A Whirlwind Vacation

I spent much of the month of June back in my homeland, beautiful California, and stayed just long enough to watch the Fourth of July fireworks. Here were some of the things I really looked forward to, and can now check off on my "to do" list:

• chillin' with good friends
• sit on a giant steel rocking horse and hold on to dear life
• see Spamalot! (the Broadway musical, not the Spam-lover's convention)
  
• eat Mexican food, lots of it!
• see the beautiful green rolling hills, cheerful wildflowers, and stunning California coastline
  
• go "hotel camping" with the sleeping-on-hard-ground adverse siblings
  
• have a slice of Zachary's deep dish pizza dripping with gooey cheese and tomato sauce
  
• watch someone get bitch-slapped by cheese
• wear a Hawaiian shirt with (blackmail) photos to prove it
• go beaching and witness a gay Jewish wedding on the beach
  
• belt out The Killers while joyriding with my BFF
  
• eat a gardenburger
• attend a wedding wearing a sari
• see Wicked, the musical
• drink lots of good ol' California wine
• get henna tattood
• enjoy an afternoon of shoe shopping at DSW
• eat some flaming cheese...yummy!
  
• eat a giant ice cream sundae at Ghirardelli Square
• experience 4th of July under the fireworks on a boat in SF bay...hooray for Independence! Fraternity, Equality, Liberty! (oh wait, not that last bit)

Phew...I've had a surreal and fabulous visit, and now it is back to my island home :(