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After my trip to NYC I headed out to Sunny California to visit my little brother. Here’s a few pictures I snapped of our trip, Enjoy!

 

~ 2 Grandparents, 2 Moms and 4 kids on a 24 hour trip Donuts were a MUST!!

~ Arizona

~ Holy Burrito Batman!!

~ I sipped on agua de guayaba while we shopped for a family BBQ.

~ After our BBQ all of us craved Cheesecake. I had a slice of Chocolate.

~ We took the kids to Birch Aquarium.

~ All the kids were fascinated by the colorful fishes.

~ The San Diego view!

~ After the Aquarium we headed to LA!

 

~ Chinatown

~ Lanterns

~ We strolled Chinatown

~ Steamed buns

~The kids devoured loads and loads of Noodles.

~ A bit of Shopping.

~ Later that evening we went to a Jazz lounge. The kids enjoyed a evening with the grandparents.

~Midnight Jenga battle….

 

~Attending the Bates Nut Farm & Valley View 1st Gourmet Food Truck Festival

~Yummy~Asian Sliders from Asian Persuasion

~ The Asian Persuasion Truck

~ The Ron Burgundy from Groggy’s Fat Sandwiches. Philly Cheese steak, with french fries and mozzarella sticks.

~ The Urban East truck

~ Hands down the best of the the festival. A juicy burger with apple chutney from Urban Eats.

~ A Lobster roll from Two for the Road.

~ Potato Pierogis’ from The Pierogi Truck

~ A berry Crepe from Crepes Bonaparte. Amazing~ we are trying to recreate these at home.

 

 

~ My first Boba Bubble Tea! Where have you been ALL my life?

~ I immediately went to the local market to track down boba pearls and stock up! Besides Mexican food I ADORE Asian flavors!

~ Cooking with the Sister in Law

~ An outdoors movie with the kiddos. Later that night the adults watched a scary movie (kinda freaky), but I’m a baby when it comes to anything spooky!

~ Old Town

~I wanted to buy EVERYTHING in this store. LOVE<LOVE Dia de Los Muertos figurines.

~ We picked up a few candies from an old general store and headed home!

 

WOW~ I had a blast in California, but am so Happy to be home.  School begins today and I can get back to my normal blog schedule~ I have been offline WAY to long!
Stay tuned for new recipes~ happy to be back!

 

 

 

 

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I'm Vianney, an Award-Winning Food Blogger, Recipe Developer and the Author of The Tex-Mex Slow Cooker and Latin Twist. Here in South Texas, we love to entertain and spend time in the company of good people. Sweet Life is a celebration of that connection and the vibrant, unique culture of South Texas.

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