"818s and heart(s that will never)break."

surprised jen sar for her birthday gift with a trip down to the griffith park dwp light festival. she was blindfolded during the car ride there up until we got on the tour bus for the festival, even during our pit-stop at starbucks in los feliz. there were buildings, dinosaurs, surfers, cowboys, indians, animals, elves, airplanes, body-builders, bikini girls, bridges, and all sorts of things illuminated. here's a small sample of what we saw:














awesome display of Christmas lights...you need to go if you haven't before. i've wanted to go for years so i'm glad i can finally say i went.







went over to la crescenta/montrose and ate at the rocky cola cafe. it was very nostalgic eating there and just being back in my childhood hometown. going through the shopping park, seeing holy redeemer, passing by my old home and schools, driving around and seeing all the things i still remember...the joy of coming back there is one-of-a-kind.






later on in the night...i met up with krysta, marc, pat, russell, and aimee at bj's for a long-awaited, long-overdue reunion. john antolin, nick, tiff, gelo, and dennis came through as well. hours of laughs, catching up, and entertainment. it was simply amazing spending time with these people that i don't get to chill with as much as i'd like to, especially russell who i haven't seen in years.



it's so affirming to know that after all this time...we're all still friends. friends that can be apart for so long and come back together like nothing's happened ---> la bella vita.

if i don't feel Christmas right now, with everything i've done in the past 24 hours...then i never will.