Spring Break – !! Bday Extravaganza!! Part 1

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Started off spring break ’08 with my !!Bday Extravaganza!! Location: Yard House in Long Beach. That place was pretty cool. The wait was only an hour for a party of 12. Relatively short if you think about. Plus! My party planner, Kim, may have stretched the truth a little and said our entire party was present. In reality, 4 out of 12 were present. I’d say that saved us a good ½ hour to 1 hour. We wouldn’t have had to tell a little fib if they took reservations like it was reported on a review site. Our waitress was really nice and attentive. She also had a cool haircut! I couldn’t decide between the mac and cheese 2 or the maui chicken. Since I had mac and cheese for lunch, I chose maui chicken. According to Party Planner Kim and Photogenic G, mac and cheese was the way to go. Can you smell my regret? I can. I reek of regret! I love mac and cheese. Don’t get me wrong. My maui chicken was yummy! It’s just that mac and cheese is my fav! You know what also is my fav? Cheese cake! To my surprise and delight, the waitress brought out a bday cheese cake for me. Yea! I was nice and shared it with my party, except no one tried any. So rude! It was passed from one person to the next till it landed right back in front of me. It’s ok. More cheesecake for me!


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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

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Hey Guys!

Here are the pictures from the trip to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden for plant taxonomy class. All the plants at this garden are California native. I’m too lazy to describe the place (maybe some other time) so here are some of the plants I was able to capture. You’ll notice some of the pictures came out fugly and/or don’t have names. Sorry. I tried. If you find any errors, please let me know. If you want to view a bigger version of the picture, just click on it. Have fun keying them out!

Prunus fremontii - Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii – Desert Apricot – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Encelia californica

Encelia californica – California Encelia – Sunflower Family – Asteraceae

Lycium brevipesLycium brevipes

Lycium brevipes – Potato Family – Solanaceae

Justicia californica - Chuparosa

Justicia californica – Chuparosa – Acanthus Family – Acanthaceae

Encelia farinosa - Brittle Bush

Encelia farinosa – Brittle Bush – Sunflower Family – Asteraceae

Prunus andersonii - Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii – Desert Peach – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Layia platyglossa - Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa – Tidy Tips

Nemophilia menziessii - Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophilia menziessii – Baby Blue Eyes

Phacelia campanularia - Desert Bluebells

Phacelia campanularia – Desert Bluebells

Oenothera eleta - Hooker\'s Evening Primrose

Oenothera eleta – Hooker’s Evening Primrose

Salvia mellifera - Black Sage - Mint Family - Lamiaceae

Salvia mellifera - Black Sage – Mint Family – Lamiaceae

Berberis nevinii - Nevin\'s barberry - Barberry Family - Berberidaceae

Berberis nevinii – Nevin’s barberry – Barberry Family – Berberidaceae

Arctostaphylos pumila - Sandmat Manzanita - Heath Family - Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos pumila – Sandmat Manzanita – Heath Family – Ericaceae

Umbellularia californica - California Bay - Laurel Family - Lauraceae

Umbellularia californica - California Bay – Laurel Family – Lauraceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleiifolius - Fern-leaved Iron Wood - Rose Family - Rosaceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleiifolius - Fern-leaved Iron Wood – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Dudleya edulis - Live-forever - Stonecrop Family - Crassulaceae

Dudleya edulis – Live-forever – Stonecrop Family – Crassulaceae

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Ribes viburnifolium - Evergreen Current - Current Family - Grossulariaceae

Ribes viburnifolium – Evergreen Current – Current Family – Grossulariaceae

Cercocarpus traskiae - Catalina Mountain-mahogany - Rose Family - Rosaceae

Cercocarpus traskiae – Catalina Mountain-mahogany – Rose Family – Rosaceae

Cercis occidentalis - Western Redbud - Pea Family

Cercis occidentalis – Western Redbud – Pea Family

Ceanothus cuneatus var. fasicularis - California Lilac - Buckthorn Family - Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus cuneatus var. fasicularis - California Lilac – Buckthorn Family – Rhamnaceae

Dendromecon harfordii - Channel Island Tree Poppy

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Sisyrinchium bellum – Blue-eyed Grass – Iris Family – Iridaceae

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