It has been a year since my Pepperdine friend Melanie and I last met up. Such a shame! Living less than an hour away, but kids in school makes it hard.
We set this Monday on our calendar many weeks ago, as even summer can fill up quickly.
We had made plans to meet up at the Huntington Library, a beautiful collection of artwork and gardens. It was forecast to be 100, but we stuck to our plan and made it work (just barely!).
My mom was able to come - Melanie is an honorary daughter to her, too. We all enjoyed seeing Andrew again - he's now 2 years old.
One of the gardens had some great interactive displays that Cora really enjoyed. Here, she's getting a vey up-close look at the inside of a flower.
We checked out the giant bud of the infamous corpse flower, which was about to burst into stinky bloom for the first time in several years.
One of the highlights of the library is a Gutenberg Bible, one of the first ever published.
The gift shop was lovely (and well air-conditioned!). The girls liked finding these two fancy jellies, with each of their names, next to each other.
We then went back to Melanie's house, to see their renovation and have a popsicle to cool off before heading back home. It was great catching up with my long-time friend!
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