I'll skip the political vent about the recent partial government shutdown and just share about the fun adventures we had during that 16-day period. I actually had to work the first two or three days as one of the "essential" personnel, but then I switched into serious shutdown mode. As happy as I was that the shutdown was over for a variety of rational reasons, I must admit that when I got the message at around 7pm that I had to go back into work the next morning it was kind of a shock to the system. The nerve of asking us to report for duty!
The good news is that Tori and I got to have lots of quality time with the kids and also together. The grainy photo above is our last day on furlough. We finally went to El Matador State Beach, which I've been wanting to go to for a long time. It's one of the more remote state beaches in Malibu and has beautiful rock formations (often used for filming!). We had an amazing time in the tidepools and exploring the caves and whatnot. Beautiful October day at the beach.
Because we had just hired a nanny to work three days a week and we didn't want to pass the furlough on to her (nor did I want to pay her for not working), Tori and I got to go on dates into the city. One day we went to the Getty Villa and shopping at our favorite consignment store in Santa Monica. Another day we caught the "Never Built" exhibit at the Architecture and Design Museum. And of course we spent lots of time in Manhattan Beach!
Hopefully we won't have another shutdown anytime soon. But if we do, we'll dust off our plans we had all lined up for the day we had to report to work -- spending the day at a Korean bathhouse!
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