Last Thursday, my husband was in an amateur golf tournament at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, next door to the Rose Bowl. Even though Dominic and I couldn’t attend the actual tournament (he’s just way too young) we made a day of it and ran around having fun until Deon finished.
After stopping by a mall, we went to a nearby park called Glenoaks Park. I would never have known that it existed except that I typed into the GPS that I wanted the nearest park. What a very pleasant surprise! It’s nestled in the middle of a beautiful neighborhood and was the exactly what I was looking for: quiet, spacious, and not crowded. We stayed there for a couple of hours and then met up with one of my good friends, Sara at a beautiful new mall called The Americana at Brand (new to me at least!), which was next door to the Glendale Galleria. I love this new concept of the mall where you can live and play. There are apartments and condos available, and the mall layout makes you feel like you are in another town within a city.
We ate lunch at a fantastic restaurant called the Granville Cafe, which features fresh and organic gourmet meals at a great price. It was great to see her, and she actually shared with me a great new project that I’m going to feature in an upcoming post!
On Friday, Deon and I had the day off to recover from our all day trip to Pasadena. While my mom went shopping, Deon played golf and Dominic slept, Mei-Lin and I finally “baked” cookies! She brought over her little Mrs. Fields cooking set and we made two little batches together. The rest of the weekend was spent trying to recover from a cold.
I’m also happy to say that my all time favorite actor, Colin Firth (see my post about him here), won a Golden Globe for his role in “The King’s Speech”. Congratulations Colin! Hope you all had a great weekend!
