{"id":5647,"date":"2012-03-23T12:07:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T16:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5647"},"modified":"2012-03-23T14:58:54","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T18:58:54","slug":"california-la-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/california-la-county\/","title":{"rendered":"California &#8211; LA County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I finally have been going through all our vacation photos and decided to post them up to the blog in 2 parts mostly becuase of course I want to show too many to you all and the whole scrolling down thing may get annoying after oh about image #57.\u00a0 Kidding I didn&#8217;t post that many.\u00a0 Just 48 in this one post- Ha!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While in LA we stayed at our friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2302057\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan&#8217;s<\/a> house and these first 4 images are from around his house.\u00a0 Oh and the 1st day we got there it was like 78 degrees and it hadn&#8217;t been that warm out there for months.\u00a0 We got lucky that&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-03 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-03-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-04 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-04-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"537\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-05 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-05-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Venice Beach at sunset, it was one of the most beautiful sunsets we saw out there.\u00a0 I have to say being from the east coast that watching the sun set over the water will never get old to me. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-07 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-07-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-08 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-08-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-09 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-09-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-10 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-10-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-11 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-11-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-12 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-12-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-13 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-13-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-14 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-14-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-15 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-15-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next up is Malibu where we ate way too much food and took a long walk so we didn&#8217;t die of a food coma.\u00a0 Seriously we ate way.too.much.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-16 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-16-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-17 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-17-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-18 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-18-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-19 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-19-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-20 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-20-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-21 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-21-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-22 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-22-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-23 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-23-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-24 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-24-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-25 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-25-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-26 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-26-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-27 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-27-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-28 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-28-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-29 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-29-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our future home on the below left:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-30 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-30-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"537\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-31 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-31-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-32 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-32-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-33 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-33-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On the way back we stopped in Santa Monica for oh wait for it, watching another sunset!\u00a0 Ha- get the theme here?\u00a0 It&#8217;s all about relaxing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-35 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-35-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"537\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-37 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-37-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Couldn&#8217;t get enough of these flowers in the pretty California light.\u00a0 The light was BEAUTIFUL Nadya!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-39 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-39-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-40 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-40-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-41 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-41-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-42 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-42-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-43 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-43-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-44 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-44-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I knew my mom would love this next one with the terracotta pots:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-45 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-45-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks to Jordan for these fun ones of us:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-48 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-48-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"357\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-49 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-49-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-50 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-50-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-51 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-51-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-52 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-52-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The last morning in LA we headed up to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.griffithobs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Griffith Observatory <\/a>, which was probably the most tourist-y thing we did on this vacation.\u00a0 It was very clear and we were able to see all of LA from up there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-53 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-53-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">LOVE this one Jordan took of us:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-54 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-54-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all  aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-55 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-55-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"California 2012-56 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-56-w-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"537\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5702\" title=\"California 2012-62 w logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-62-w-logo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-62-w-logo1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.meridithdesmondphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/California-2012-62-w-logo1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">AND of course some tourist-y fun before heading down to the OC.\u00a0 Thanks so much Jordan for having us!\u00a0 We had a blast and hope to do it again sooner than later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stay tuned for part 2 from our California trip next week.\u00a0 Oh and all you east coasters, I&#8217;m so glad we brought you back the warm Cali weather.\u00a0 You&#8217;re welcome:)\u00a0 Go out and enjoy it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finally have been going through all our vacation photos and decided to post them up to the blog in 2 parts mostly becuase of course I want to show too many to you all and the whole scrolling down thing may get annoying after oh about image #57.\u00a0 Kidding I didn&#8217;t post that many.\u00a0 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