A gorgous place.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BktnAH1dl8g&featureplayer_detailpage

 http://www.laorpheum.com/

 Our seats were in Row K (10 th row, no I) .  Excellent seats.

 Kiev was the opening act.  Indie rock band fron the OC.  Not bad but everyone was waiting for Keane.   http://www.kievband.com/

SETLIST
1.You Are Young
2.Bend and Break
3.Day Will Come
4.Nothing in My Way 
5.Strangeland
6.On the Road
7.We Might as Well Be Strangers 
8.Perfect Symmetry
9.Silenced by the Night 
10.A Bad Dream
11.Disconnected 
12.This Is the Last Time
13.The Starting Line
14.Everybody's Changing 
15.Somewhere Only We Know 
16.Is It Any Wonder? 
17.Bedshaped
18.Sovereign Light Café
Encore:
19.Sea Fog 
20.Leaving So Soon? 
21.Crystal Ball 
Encore 2:
22.My Shadow

This is the last time
That I will say these words
I remember the first time
The first of many lies
Sweep it into the corner
Or hide it under the bed
Say these things they go away
But they never do
Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen too little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I no I don't mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qm0vbZnnoGQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLEDEF65B8874398C0&v=nCgzt3Q5vfA&feature=player_detailpage

I dreamed I was watching
The young lovers dance
I reached out to touch your hair
But I was watching from a distance

We cling to love like a skidding car
Clings to a corner
I tried to hold onto what we are
The more I squeeze, the quicker we're over

You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Put it all back together
But any way you look at this
Looks like
The lovers are losing

In a city like mine, there's no point in fighting
I close my eyes, see you and me driving
If I am a river, you are the ocean
Got the radio on, got the wheels in motion


We were silenced by the night
But you and I, we're gonna rise again
Divided from the light
I wanna love the way we used to then

I don't know your face no more
Or feel your touch that I adore
I don't know your face no more
It's just a place I'm looking for
We might as well be strangers in another town
We might as well be living in a different world
We might as well
We might as well
We might as well

Downstairs a bar and sitting area.


I don't know your thoughts these days
We're strangers in an empty space
I don't understand your heart
It's easier to be apart

We might as well be strangers in another town
We might as well be living in a another time
We might as well
We might as well
We might as well be strangers
Be strangers
For all I know of you now
For all I know of you now
For all I know of you now
For all I know

I don't know where I am
And I don't really care
I look myself in the eye
There's no-one there
I fall upon the earth
I call upon the air
But all I get is the same old vacant stare

Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball
Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Oh, crystal ball, hear my song
I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong
So put me where I belong

When you, when you forget your name
When old faces all look the same
Meet me in the morning when you wake up
Meet me in the morning then you'll wake up

If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

Bitter and hardened heart
Aching waiting for life to start
Meet me in the morning when you wake up
Meet me in the morning then you'll wake up

If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BktnAH1dl8g&feature=player_detailpage


Many's the time I ran with you down
The rainy roads of our old town
Many the lives we lived in each day
And buried altogether
Don't laugh at me
Don't look away

You'll follow me back
With the sun in your eyes
And on your own
Bedshaped
And legs of stone
You'll knock on my door
And up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?
What do I know?
I know!