California Vacation 2012

July 19th:  The day after Michelle's 17th birthday.  By the way, she got a volkswagon bus, 1972, from her dad.  We drove straight through to the Venice Breeze Suites.  Only after backing up into John's jeep.  : (.  12 hours to get to San Diego and two more hours to get to LA.  No other problems though, thank God.

July 20th:  Day #1 of our vacation:  Went to the beach in the morning, shops along Venice Blvd., in the afternoon, and checked out Santa Monica Pier in the evening.  Great first day!

July 21st:  The reason we are here.  Ringo Starr and the All Starr Band at the Greek Theatre.  What a great show.  Joe Walsh even played Rocky Mountain Way!  At the end Micky Dolenz, Edgar Winter, Peter Frampton, Gary Wright, and the All Starr Band sang "With a Little Help From My Friends."  Drove to the music center and took pictures of a fountain.

July 22nd:  Rented bikes and rode them to Marina Del Rey.  Very great.  Even had an antique car, boat, and motor show.  In the afternoon we drove to Hollywood and Mann's Chinese theatre and saw the Dark Night Rises at the Arclight Theatre.  Best Pretzel ever!  Back to the fountains and found the colored ones.  Still none like that in Lansing.

July 23rd:  Monday:  Knott's Berry Farm and the Hollywood Sign.  Enough for one day.

July 24th:  Beach at Venice, shops at Venice, drive to Redondo, dinner at Captain Kidds, and See's Candy.

July 25th:  Remains to be done as of now.

10/28/13:  Lots has gone down since that beautiful trip to California and living like the locals.  Michelle graduated from High School in the top 10%.  She moved to College Station, Texas.  Steve moved to Anthony, Texas, and our life has changed.  Just another phase I suppose.  Nothing but great memories of my kids though.  Michelle loved Venice Beach.  Hopefully, someday we'll go back.