Emmanuel's Visit: Day 5

This morning Emmanuel and I woke up bright and early and walked to the beach by my house to watch the sunrise. We arrived just in time for the beautiful show. Afterwards, we marched along the rocks, collecting shells and flat rocks for skipping. I never officially learned how to skip a rock so Emmanuel guided me through the basics.

Later that day we had a picnic at the Rose Gardens in front of the Santa Barbara Mission. I tried to make the picnic as "All-American" as possible, with the red and white checkered blanket and picnic basket, but we ended up with a sheet from my bed and a bag of sandwiches and chips. The food didn't matter because as long as the sun was out and birds were chirping it was going to be a great day.