The Los Angeles Arboretum

Last saturday my best friend and i went out the arboretum to see the california philharmonic....

I had never been there in the evening....i must say it was quite pretty....

We were on the lawn....this is the view behind us....those are the san gabriel mountains....

the arboretum is located in arcadia california....this is also where i grew up....i always seem to forget how pretty and quiet it is there....as a kid i couldnt stand living in suburbia....now i live in the half rough and tumble city of fontana california....its part super funky(not in a good way) and part brand new beautiful homes and communities....but this is where we could afford to purchase a little more than half of an acre and it is mostly quiet in my particular area....

So we took this opportunity to indulge in a food fest....yes there was wine and tea....

There was chicken thai chiles cashews....

Delicious heirloom tomato bruschetta....i ate a whole lot of that!

Fried rice and salad with a sweet asian sausage....there were supposed to be cookies....but i had baking disasters....so i only brought the chicken....

Here is my girl Harumi....oh my god we both ate so much....polished off a bottle of wine....and you know when you are somewhere and you have eaten too much and you wish you could just lay down....well being on the lawn meant we could....it was definitely a great night!