The last day in April I left the house at o'dark thirty (THANKS GMA) to board a flight straight to LA. With a quick pit stop in Cincinnati.
As I left Norfolk I could hardly contain my excitement! 5 days of no poopy diapers, no middle of the night missing paci hunts, and 5 solid days with one of my best friends.
POLL QUESTION: I almost used bestie in that last sentence. Who likes/uses the word bestie? Besides you, Waddie.
The moment we touched down I was stoked beyond belief (See I even sound like I belong in LA)! In 5 short travelling hours I had read a book (not of the cardboard variety), took a nap, and told everyone within earshot that I already missed my boys.
On the ground in LAX I was immediately on the hunt for celebrities. I've been so unlucky in my life that I have never, NEVER, seen a celebrity in real life. Except Whitney Port pre The City and Jarrell from Project Runway, but do they really count? Celebrity spotting in LAX. Not one. Not a single solitary celebrity...that I could tell anyway. I mean, really every single person in LAX was beautiful...or wearing a tourist t-shirt and a fanny pack...Plus, I realized I don't really know who any celebs are unless they are painfully obvious. ie Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, etc...but do they really fly commercially anyway?
Ah! Seriously more than 3 paragraphs in and I'm still at LAX? BORING! If you are still reading...
I'm now in the car with Mere and her hubby of almost 2 years, Bear. Mere is my soul sister, sister from another mister, 5'5" clone with brown hair that likes numbers. Remember?
In true Mere fashion she had a color coded schedule for me starting with... Malibu Wines! The girl really knows the way to my heart! So no celebrity spottings YET, but on to tackle another first. Wine tastings. And let me tell you...this.was.awesome.
We were 2 bottles in and feeling no pain when we decided to drink rooftop and watch the sunset. It was beautiful. From what I remember (I'm kidding...sort of). Oh! and my drink was smoking. Literally. Here's proof.
It was delish. It was devoured. It was $1,000. Best $1000. spent. ever. That's the other thing about LA. EXPENSIVE!
The next AM we took our
Ok I won't play by play the entire 5 day trip, but it was awesome. Well actually...I just might play by play for you...just a little.
Monday. Day 3. My birthday. Mere and Bear surprised me with a massage in the morning (amazing), my boys surprised me with flowers and a love letter (special), and Mere + me decided a fab lunch in dresses and shopping was on the agenda (stellar). We shoved gourmet pizza in our mouths, valeted for $8 and went shopping at a BCBG outlet...my idea of greatness! We took pictures with the stars and got thisclose to seeing the premiere of Thor. If only we didn't have reservations (amazing reservations). That night we ate at Red O . It was every bit of fabulous. And...celebrity spotting #1!!! David Spade was in the back corner laughing and carrying on with a gorgeous blonde about 5 feet taller than him (who isn't taller than him?) and some other guy (I'm going to say his agent). My first celebrity spotting. in LA. at dinner. my birthday dinner. This was deserving of a bathroom break! Just like in college, Mere and I grabbed our purses and casually walked past him so I could get a better look. AWESOME! Wish I could have gotten a pic...I mean it was my birthday!
Tuesday. If you ever go to visit Mere and Bear, diet for approximately a month beforehand. The food in LA is fabulous, the restaurants are beautiful, and the company isn't too bad either. We decided to do lunch at Fig + Olive (incredible). EVERYTHING had olive oil in it. I think this restaurant was built just for me. I totally felt like "ladies that lunch" Then off to The Getty! Fab day! Food trucks for dinner...when hold the phone, we had a spotting! The Ladies Man. Enough said.
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| We totally look the part of "ladies that lunch" |
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| The Getty |
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| At Foodtrucks |
Wednesday. LA is just beautiful. I think I said it 100,000 times, but I would have seriously packed up the UHaul if I had been discovered. I continuously called Chris to tell him to grab Jack and let's move! So needless to say, I was sad to leave MereBear! But super excited to get home to my boys! I knew they were falling apart behind the scenes! I was always scared to ask Chris what he had made for dinner (pizza, mac & cheese, hot dogs) and was totally worried we had run Grandma into the ground (She was a saint and watched Jack EVERY DAY while I was away...many thanks and more GMA).
Until Next time LA! And I promise you...there will be a next time!
DISCLAIMER: The drink wasn't really $1000, but you get my drift. Expensive.
