LA's fine....but it ain't home...

In the great words of Neil Diamond.......LA was fine, but it DEFINITELY is not home. WOW what a different lifestyle they live out there. It was great to experience it and can't wait to go back, but seriously how does a person who hasn't "made it" yet exist there? It boggles my mind to see the money thrown around there.....but it is almost a relief to come back to reality where socks cost $3.99 and I can drive more than three blocks without seeing a ocean of brake lights. Chris and I got to do a lot of stuff in a short period of time - here is a brief recap - and sorry since I now can convert this to a scrapbook you might have to deal with a lot of pix you don't want to see....but oh well.....I want to remember our big brush with Fame....haha.

• We got to go to a taping of the Tonight show - guests Ed Harris, Megan McCain - not fabulous but beggar's can't be choosers
• Drove around Beverly Hills with our mouths agape and minds spinning......

• We got to stay at a luxurious resort in Palm Springs with our own private pool and seriously what else can you do while it is 103 degrees and high humidity -my running shoes never left the suitcase :)

• We missed out on Chelsea Handler due to the infuriating LA traffic - DOH.
• We did the Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Chinnese Theatre - this picture was for Brooke and Brady and just might have cost me seats to the Chelsea Lately show - haha!
  

• Stood with the Paparazzi out side Barneys with our 35 mm Sony cyber shot....haha these guys literally wouldn't tell us who they were waiting for like we were some sort of competition with our "disposable camera", practically.

• Shopped, Shopped and Shopped - it is unbelievable the amount that you can do out there....some reasonable and then of course some not - I was joking to Chris to buy me a pair of socks so I could have a cool shopping bag to walk around on Rodeo drive and he picks up the socks and says...um these are $85 would you like the socks or Dinner tonight....absurd!
  
• Drove Muholland Drive and the Hollywood hills

• Stopped in to see the Rose Bowl.

• Experienced night life on sunset strip

• We went to The Viper Room, Whiskey a go go, Rainbow room we passed on the Roxy we thought Lindsey Lohan's Lover was not worth going to see......
  

• I told Chris VIP rooms are a little more exciting when there are actually some VIP's in the room!

• LOVED Venice beach and all the freak shows that graced our presence on the boardwalk. This was seriously just some guy happy as could be walking up and down the strip like he had something to say.....
  

• Rode Bikes to Santa Monica Pier

• Spent a ton of time at the "White Man Can't Jump" area (where they filmed the movie) and it was unbelievable the trash talking that was going on.....10x worse than the movie....it was so enjoyable and ridiculous all at the same time....I seriously think some of them forgot they were actually playing a game because they just yelled at eachother the whole time.

• Visited the ocean - I know could it get any cheesier?
  

• Walked the beaches of Malibu - Courtney Cox and Coco were no where to be found :(

• Visited Muscle Beach - This was Chris' attempt at the "iron cross"

• Enjoyed some of the best Mexican grub in a long time!

• But we usually ended up feeling like this - but it was sooooo worth it!
  

• Talked with Hubbie with consecutive sentences and no interruptions for 11 straight meals!

Thanks to the beloved Babysitters who really dug into the trenches for FIVE whole days! You know it is appreciated more than words can say and especially more than your gold plated OSCAR that was presented to you.