Well, I'm proud to say we survived our first day in Los Angeles! Yes, yesterday was a looong day, and by the end of it we were exhausted. We had to get up at 6am Louisville time (3am LA time), and then we traveled until around noon here. But our adventures didn't just begin here--Jessica and I had to redistribute the weight in my fatty suitcases at the Louisville airport because one was too obese to be checked--oops! Once we were here, we realized a) we needed to get our rental car, and b) it was 81 degrees and we had our Northface fleeces...my bad. So we got our rental car, a white Chevy Cobalt, and directions to what we had been craving, Quiznos, and headed off. Well, the directions were actually for a sandwich place called TOGOs, but it was just as good (even though we then passed about 4 Quiznos on the way to our hotel, lol). Next, we checked in to our hotel in Santa Monica, our street really is lined with palm trees and we're about a 3 minute drive down Santa Monica Blvd. to the beach, which we've yet to explore. So, last night we rested for awhile, even switched rooms to have access to the internet (that was all for you!), and then got ready to head down to the 3rd Street Promenade.

It is adorable!! Not touristy, very cute shops and restaurants, and a lot of homeless people :(. So we walked around for awhile, just soaking it all in, and then had a very delicious Thai meal at a cute restaurant. We also walked by Sal Masekela, E! tv host!



Jessica and I smiled at him, and he nodded his head-but we're trying to be non-tourist-like, so it was very casual, I promise lol. Acutally, Jessica didn't even know who he was. Then, we came home to our humble abode and our friendly cooing pigeon, and I think my head literally fell asleep before it even hit the pillow. I'll write more after today, we have several fun things to do!!

2 comments

1. Tiffany on January 10, 2007 at 12:21 PM

   sounds like so much fun!

    
2. Anonymous on January 10, 2007 at 8:45 PM

   glad to see you're getting off to a good start! Talk to you soon hopefully.