Museum Day

Last Sunday my husband and I had a museum day. Earlier that week we saw a news segment that was talking about a new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The exhibit that immediately sparked my husband's interest, The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón E Inspiración. This new exhibit explores the world of the Low Rider and the inspiration on artist.  We made our way to the Miracle Mile in search of some Low Riders. 

Upon our arrival we were greeted by two beautiful cars but we still had to go up three floors to start the exploration. It was three levels of beautiful cars that took your breathe away.  Let me just say even if you are not a car aficionado, you should visit this museum. The museum is filled with beautiful historic cars from every possible era. It's amazing to see how far the automobile has come and how beautiful a car can be. 

Our visit ended on the first floor, at the exhibit we were initially there for. The exhibit was smaller than I expected but I really enjoyed it. The artwork on these cars is amazing, definitely worth a visit. In addition to the cars, they had artwork from artist that have been inspired by the Low Rider. At the end of our visit we left with the desire of owning classic car that we can drive around on Sundays, but we settled for a '67 Impala model car that we bought at the gift shop. 

What's the point?

 

 The big day of love is over. Valentine's day this year landed on a Sunday. When you work in an office, Valentines starts on Friday. It starts on Friday because some of your coworkers receive flowers on this day. So whenever this holiday lands on a weekend Valentines always starts on Friday. I know this because I've worked in an office environment for about 15 years and have plenty of years to observe this. Every time I wonder why?

 

Why would your love one want to send you flowers on the eve of the holiday or in some years up to two days in advance? Do significant others  feel like its necessary to demonstrate their love towards you in public otherwise it doesn't count? Do they feel like its necessary for their partners to have something to show off to their colleagues so they don't feel left out? Do they get a better deal if they buy in advance?

 

Maybe all of those scenarios apply, but guys, thanks to social media you can show off regardless of when Valentine's day lands on.

 



Looking for Distractions

Sometimes we're okay and sometimes we have bad days or weeks. Sometimes we look for things to distract us of the sadness we feel. On this day we went to the Queen Mary to visit the Princess Diana exhibit. Pictures are not permitted during the exhibit so these pictures were taken after, while roaming the Queen Mary. 

These pictures were taken in Long Beach, CA.

Color of the Month-July

When I think of July I think of Independence day, the American flag, fireworks and barbecues. So it's no wonder the Color of the Month for July is Red!

Some of these photos were taken on an iPhone and others were taken on a Nikon camera. Now, when  picking pictures for The Color of Month post I don't have any rules, for instance the shades of color can vary and are not limited to a specific shade of red. 

This photo was taken at Hellman Trail in Whittier, CA.

This photo was taken on the 6th Street Bridge in Downtown Los Angeles. 

This photo was taken in Chinatown.

This photo was taken of the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. 

This photo was taken in Santa Monica, CA.

This photo was taken at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA.

This photo taken in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles, CA.

This photo was taken in Cerritos, CA.

This photo was taken in Santa Monica, CA. 

P.s. sorry the last photo is scary.