LA to see Danae!

My cousin Danae is a Kansas born girl turned California girl.  We have been close ever since I think both of us can remember.  Even though we were states apart growing up, and didn't get to see each other very much we would always pick back up to where we left off when together.  As I look at our lives now I feel that we have switched places with each other.  Danae as a young girl growing up loved Kansas, and I always imagined her going to school close to home, getting married, and settling down in her home town.  I on the other wanted so bad to move away from home and go on some adventures.  I did have some adventures, but here I am today....married young to none other than a KANSAS boy and living in Kansas, (I do have to say that that there is an adventure in itself though!) and Danae is living a huge adventure in California, single and sophisticated.  Amazing how God has plans for our futures that we can not imagine, and I must say that it is probably a good thing that we can't look ahead to what is in store.  He definitely has built my trust in Him through the unknown of the future.

Anyways, I recently took a long weekend to go visit Danae.  She moved out to Cali for school, and since she moved I have not really gotten to spend any good, quality time with her.  As I headed out to LA I wondered if Danae and I would click like we always have, or if this time it would be in a sense a little more awkward.  Guess what.......we were like little girls again! =) I'm so thankful to have a cousin/friend like Danae that encourages me in my walk with Christ.  Our friendship is priceless to me because it is not often you find friends that you can be silly with and laugh a lot with yet have deep spiritual conversations with and be able to open up about struggles and trials.  You are great Danae!

Here's a little bit of what our weekend involved........   

Finally together!

Malibu beach-it was very sunny and warm at first.

Then the fog rolled in.

No more swimming. In fact at this point instead of laying on my towel I was under my towel trying to stay warm.

Thai tea.  Not my favorite I must say...

Our meal was ok.  I think Danae is a little more adventuresome when it come to food.

Danae took me to Sprinkles a cupcake store in Beverly Hills.  They were the MOST AMAZING CUPCAKES!  We decided to try to create our own amazing cupcake.....

Yes, those are purple cupcakes.

In fact, they are blueberry!

We called them Blueberry Bliss Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting.

We were pretty proud of ourselves. =)

Of course we had to sample.  We are both addicted to sugar!

My last morning there.  After church we had a brunch at the Egg Plantation.