My Trip to California

I went for a long weekend to visit my friend Brenda in Costa Mesa, CA. I had a GREAT time! I had never been to Southern CA and I can now say I've been to Orange County.

The first night we went to Malibu and ate at Paradise Cove.

http://www.paradisecovemalibu.com/beachcafe/index09.html

There have been tons of movies, commercials and television shows filmed there. We loved it.




This was on the way to the LA Lakers vs. Clippers game.









Brenda and me at the game.










Game - Lakers won!









We went to Coto to try to find the Housewives of O.C.








DENIED!!!! You have to pass through a guarded gate AND you have to be on a "LIST"......we were not on the list. :-(








This is my new favorite deli!










My B.L.T. - you can't tell from the picture how big it is....plus...the macaroni salad was phenom!









We went on a tour of the stars homes. We had to meet at the Kodak Theatre. It was RAINING!! Yes.....raining.












Grauman's Chinese Theatre












Michael's alive!











Meryl Streep - I think she is a great actress.









Finally.....my new haircut. I went to Modern Salon in Costa Mesa and Kathy cut my hair. I even got a deep conditioner treatment and I LOVED it.

So, my trip was a lot of fun and Brenda took me everywhere. We went to several beaches and she took me anywhere I wanted to go!






On the plane ride out to CA...I read such a good book. It's called The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I recommend it to anyone! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!










On the plane ride home I read The Alchemist. A charming book - very thought provoking. It's easy reading and the story is one that you will think about for a long time.

T.V.

Since I've been home all week and I finished all my organizing, I have been wasting away watching reality t.v. and I have been thoroughly entertained. I have watched hours of Wife Swap, Desperate Housewives and The Real Housewives of the O.C. - all very different and all very entertaining. I can see how people get sucked into these shows. I'll be going through withdrawals when I go back to work next week.

Organized OUT!!!

So, since I've been home and will be home for the rest of the week, I have been organizing my life for the year. I want to have a "plan" for a budget, physical fitness, and overall mental health (yah...I know....baby steps...right?)

Well, I can say that I am officially organized OUT. I have shredded old documents (non-incriminating and incriminating), planned a budget (wish me luck), planned an exercise regime (when I get rid of these stupid shingles), organized my closet, and started planning my vacations for the year!



I have nothing else to organize. What will I do for the rest of the week?

January 2010

One of my New Year's Resolutions is to be a better blogger for 2010. I am welcoming 2010 with great enthusiasm even though I am in bed right now with shingles.....which I ever knew was a form of chicken pox. I am using this week to relax, catch up on movies and things like blogging.

My theme for 2010 will be a quote from Mark Twain:

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Welcome 2010......prepare for adventure!