Fresh Air, Blue Skies, and Cool Water - Oh, and They're Back From the Dead

So I got off work today, and I didn't feel like doing a formal workout. Those days happen - I figure that this is my body's way of telling me that I need to take it easy. So I went down the road a ways to Huntington Harbor. I started at the marina. I walked around the docks, looking at the boats.

The tall building to the left is where the parking lot is. It took me about 20 minutes to get to this point. Then I came back around to the ocean side, and this is the view across the channel toward Sunset Beach.

The area below the palm trees is basically a restaurant row. My favorite one is called Don the Beachcomber. It's decorated like a Hawaiian Tiki room, and it's so corny that it's awesome. Next time I'm there, I'll grab a picture.

Some of these areas are private, and some are public. I lived down there in a condo a while ago. It was lovely, but we needed a bigger house and I don't have 10 million bucks, so off to Huntington Beach we went. It's only a couple of miles away, but not on a channel or a beach. Here are some people enjoying one of the public areas.

I love some of the names of the boats. Also, I like to see where they are from. In this sleepy little marina, most of the boats say Huntington Harbor. Here are some of them in their docks.

Huntington Harbor is composed of 5 man made islands - Humboldt, Trinidad, Admiralty, and I can't remember the other 2. It used to be (when I was there, 15 or so years ago) that it was super quiet because most folks were old, and the weather was PERFECT. Better than San Diego, even better than Hawaii. Perfect. I've been lucky, living my whole life in SoCal. And at Xmas time, there is a big boat parade through the channels, and you go house to house, partying. Haven't done that since we moved. Here is one more view of the lovely Harbor.

To the left are expensive custom homes, and to the right are rather affordable condos. Same Channel, different side. I would totally go for the condos if I had the chance. I'm notoriously frugal.

Speaking of which, I got two pairs of my favorite shoes reheeled. So I go into the shop, tell the man what I want, and he says $38. So I say "I'm sure, that's way too much. I will go somewhere else." So he drops it to $16. I said okay, but this dude is so trying to rip people off, and that is not right. So I'm going to try somewhere else next time. But anyway, here they are BACK FROM THE DEAD. My black pilgrim shoes with the red buckle doohickeys, and my overdose green witch shoes.

I CANNOT wait to wear them. Besides being cheap, I am lazy. I hate to do chores. Taking shoes to be fixed is chores, so I let it slide. For months. So I haven't had my cool shoes for months. So now, I am drooling to wear them. Pavlovian to the max.

One more good thing happened today. I got my July Birchbox. Looky looky!!! I get so excited when I see it in my mailbox.

Here's what I got: 1) Cynthia Rowley Black Eyeliner Pencil. Going to Vegas with me next week. Smokey eyes = Sin City. 2) Naobay Body Radiance Lotion - Save for end of summer when olive oil and avocado oil is mandatory to prevent reptilian skin. 3) Number 4 Super Comb Prep and Protect - a leave in conditioner. Save for later. 4) Supergoop Anti-Aging Eye Cream - 911 for Vegas. Has SPF 37. 5) Smartypants Gummy Vitamins - couldn't care less. I don't take vitamins. I eat a wide variety of foods, lots of fruit and veggies. Snack.
So that's it for a lazy Friday evening at Casa de Holtzman. Now, I'm gonna shower and watch TV with Doc and Elli. Please be advised that I am not always this exciting. But now that I am blogging, I figure that I ought to put my best face forward. Oh, excuse me, I am laughing too hard to continue. Stay tuned for more excitement - tomorrow, Rosie pulls weeds and visits Villa Valencia (the retirement home where my mom lives. Free wine from a box.) Hope you all have a good evening!!!