20 Something in LA LA land...

Tired can't even describe it.

First of all, thank you all SO much for sympathizing about Molly.  I still miss her and can't stop thinking about her - but I keep thinking about the reasons that it had to be done and then I feel a bit better.

My weekend was a blast.  C and I left for Chicago on Friday afternoon.  Our flight was supposed to take off at 5 so we got in a cab at 3 pm.  When we were just about to arrive to the airport, we received a call from the airline that our flight was 2.5 hours delayed.  2.5 hours people!!!  We got to the airport with 4 hours until the flight - so what else were we to do other than terminal / bar hop around LAX.  Yeah, that didn't last too long but because we complained about the long delay, we did get a $20 voucher for food in the American Airlines terminal.  We used it on Southwestern egg rolls, fries, chips and salsa and artichoke dip at Chili's.  Um, seriously?  DO NOT order food after having consumed 3 glasses of wine.

Only when we got on the plane did I realize that we were going to arrive in Chicago at 2 am.  Then, by the time we would get to C's parent's house it would be 3 am - AND we had a Cubs game the next day that we had to leave by 9 am for.  Needless to say, we woke up Saturday morning exhausted. 

The Cubs game was so much fun, though.  We sat in the bleachers - there were three couples who I REALLY like - and ate amazing horrible food, drank beer and cheered when we won!  But seriously, I had never eaten anything as yummy as that Chicago hot dog with grilled onions and mustard on it... YUM!

Other than that, we went to a friend's bbq, went sailing off of Navy Pier, went for a bike ride, cooked with C's parents who are great, and dodged about 4,000 questions about when we are getting married - GRRRRR...

This morning, we had to catch a 6:45 am flight, so we have been up since 2:30 am LA time.   I am in shock that it's only 11:00 am right now.  And it is HOT here in LA now.  Big time!

Alright, I'm off to unpack pass out.

a whirlwind of a day

Yesterday was insane, people.  You know when you have those days that are so action-packed you don't even find time to eat?  (Well, I do. I NEVER forget to eat meals and I don't understand people that do)...

So here's my day for y'all...

Woke up at 7 - early for me but I had a lot on my mind.
8:30 - Gym to run.  A looooong run, almost 5 miles.  Followed by weights.
10:00 - Post office, bookstore to return something, office depot and then Staples cause Office Depot was out.
12:00 - Meet with certain producers and a potential partner of mine for the job that I was telling you guys about.  It's not ours yet but it's getting closer.  I can hardly breathe or sleep (but eat? Yeah I can still do that) in anticipation because I want this job SO BAD.  Anyway, the meeting was supposed to last 30 minutes but we were in there for two hours.  I had to pee for the last 1.5 hours and at times, that was the only thing I could think about.
2:30 - Stop by C's work which is on the same studio lot that I met on.  Hung out with him and did the rounds to say hi to all of his co-workers (I used to work there so I know most of them).  You know when you want to leave a party and you have to say bye to everyone and that in itself takes another hour?
4:00 - Met my current boss at Starbucks to tell her what's been going on with this new opportunity.  She was incredibly happy for me (thank god) and we soon began chatting about So You Think You Can Dance and Rock of Love and Flipping Out.  She says "Flipping Out" is the best show on TV - I haven't caught it yet.
5:00 - We were just about to leave when we ran into a man that does what we do - we've known him for years.  He is a bit manic and FULL of energy so he literally didn't.stop.talking.  But then he caught on to our conversation about reality TV and he agreed that Big Brother is amazing (love it!) and he told us that he went to this week's taping of SYTYCD (they pre-tape on Mondays).  He then said how he had tons of pics of the cast in his office at the studios across the street. 
            Next thing you know we are walking in yet another studio lot to his office where he shows pictures of him and all of the dancers and gave us some good gossip (Lacey and Hok (sp??) are DATING people!).  We finally left but not after he forced us to take some Sprinkles cupcakes with us.
6:00 -  Stopped at a wine store to pick up a bottle of wine for dinner.  Ended up buying 5 and spending 75 dollars.
6:30 - picked up C and drove all the way to the valley for dinner at my sister's house with all  of the family.  Drank said wine, ate good food, and chatted by the firepit until 10:30.
11:30 - Fell asleep.

And although it was busy and I felt crazed, I have to be honest - it was fun.  Cause I'm a mover and skaker I guess.

I'm not sure Suburbia is for me.

We just got back from Colorado a couple of hours ago.  It's so funny how even when you go out of town for 3 days, it still feels so different when you get home.

