Blog Fodder

I read so many blogs and think, wow, how do those bloggers come up with catchy titles and content. When I sit down to write, I want to have something interesting to say and lately I have been very busy at work. Now, that's a VERY good thing because for the past year or so, I haven't been too busy. I have a saying, "A BORED Mary Pat is a BAD Mary Pat." I'm sure my mother would agree that this has been a theme throughout my life. So, generally, I try to stay busy and keep out of the fray. I am full swing into a new project that will probably take me through to next summer. YIPEE!!! On the downside, it doesn't leave a lot of time for thinking about other things. I know it will even out soon but for now, it's a little intense.

A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to have dinner by the water. I didn't care where, or what kind of food, I just wanted to get by the water. So my roommate and I headed up the 73 toward Newport and ended up at Crystal Cove State Park. This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.

Crystal Cove is between Corona Del Mar and Laguna Beach. It is a beautiful beach area with a wonderful restaurant and cottages right on the beach. The restaurant is not just burgers and fries, it's a very good restaurant with a nice dinner menu.

The cottages are available for rent. They are so wildly popular that you have to call on the first of the month Eight months before you want to visit. They are rented out for the whole month before noon on the first day of the month. The State continues to renovate more cottages along the beach.

There are tidal pools with all kinds of sea life.

As I said before, the restaurant was quite nice. We ate outside even though the temperature was only in the 60's. They had heaters and blankets to keep us warm. It was very nice. It was blog fodder for sure!