After Jessica and Jeff left on Tuesday, we didn't really do much. We needed a night to re-group after all of the drinking and late nights. On Wednesday the 4th we rode bikes to Hermosa to the biggest party of the year. The Strand, beach, boardwalk, houses on the Strand, sidewalks, etc. were PACKED with people partying. It was madness. Since we didn't come prepared with alcohol (and didn't want to get tickets for drinking in public), we decided to hit the bars! Patrick Molloy's was probably the least crowded besides Waterman's (but I have vowed to never step foot in that place again), so we went there to get a few brews. A couple of beers and a few shots later, we were done spending money that we didn't have. We rode home to continue drinking and to grill out.
At Patrick Molloy's
Boys & myself
Happy 4th<3
At the fireworks show
Charlie grilled us brats and a neighbor gave us leftover grilled corn on the cob. They were deeelish. After eating, Murph and Luke came by for a bit. We walked down to the Redondo Beach fireworks just in time for them to start. After the fireworks, we had the boys drop us off at the top of Pier Ave. so we could walk back down to Hermosa to continue the party. Little did we know, once the fireworks were over, so were the parties. Hermosa was DEAD. I guess people got a little too partied out during the day ...considering people were hammered at noon. We walked three miles home ...making a few stops, mostly to watch personal firework shows and to check out the Crown Plaza hotel. Once we got home, we hung out, I made grilled cheese and chicken noodle soup, and at some point we both passed out in the living room.
Definitely not the most eventful 4th of July of all time ...but it was still pretty fun.
The day after the 4th, Charlie had to work and it was cloudy out. The weather definitely ruined my plans to lay poolside all day, but I got a lot done ...cleaning, laundry, groceries, dinner. After dinner, we headed to the Santa Monica Pier for yet ANOTHER free Donavon Frankenreiter show. Although it was pretty similar to the set he played at Saint Rocke a few weeks ago, it was a great show. People of all ages were getting their groove on ...and we even met up with Murph, Mike, & Luke for the last few songs.
Friday Charlie had to work again, so I hung out with my dad for some of the afternoon. We rode bikes from our place to the Manhattan pier and ended our ride with lunch at El Torito on the Redondo pier. I'm not usually a fan of El Torito, but this location was BOMB. Their salsa was super fresh (and not too spicy like the other locations), the chips were super crunchy, and my carnitas tacos with tomatillo salsa were delicious. After lunch, I hit the pool for a few hours before Charlie came home.
We honestly ended up doing a whole lot of nothing Friday night. Saturday we did some street team work for Saint Rocke before hitting the pool for about two hours. We had to leave the pool early, because my dad and Lisa were coming over for dinner. We had some incredible blended margaritas (thanks Char!), two kinds of chips and salsa, grilled chicken & carne asada fajitas and refried beans. Unfortunately we forgot to grill the corn on the cob that we had sitting in the fridge (oops!). We had a great time sitting around chatting and eating for a few hours. After my dad and Lisa left, Charlie and I put in a movie and were done for.
It was SO nice to do some much needed relaxing!
Sunday we got up early, he went to say bye to Murph while I cleaned up the house and went rollerblading. When he got back, we decided to head up to Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes. They have a public walking trail that has a gorgeous view of the ocean and leads down to sea caves. The property at Terranea is gorgeous in itself. Not far down the road is the whale watching spot (Vicente Pointe) that my family has spent a lot of time at. Charlie had never been, so we had to go check it out! After spending some time at Vicente Point, we decided that since we were already in Palos Verdes, we might as well check out Malaga Cove too. We hiked down, watched a man swimming around like a mer-man in the ocean, talked to a man who was training on the hills, and took in the scenery.
After all that walking around, we had quite the appetite. We headed home and walked down to the Redondo pier. We stopped at a spot called Kegs, because they rave about their 26 beers on tap and their pizza and burgers. We decided to split mozzarella sticks and a cheeseburger with fries. The mozzarella sticks were less than appetizing. The fries tasted like they had been fried with a bunch of seafood. Charlie thought the burger was okay, but I thought it was amazingly delicious. I usually order turkey burgers, so most of the time I find that beef burgers freaking rock!
After lunch we headed home, picked up the car, and went to Trader Joe's for some groceries for the week & also hit Redbox. On the way home, we stopped at Dive and Surf, so Charlie could look at wetsuits. We ended up in their clothes bin for a while picking out new swim trunks & shirts, but as usual, we walked away empty-handed.
Once we got back home, I made ham & alfredo flatbreads with tomato soup, and we watched 21 Jump Street. Although it was extremely fake and outrageous at times, it was a pretty funny movie.
And that, my friends, sums up our 4th of July week!
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