sometimes three of the best things of los angeles can be summed up in words beginning with the letter B: beach, bonfire, barbecue.
ok fine, barbecues can be done anywhere i suppose...but isn't it much cooler to have a barbecue on the beach? with a bonfire? the correct answer is yes.
i wanted to have a cooler than normal barbecue on the beach, and thus the menu included steaks! and mashed potatoes! apple pie! guacamole! and much more, yum :) yes, i took forever to make (i will never forget how much butter we used, egads) but it was worth it when after splashing around, running around, fooling around on the guitar, we could all dig into mac and cheese, corn on the cob, and ribs!
the beach was surprising cold that day. the sky was overcast and it was windy until 2 pm! only in the afternoon did it actually start feeling like a nice summer day with the sun out and about and the water feeling warm and crisp against my skin. but the day also got broken up by the sound of airplanes taking off the ominous sight of airplanes disappearing into the clouds above our part of the beach.
i just realized that i didn't even take a picture of the bonfire...oh well...it was a good bonfire. very nice and orange and hot. it really kept us warm when the sun set and the cool ocean breezes finally hit us.
and i think that's when i realized (though i know and think it everyday): LA is awesome. it's a city of opposites. the rich (beverly hills) live with the poor (skid row). the artsy (the getty) live with the scientists (caltech). the young and hip (downtown LA) live with the old and wise (also downtown LA). the ocean hits the beach hits the city hits the mountains. i probably sound like a PSA for LA right now, but oh well. i live in one of the best cities in the world...cause i can have beach bonfire barbecues here.
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