A Mommy and Me Date at the Malibu Getty

Last weekend my mom and I took a drive down the coast to explore the J. Paul Getty Museum: The Villa in Malibu, California.  We had found out about it a little over a year ago when we toured the other Getty Museum which is off the 405 in Southern Ca. 

This was an unforgettable experience, and one that I'd love to repeat.  The museum is full of ancient artifacts, some of which have survived THOUSANDS of years. These sculptures, bronzes, and mosaics have seen more of the human condition than any of us could ever hope to.  They have stood silent witness to the horrors of war and the joys of family and friends.  If they could speak, they would never shut up and still wouldn't be able to tell us everything.

We also ventured down the to Historic Santa Monica Pier and the end to the Route 66 (to get our kicks?). Neither of us had been there before and it was fun to munch on corn dogs and take in the sights.  People watching is never boring on a beach in Southern California. 

Here are a few of my favorite photos from the day, I haven't uploaded the ones that are on my camera yet, but this is the iPhone collection. 

Enjoy! 

Awesome Autumn Playlist

This time I'm not adding the YouTube links, sorry, it just took a long time and I'm not sure that all of these songs will even be there...and I'm not cool with putting amateur covers of awesome songs on my blog. So if you're interested in the songs, all but Garth Brooks ones are on Spotify and you can listen to them to your heart's content for free. So without further introduction, here are the songs that have been rotating heavily on my play list the past couple months. Have a musical season friends. <3

• Green Day - Oh Love
• Jason Aldean - When She Says Baby
• Salt-N-Peppa - Whatta Man
• Michael Jackson - Thriller
• TLC - What About Your Friends
• Janet Jackson - Black Cat
• Gary Allan - Every Storm (Runs out of Rain)
• Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
• Maroon 5 - Fortune Teller
• Kristin Chenoweth - Witchy Woman
• Lady Gaga - You and I
• Al Green - Ain't No Sunshine (When She's Gone)
• Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places
• Lil Jon - Get Low (To the Window, To the Wall)
• AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
• The Cranberries - Zombie
• Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
• Heart - Magic Man
• Jackson 5 - Dancin' Machine
• Ke$ha - Boots and Boys
• Kenny Chesney - El Cerrito Place
• Chevelle - Jars
• Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA
• David Guetta - I Just Wanna F
• Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes

Not all of these songs have a specific memory attached to them, but a few of them do and I can't help but dance when I hear them.

Fall 2012 Spotify playlist... the Garth songs aren't on it because he's not on the site :-)