Cirque du Soleil IRIS at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, CA

Rating: You Should Go

This review is really about two things, the Dolby Theater and the show IRIS performed by Cirque du Soleil. Luckily, both are AMAZING! The theater is host to the Academy Awards every year (aka The Oscars), which the show played on during one part. The seats are plush and there are four different levels of seating. I

Liberty Hotel in Hollywood, CA

Rating: You Might Like It

Our church gave me a small trip to the Hollywood area as a thank-you for helping out, so I decided I might as well bring Nathan along, too :) Since people know that I usually care more about spending money on experiencing things than where I stay, they decided not to

Pizza Factory in Fowler, CA

Rating: You Should Go

The Pizza Factory is a little place we found in a little town on our way back from Yosemite. It's a family restaurant and has tons of posters and photos from little league teams and other local teams they support. It's the kind of place where you order at the front then make yourself at home. We decided to order a small Hawaiian pizza (6 slices) and an order of garlic cheese bread. Apparently there at 2 types of cheese bread to be ordered - we ordered the kind in a circle, which we

Panorama Trail Hike in Yosemite, CA

Rating: You Should Go

Our friends invited us to go camping with them in Yosemite this year. Nate and I hadn't been in a very long time and we were really looking forward to the trip. We had planned ahead to go on a long hike so we were mentally prepared for this trail. Whether or not we were physically prepared is another story.

The Panorama Trail Hike is an 8.5 mile hike (don't believe what the sign says) that goes from Glacier

Woolworth Diner in Bakersfield, CA

Rating: You Might Like It

We discovered Woolworth Diner on Yelp while we were driving to Yosemite. The diner is on the far side of a very large antique store and there's only a short metal gate that separates the two areas, so you can window antique while you eat. The entrance is on the side of