▲▲▲ Day Five: Instagram Adventures ▲▲▲

Today was a charming day spent with the lovely twins, Alexa and Adrina Goglanian, along with their brother Abram. Before meeting up with them for our little instameet, Daniel and I had the pleasure of sleeping in, cooking a delightful breakfast, and then having a quiet morning. A little after lunch, the Goglanian gang came and picked us up for a day full of charming adventures. We explored old downtown Orange – a cute little round-about filled with antique stores and doodads of all kinds. We went to Starbucks, drove down to Laguna and walked on some rocks/cliffs along the oceanside taking pictures. It was beautiful and serene.

Taken by one of the lovely Goglanian sisters :)

Adrina, Abram and Alexa :)

We explored some of the back hills of laguna, taking a hike and just enjoying nature. We found random things like bamboo and watermelon plants along our way. Quite random but the little watermelon were adorable!

Abram was pretty much our tour guide for the afternoon, and he suggested that we eat at a burger joint called Umami Burger. We had a surfer-dude, stereotypical cali boy as our waiter, and it made us all giggle with his silliness. We all talked about our lives, dreams and hopes for the future, and the next step on our current adventure. It was such a delightful afternoon, and I know that both Daniel and I really enjoyed getting to know that Gogolian siblings. They all have great talents in various applications within the art field. They love the Lord and they have a joy for life. This was a lovely day well spent.

▲ Grand Canyon: In iPhone photos ▲

▲▲▲ Day Four: California bound ▲▲▲

This morning we woke up at 4:30 in the morning to watch the sunrise over the Grand Canyon. As always, God has perfect timing and we arrived at the opening just in time to see the sun peak up through the canyon. It was probably the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed in my entire life. God just never ceases to amaze me and the beauty he has created. These photos don't do justice - not even close.



After we sat in the awe of the beauty that surrounded us, we decided that we were due some coffee.
That is when this facebook photo happened:


Then we were off! On our way out of the canyon, we couldn't help but to stop and visit the Flinestones!


We drove from the Grand Canyon to California. The drive was rather uneventful as it was pretty much all desert... That's I40 for you! However, Daniel and I just swapped stories of our adventures thus far, and arrived safely at our friend Brian's house no problem!




The rest of the evening was wonderful and relaxed! Brian grilled for us (pictured above) delicious chicken and tons of veggies - happiness! We all just talked and caught up on each others lives, and enjoyed the California breeze outside. Man, how I've missed California.