A visit to Santa Barbara

Christmas officially started on December 17th for us.  Spent the day with Mom in Santa Barbara.

After we dropped Mom off we went to Lorie's house for an overnight stay and the spoiling of a lifetime.  Lorie pulled out all the stops and made an amazing swordfish, fancy rice dish and roasted cauliflower with romesco sauce.  Good food, beautiful surroundings and the most wonderful friends make life even sweeter.

On our way home we stopped in Ojai to visit another dear friend, Sina, at her sweet home.  Sina is an amazing artist - check out this glass counter she made by hand.  Cut the tiles herself and all.  Damn girl...(oops, I was so busy looking at all of her amazing art that I forgot to take a photo of us.)