Life and Times in SoCal

The end of the year and the decade

      We did something we have never done in the past 9 years, went shopping on Black Friday! Julie decided to buy herself a new car. She wanted to swap the Range Rover for something a little sportier, so she went for a Porsche! 

We discovered its pronounced “Porsh-ah” in the US. It’s a Macan Sports Edition 2019 with cream leather interior.

  New Home 1st Christmas

For the past few years we have decorated the outside of our house for the holidays (as they say here). Nothing very bold or tacky just a few lights around the outside of the house and decorations on the inside. As this is our first Christmas in our own house, we thought we would carry on the tradition. Most homes in our street are decorated some more than others! One of the most decorated places though is East Lake Village in the city of Yorba Linda, where we lived last year, there the saying is “Go Big or Go Away”! 

 Family 

We love getting together with family, whether it’s in the UK or at our house, the more the merrier. We will be coming back in 2020 for Lizzies wedding and to see as many family members as possible.

Family gatherings

Family are important to us. They keep us grounded, as we all get older and more spread throughout the world it is important that we keep connected. we have both said in the past “come and see us” and we mean it, or that we will meet you on the east coast as we have done twice this year. Once in Orlando FL and once in Boston MA.    

 SoCal & LA

A lot of people asked us why LA and SoCal? Well it’s easy, we came here for jobs and loved it. Yes, it has its issues, pretty much like all other major cities and areas around the world, but it also has some stunning places to visit.

Favorite Places

Of all the beaches in SoCal our favorite is Laguna Beach. Its an artistic center with many galleries and restaurants and then there’s places like Echo Park just off the 101 freeway on the way to Hollywood. There are many great places from San Diego up the PCH to San Francisco and the beaches of Orange County to the desert and places like Palm Springs.     

Lastly for this year, Julie & I would like to wish all our family and friends across the miles a safe and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous 2020. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible next year. 

Ciao Paul & Julie December 18, 2019