I got to spend today with Heather Kelly, or as Kenny calls her, Heatherface Kelly, or Heavy Head. I love this girl. We've had good times since we've been here-lunch at Portillo's, Sweeny Todd, SCCTM, Ellen, her birthday at Brenden's, Trapped in the Closet...but this particular day was extra wonderful.

Heather and I met up with some of her friends in Corona Del Mar. From there we drove to the entrance of Crystal Cove State Park. We walked the gorgeous beach for and hour and a half to the beach cottages, then up to the Shake Shack for a date shake. Crystal Cove is the bee's knees as far as a State Beach goes. You could spend at least a couple days there, looking in tide pools, walking, photographing...There are wildflowers on the cliffs and we saw hummingbirds everywhere. It's just great, and I highly recommend going there. Pack a picnic and for a $10 parking fee, you have all day entertainment. There's even a decent restaurant near the cottages.

After hiking back up on the cliffs, Heather and I drove to her mom, Carol's place in Laguna Beach. We had dinner with her, and walked across PCH to the beach at the Montage Resort. The property where the resort sits used to be the Treasure Island trailer park with a private beach (part of The Long, Long Trailer was filmed there-a great RVing movie!), and now it's a hoity toity resort with a public beach. Treasure Island was also filmed there. Billy Bones! Arrrgh! The water and beach there are sooo pristine. We then went back to Heather's friends' house to have a BBQ and play Balderdash. All in all, a wonderful day with a wonderful friend. Lots of beachy outdoor goodness.