Pop! Pop! Soda Shoppe!

There's nothing quite like going to a soda shoppe on a hot summer day to get a cool drink.  Ah.  So refreshing and just plain awesome!  When you're just too busy and  just can't get out to go to a soda shoppe, Jelly Belly has solved that problem.  Check out the awesome Jelly Belly Soda Pop Shoppe Gummi Bottles!



There are five flavors: Cherry Coke, Grape, Lemon Lime (which by the way is an awesome green color!), Orange, and Root Beer.



Of course, being such an awesome green color, I tried the Lemon Lime flavor first.  One word: Awesome! (with a capital "A"!)



Then I tried Root Beer.  Good but not awesome.  I guess I am not as fond of the licorice-like flavor.

An Awesome Afghan

Sorry, folks, if you are Afghani, but I'm talking about the awesome crocheted variety!  That's not to say that you aren't awesome, too.  I think all people are awesome!  Check out the picture below.  First off, can you find me?  Good luck!  Waldo doesn't have anything on Little Man! 



Secondly, the patterns are amazing and mesmerizing!  It may look a little retro, but it's still awesome in my book!

Awesome Solvang sweets

I bought this awesome chocolate from Solvang on my wonderful vacation.  It was hard waiting to eat them until I got home.  Here I am opening the box of chocolately goodness.



Savoring the awesome chocolate smell before digging in.  Ahh.



Gorging on the tasty chocolate.  I must've eaten half the box by myself.  I was stuffed!

Awesome Amazon Kindle!

For those of you who know me, I am one awesome book worm!  There's nothing like cracking open a good book on the weekend.  My biggest issue, though, is sometimes those books, while awesome, smell weird.  Well, problem solved!  I received my Amazon Kindle today in the mail!  I, of course, got the one without advertisements because I am awesome.  I took some photos so you can see how cool the Kindle is.



Wow, the Kindle is quite large!  Well, for you normal-sized people, it is nice and light and just the right size to enjoy while swinging on the front porch.



Like any normal schmoe, I enjoy a good scare.  What better than the works of Edgar Allan Poe.  He writes some scary stuff!  However, he is one awesome dude!  Too bad he is dead...



Reading might appear daunting but the benefits for your brain are incredible!



I admit sometimes reading makes me sleepy.  The Kindle makes an awesome bed!  Nighty-night!

Viva la vista points!

Heading north on Highway 1, which is also called the Pacific Coast Highway. 



I stopped at several vista points to stretch my yellow-pantsed legs.



The views were spectacular! 

A berry good dinner

In Cambria, I dined at Linn's.  





I ordered and then sat down on the table to wait.



The waiter brought me some bread, butter, and a delicious berry jam.



My Caesar salad came next.  I sure do love salads!



Then my main course -- a slice of chicken pot pie, mashed potatoes and gravy, and mixed vegetables.



It was all quite tasty! 

Sitting on mussels

After my awesome visit to Hearst Castle, I went to Cambria.  First stop: Moonstone Beach.



There were lots of cool, hole-ridden rocks.



And rocks covered with mussels.



And darn right awesome sand, nice and warm in the sun!  Ahhh.



What a grand day!  And it wasn't over yet!  After all, what about dinner?  Come back for more!  Have an awesome night!

Little man, big castle Part III

Lying on a fab tile on the grounds of Hearst Castle.  The tile designs sure were awesome!



The gardens were awesome, too.



Just look at these spiffy succulents.



I later caught one of the buses heading back to the visitor center.



I meandered around the visitor center some more.  One room had a sign saying, "PLEASE TOUCH THE OBJECTS IN THIS ROOM". 



So touch them I did. 



This marble is discolored due to acids and oils from big people's hands.  That's why this room of objects was available -- touch these and leave the ones in the castle alone.  Super awesome!  Hearst Castle rocked!

Little man, big castle Part II

Hearst Castle was designed by famed architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst, who lived from 1863 to 1951.  The property was donated to the State of California in 1957. 



After the awesome Grand Rooms tour inside Casa Grande, I went exploring some more outside.



There were decorative tiles on some of the staircases.  This particular step had blue rabbits.  Awesome!





Lounging by the outdoor Neptune Pool.



The views were awesome -- I could see the ocean!



Come back for Part III!

Little man, big castle Part I

Hello, awesome friends!  Long time, no post.  (I'm a very busy little man!)  I hope you have all been doing super fantastic!



I visited Hearst Castle in San Simeon.  I explored the visitor center as I waited for the next tour bus to arrive and take me up the mountain to the castle.



While I waited, I bought a cool collectible medallion for a dollar.



The tour bus eventually arrived and I took a seat on board.  The interior of the bus had a rainbow motif -- rainbow pattern on the seats, rainbow pattern on the ceiling.  Interesting.



Ah!  Finally on the grounds of the estate.



In front of Casa Grande, the main house.



Standing on the awesome mosaic tile floor in the Roman Pool room, which was decorated with eight large statues of Roman gods, goddesses, and heroes.  Stay tuned for more castle fun!

More o' this beach, please!

There were lots of shells scattered across Morro Strand State Beach, many of which were broken but still awesome!







It was a most awesome morning for a stroll on the beach.  La dee da dee da.