La Palma Chicken Pie Shop in Anaheim, CA

Rating: You Should Go

The La Palma Chicken Pie Shop has been around for decades, and so have its employees/customers.  The decorations look like they haven't changed since they first opened, either.  Although this place caters to an older crowd, it has a nice small-town feel

Comedy Sportz in Los Angeles, CA

The Wall of Comedians

Rating: You Should Go

ComedySportz LA is an improv group that performs weekly in LA.  The shows are very family friendly, even discouraging audience members from giving crude or inappropriate suggestions by threatening to put a brown bag over your head if you do (which actually happened to my brother because he wasn't there to hear the warning).  They're a lot of fun to watch and there's no pressure to participate if you don't want to.

Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, CA

Rating: You Should Go

MOCA is split into 3 buildings: 1) the Geffen Contemporary, 2) MOCA Grand Avenue, and 3) the Pacific Design Center.  Only the first 2 are museums, and the one we went to was Geffen.  The museum is featuring Art in the Streets (street art) until August 8th, including some of Banksy's work.  (If you don't know who that is, I would recommend watching the documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop", now available on Netflix instant watch.)

Party Idea #3: Scott Pilgrim Palooza

Rockin' Out Sex Bob-omb Style

This was another party based on something a lot of our friends liked.  You could do the same thing for any movie you and your friends obsess about really, this is just the one we chose.  This party was rather simple to put together.  We provided food for the BBQ (hot dogs and hamburgers) and asked others to bring drinks, sides, and desserts.  Key items we included were Coke Zero and garlic bread, since those make a big showing in the movie (you could also include Gin &Tonic for a drinking group).  We had the idea to dress up hipster,

4th of July Fireworks in Yorba Linda, CA

Rating: You Should Go

We moved to Orange County on July 1st and looked around for a new place to celebrate Independence Day.  Luckily, we have friends that have lived in the area for years who invited us to join them at Veteran's Park.  The events begin at 5pm hosted by a DJ, and the fireworks show starts at 9pm.  There's no parking lot so everyone parks along the streets.  It's a hilly walk down to the park so you might want to bring some good walking shoes.

Party Idea #2: Minute to Win It

"Winning!"

When our zombie party was a hit, we decided to do another themed party.  This time it would be a test of skill based on the games of the show Minute to Win It.  Our friend looked up the games and instructions on the Minute to Win It website and picked 10 of them.  Then she asked each of us to bring some of the materials that would be needed for the games (most of which are household items).  We had a simple dinner of cows in a blanket (which is like pigs in a blanket but with ground beef instead of hot dogs).  Pizza or any other

Symphony on Birch Street in Brea, CA

Rating: You Should Go

We actually found out about Symphony on Birch Street while driving around Downtown Brea one day.  It was the second year the Orange County Symphony offered this free concert, and it was a blast!  We went on the second night, which featured music from movies (perfect for my film-maker husband).  We got there just when it started at 7pm, and there were still plenty of places to sit.  They actually close of Birch Street (the side the Edwards