For Thanksgiving we went to a friend's house in San Clemente. We were sad that we weren't able to be with family over the holiday, but we had a very nice time with friends. Our friends' house isn't on the beach, it's actually probably a couple of miles from the beach, however they have an awesome ocean view. And the sunset that evening was absolutely stunning. I wished I had my camera with me so I could have captured it. Besides the sunset we could also see the elusive islands of Catalina and San Clemente. Because of the marine layer that seems to be present more often than not, Jeremy and I have probably only seen Catalina a handful of times since we've lived here. I think this might have been a first sighting of San Clemente Island for both of us. As the sun was dropping out of view, the islands seemed to pop out of nowhere. Of course it's only the silhouette, but it's still quite a sight. The sky also layered with brilliant dark blues and oranges - such a beautiful contrast. Throw in the silhouettes of the islands and palm trees and it was breath taking. What a gorgeous view for Thanksgiving.
Saturday we took a little outing to Balboa island. I was hoping that there would be more Christmas decorations up, but that will give us an excuse to go back in the next couple of weeks. For those of you that don't know about Balboa Island, it's literally about 6 miles down the road from us. It's a tiny island with quaint houses. Caroline and I were down there before Halloween and some of the houses had the cutest decorations. After we had lunch at Wilma's Patio, we stopped at the frozen banana shop for dessert and then headed to the sidewalk that takes you around the island.
This is Caroline getting tickled:
There were even some kayakers out there
Later that evening:
She is just so precious!!
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