Spring Break

This past week I have been on Spring Break from my job at an elementary school. Don took the week off from work too, and we have crammed as much activity and fun as we possibly could into one week - and it's not over yet!

Monday - The week started out slow, with a trip to the Krikorian Theatre in the afternoon to see "Nim's Island." It was pretty cute, and Gerard Butler was absolutely adorable.

Tuesday - We started out the day by taking the Metro gold line to Chinatown for dim sum at the Empress Pavilion with our friends Beth and Anne and Beth's mom Dot. Whenever Dot comes to town from Texas, it's always time for Dim Sum with Dot.

After lunch we got back on the Metro and went to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to see the star's foot and hand prints. Seeing all the stars in cement was great, but here's the main reason I wanted to go:

It's the hand, foot and "wand-prints" of the trio from the Harry Potter movies! These were in the center of the courtyard and were made just before the premier of the most recent installment of the series in July of 2007.

Here are a couple more:

Here's me with my hand in Emma Watson's handprint, and

Here's me standing in Donald Duck's big (webbed) feet. I took pictures of tons more, ranging from Bing Crosby, Clark Gable and Frank Sinatra to Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Johnny Depp. I hadn't been to Grauman's since the mid-60's, so it was almost like seeing it for the first time. We had a blast playing tourists!