In June 2002, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Orange County, California, training at my company's Corporate office in Irvine. The weather all week was typical Southern California...sunny and warm. Work, though, kept me busy during the days. After "shopping 'til I dropped" at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and Fashion Island in Newport Beach, I was ready for some R&R. On the Friday evening before I flew home to Pittsburgh, I had the chance to visit Laguna Beach, which is south of Irvine and Newport Beach, ... (more)