900 miles is plenty to drive in three days but it is well worth the distance when it involves seeing family. Here is a collection of snapshots from our quick trip to Northern California.






















900 miles is plenty to drive in three days but it is well worth the distance when it involves seeing family. Here is a collection of snapshots from our quick trip to Northern California.






















Tags: Foresthill photos · mountains · noah · norcal · Northern California · photos of night sky · stargazing · tommy
Locke, California is the only town in the US built exclusively by the Chinese for the Chinese and remains the last standing rural Chinatown in the United States. Situated in the southern agricultural region of Sacramento County, it is a true gem of a town, rich in cultural heritage, and rightfully belongs to the National Register of Historic Places. Here are some pics from our quick stop in Locke while on the way home from Thanksgiving in Sacramento:

















In Isleton, California, birthplace of Pat Morita aka Mr. Miyagi from the movie Karate Kid, birds of a feather really do flock together! This was a great find while driving through the Sacramento River delta region. See if you can count how many there are! ;)




Tags: CA · Chinatown · I-5 · Locke · rural Chinatown · Sacramento · Thanksgiving









Tags: Arnold's office · Capitol Building · dan · good morning · rotunda · Sacramento
Tags: eric · light · Mexico · mole · quick getaway · sky · TJ

So we left Sacramento.

Said our good-bye’s.

And made our 9th trip to Socal this year.
(Farah in rear view mirror)

Much will be missed up north.

But we’ll be back up for a visit really soon.

In the meantime, it’s great to be back in Socal again, the very place that we started off one year ago. Right now and up until we move into our brand-new, never-lived-in-before apartment on the 15th, we’re staying in Rowland Heights with family. And for those of you who don’t already know, our new place is located in Santa Ana in a very cool area called the Artist’s Village.

It’s refreshing to see familiar faces again.

And to be so close to the beach!

Thanks to these two we were able to make a very unexpected day trip to Catalina Island.

So our first weekend in Socal wasn’t so bad after all.

We rented a golf cart and drove all around.

All the time wishing that we had a pimped-out golf cart like this one.

It was nice.

As Catalina always is.

Exactly what the doctor ordered–a little rest and relaxation.

Thank you so much, Dad and Leslie.

And here’s to the start of a new adventure!
Tags: catalina island · change · I-5 · leaving sacramento · new season in life · socal