The weekend was pretty fun though.  Started at the airport here in LAX.  I'm scared of flying, in case I haven't mentioned it before.  Actually, what I'm really scared of is the takeoff.  Why you ask?  Well to me, it's just NOT NATURAL for an aircraft of that size to speed up and then just up in the air it goes.  Seriously people, how the HELL does that happen.  Luckily, the takeoff is the worst part so once we're in the air I'm usually cool.  Therefore, we usually end up in some airport bar before the flight for a glass or 10 glasses of wine to calm me down. 

We got there at approx 9:30 Friday night. From the airport we went straight to C's brother's house which is about 20 minutes north of Denver, just outside of Boulder.  They have 2 kids so at the house it was a bit of quiet talking and then to bed.

There is nothing like a 4 yr old ADORABLE angel of a boy waking you up in the morning.  And I'm not being sarcastic.  Yes, there are kids that drive me INSANE but C's nephew is not one of them at all.  He is pure heaven, always smiling and laughing and luckily, he is obsessed with me.  The reason I say luckily is because he really was the reason that the trip was fun.

Not that I don't like C's brother and his wife.  I do - they're great.  They're just different.  He is a meteorologist and therefore very logical and sometimes takes himself and his life too seriously.  His wife is incredibly gracious and sweet, just a little quiet and passive.  In other words, I'm the opposite of them.  I'm outspoken, opinionated, blunt, talkative, I constantly am making jokes, etc.   I think it always takes a bit of getting used to on both parts.  I always end up feeling incredibly insecure around his family - something that I normally am not - because I feel like I come off too strong or something.  His family is all from the Midwest and I'm born and raised in LA with a loud Israeli family. Half the time my family and I are out to dinner people think that we're arguing where in reality that's just the way that we are - LOUD. Do any of you have similar situations with your boyfriend's/husband's families?

We went out to eat, went on a gorgeous 4 hour hike to the top of a mountain, played the amazing Nintendo Wii, and just lounged.  Oh yeah - we also ate.  A TON of carbs and fat.  I'm looking real hot today. 

And although you're in nature and the crime rate is low, and the kind of house that C and I could afford there is literally 7 times the size of our current apartment, I'm still happy that I can come home to LA.  Where I can be myself without fear of judgment, and it's easier to eat healthily than not, and most importantly - you can buy alcohol on Sundays.  And I'm NOT joking.  We cooked last night and I couldn't find wine.  And don't think for a second that that wasn't a big deal.

Weekend in a nutshell

Oh, so sad to be back to Monday - how does it happen so fast?  This weekend was once again incredibly busy but tons of fun.  Friday night, C got home late from work and we just walked up the street to a small Italian restaurant where we gossiped and laughed over pizza and wine.  Afterwards I had an incredible urge to bake (this happens every so often when I am a little buzzed) so we headed to the grocery store and I got all the ingredients.  I then proceeded to make a huge mess in the kitchen while C looked on as if I were crazy.  But the best part is that I fell asleep while the cupcakes were in the oven.  Thankfully C knows this about me and made sure that all was good and our apartment didn't burn down. 

See, he knows this about me.  About a year ago we went to a karaoke birthday party where I got a little too buzzed or (who am I kidding here) drunk.  On the drive home I saw a donut shop and just about screamed that I wanted C to stop so that we could get DONUTS!!!!  I will preface this by saying I am NOT nor I ever have been someone that eats donuts so C just kinda laughed it off like "no you don't - you're drunk, lets get you to bed".  Of course I took that as "OMG! You think I'm too FAT to eat donuts!???" So when we got home I wanted to prove to him that I didn't care that he thought that (he didn't) and so I called a grocery delivery service and ordered 1 large box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, cookie dough, 1 large Twix Bar and a bag of candy corn.  Well, I fell asleep before it arrived (naturally) and C ended up with the bill.  He NEVER lets me live that one down.

Anyway, back to my weekend - we woke up on Saturday and went to go visit my sister who just moved into a new house with her husband (soooo jealous, their pool and backyard is bigger than my house), cooked breakfast, and then C and I went to run errands - Sports Authority (I hate), Best Buy (I love) and we actually ended up purchasing new phones - the Helio Ocean which is so cool I can't even tell you.  Then it was Mexican and margies for dinner.

Yesterday we hung out at my mom's with some other family, swam, ping-pong, etc and then made it to the annual Summer Concert Series in the Park that we go to every year on Sundays from June to September.  We love doing this - we get together with a bunch of friends, bring wine, cheese, fruit, pita, hummus, etc.. and just hang out, relax and enjoy.  It's a perfect end to a perfect weekend.  How were your weekends?