Public perks a far and few between these days but I am lucky that Knott’s Berry Farm still has chosen to do it’s annual salute to law enforcement every year. It has almost become a psuedo tradition every year that … Continue reading →
When you go looking for Mission San Rafael you going to see this big beautiful church and you are going to say to yourself “Oh, the mission is so beautiful!” AND you will be wrong because what you are seeing … Continue reading →
Now that we no longer have Disneyland annual passes we have what we consider a very nice weekend budget. On it’s own it allows us to a lot of fun things, but we are in general still pretty modest in … Continue reading →
The main reason for the missions was to create a path in which the Spanish government could easily resupply their colonists and manage their expansive frontier from the many encroachments of other nations. Knowing this the missions were built not … Continue reading →
In the scope of missions there are big missions and small missions, Soledad fits into that small category. Going to Mission Soledad it was funny how close it was to the 101 highway, but how far you had to drive … Continue reading →
Lately I have had this dream of owning a home. Not to own a mortgage, to own a home. I think if I were to truly analyze my dream it would be to totally debt free. I am not sure … Continue reading →
If I had to give San Miguel a name it would have to be that of “The Crumbly One.” The sounds bad but it actually makes San Miguel rather unique. Unlike all of the other California 21 missions, San Miguel … Continue reading →
If you are ever in a new town and you are trying figure out what to do my suggestion is go to Google (or whatever your favorite search engine might be) and type in “best Ice Cream in (place new … Continue reading →
When we were in Washington DC I heard that President Obama really liked going to this fast food place called Five Guys. I wanted to check the chain out, but our time in Washington DC was limited and so we … Continue reading →
We are almost home now so I can begin to chronicle our trip up the 101. Unfortunately my grandmother passed away but we did get the chance to see many interesting things. Today we went to Stacky’s Shack in Summerland,CA. … Continue reading →
