Summertime in Southern California...

I hope everyone reading this has had an opportunity to spend time in Southern California during the summer. Having lived here since I was 9 years old, I am still delighted by the lifestyle we enjoy during the summer months. I don’t get to enjoy summer vacation like I did when I was younger, but I do appreciate the wide range of recreation and lifestyle options available during the summer.

We just spent the weekend in Rancho Mirage where the evenings were in the low ‘70’s and the daytime high reached 100 degrees. Though the desert can bring you to your knees when it gets really hot, this was one of those beautiful, balmy and perfect weekends to enjoy any activity that appealed to you.

Coming back to San Diego, I was reminded of the many choices we have here. Groups visiting during the summer months can try every beach sport. Whether it is sailing in a corporate regatta; jet-skiing on Mission Bay; hang-gliding above the cliffs of Torrey Pines or Trevor's #1 choice, surfing – the options and enjoyment are limitless. I am a great fan of local art shows and two of my favorites are Artwalk and the La Jolla Art Show which benefit physically challenged San Diegans.

California isn’t just a place to live, it is a lifestyle! And the lifestyle is never more robust than during the summer months. Just imagine, this week we are producing an exclusive event for a corporate client on the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles. Where else can you host a “lifestyle event” of such proportion? The moon is full; surf is up and we’re going to have FUN, FUN, FUN just like the Beachboys promised when they wrote their songs back in the ‘60’s.

I hope you come to California – be sure to come in the summer . . . and discover the lifestyle that is like no other.