Summer Is Over :(

Ok, so not really. Summer really isn't over in LA until Novemberish (or at least that will be the case if this terrible drought keeps up). But the traditional summer months are over. And I hate it. Immensely. Summer is by far one of my favorite seasons (which is a good thing if you live here and don't like the cold. Sorry, Cam.) However, traditional summer activities are coming to an end--baseball, lazy beach days (not that we've done any. I know, we have literally no excuse for not going to the beach when it's 45 minutes away), outdoor movies/concerts, ice cream! So, here's a summer wrap up for our summer (ok, so technically the first day of fall was Sept. 23, but I'm gonna ride on the last waves of summer for as long as I can, especially when it's going to be 90 degrees at the end of this week).

The Highlights:

1. I graduated in June! Le Familia came to visit.
2. We moved to a better/more wonderful place in June a week after graduation.
3. I started working at full-time status through September while I job searched.
4. We caught a comedy show at the Ice House in Pasadena and had gourmet hot dogs at the Dog Haus (Delicious!) 
5. Spent the 4th of July with friends in Santa Ana. Gambit does not like fireworks. At all. 
6. We caught a few Dodgers' games, including the Hello Kitty game and the Star Wars game. 
7. Gambit got a fashionable harness that doubles as a seat belt and hiking harness.
8. We've discovered how difficult it can be getting packages delivered to our apartment...
9. We made a spontaneous trip to the LA Tall Ships Festival to see a GIANT INFLATABLE RUBBER DUCK after our lunch at the Long Beach BBQ Fest. 
10. In August, we went to the Orange International Street Festival with some friends from Santa Ana. So many people. 
11. I GOT A JOB. 
12. We celebrate said hiring down at Redondo Beach at The Shrimp Lover (we both agreed that The Boiling Crab is way better and didn't have so much garlic in it that we kept smelling it for the next couple of days after.) 
13. Our friend, Jenna, came to visit the week before Emily's wedding in Oregon.
14. Emily got married!
15. I started working at my new job.

He looks so thrilled to be wearing my LA Dodgers Hello Kitty ball cap. Yes, it has ears and a bow :]

THE GIANT INFLATABLE RUBBER DUCK. Not gonna lie, a little anti-climatic, but still fun.

Gambit's new harness. Cam and I have both managed to put it on backwards... Poor dog.

We found a taste of home! And yes, we got a dozen original glazed since the Hot N Ready sign was on.

When we were in Portland, Cameron wanted to get a haircut and beard trim from this barber shop. They serve beer while you're getting trimmed. He was happy, needless to say. 

In Portlamd. we stopped at Rogue Brewery's Pub House and Cameron got to drink all the Rogue beer he could possible dream of. Now he's super happy. 

The Brewhouse does a "Hoppy Meal" during lunch hours, where you can get an entree and a pint for $2-3 (the beer, not the whole meal). But, as part of the "Hoppy Meal" you get a free toy. These were ours. 

The only photo of us at my friend's wedding. My dress, unfortunately, got damaged on the way back to LA. Cameron bought two bottles of whiskey and one broke in my checked bag and the dress now has red/pink stains down one side... It will probably be dyed black over Christmas so I can still use it!