Sunday, April 6, 2008

Cherry Blossom Festival

Aaron and I went to the 7th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival this morning in downtown Los Angeles. Our friend's Derek and Andrea have been telling us about it for the past several years, but this was our first time heading down. Andrea's family seemed to be very involved in the festival - as we sat with Andrea to chat at her butterfly making booth, she kept introducing us to all these people in official tee-shirts and walkie-talkies. There were three stages set up for entertainment: martial arts, Hawaiian culture, and a general song and dance stage. Lots of vendors and food - we of course had some kettle corn (not exactly Japanese culture - but oh so good!). We were really glad that we went and will hopefully go again next year!

We also went up to Thousand Oaks this evening to my step-aunt's (sounds weird calling her that!) place for a get together. My dad's wife has been in town visiting and they threw a party at her place this evening. It was really nice to be invited and we had a great time getting to know some more of Sue's friends.

Oh, and last night was date night... Aaron took me to our favorite movie theater (the Landmark at the Westwood pavilion) and then to dinner at our favorite Brazilian restaurant, Bossa Nova. If you're a fan of the romantic comedy and are interested in something a little bit off the beaten path, I recommend finding a place where they are showing Priceless. It stars the same girl from Amelie and was super cute and heart warming.

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