I had to be in LA recently for work and Justin was able to accompany me for the trip! We only had 1 whole day together, but we were both grateful for the time to just be the two of us! It was long overdue.
He had been to LA before but this was my first time. I asked him to have a general plan for the day but emphasized that it can be really loose and we can just see how we feel as the day goes. It was Valentine’s day as well, and as much as I would have liked to dress up and go out for a fancy dinner, I decided a few days before that I would just throw my hair up and go super basic for the day so we could enjoy the convertible we were hoping to rent!
We woke up early Sunday morning because our “internal clocks” were still on eastern time. Poor Justin was up at 4:00am but I managed to sleep in until about 5:15am! After I stirred he said we could go watch the sunrise at the Griffith Observatory, so we quickly threw ourselves together and did just that (with a Starbucks run on the way of course).
The sunrise was beautiful. It was so cool to see the city from the Observatory, and it was a clear enough day to see exactly when the sun rose from the horizon. It was a special moment.
A local recommended that we try The Griddle Cafe for breakfast. We managed to get there about 10 minutes before it opened and got in line. That’s right, there was a line of people waiting to get into the restaurant when it opened. I knew that was a good sign.
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