Time seems to be flying by, which is good for me. Apparently tomorrow is Friday - how did that happen? No, seriously, it's like this week has been a time warp for me and I haven't really done much. I washed my jeans, I started exercising, sent out some thank you cards, I successfully avoided sweeping my floors, cleaned out my freezer, cleaned out my fridge, drank too much beer on Wednesday night, I went grocery shopping, we dropped the price of our house, I went to therapy, it may seem like a busy week, but it certainly doesn't feel like it.
Either way, one week from today Brian and I are leaving for our four night stay in Los Angeles. I'm nervous, anxious, terrified, sad and excited. All those emotions wrapped up to make one big confused mess. I'm glad to be going, but I am still having a hard time doing lots of things and going to lots of places in everyday life, so the idea of leaving my humble routine and kissing my beautiful children good-bye makes my heart race.
But the thought of sleeping as much as I please and enjoying the warm California sun makes my heart race, too. (There is a sun in California, right? Because there isn't one here, apparently.)
I have a question to those who have visited in L.A., who live in L.A. or have lived there...what should we do? What do I HAVE to see? I have never been west of Las Vegas, so I know there is a lot to see and seeing as how Brian is working some of the time, our time is limited. So - help me. Direct me. Tell me where to go. I want this trip to be memorable, I want to have FUN. I want to come back mesmerized and exhausted, I want to know that we made the most of this trip, just Brian and I. The last time we traveled for this long alone together, we went on an amazing cruise, but we were SICK AS DOGS, so hopefully we'll be able to maintain our health for this trip.
Let me tell you a few things about our trip and a few things about me that may help YOU help ME:
-I'm a very basic food kinda gal. Chicken strips? gooood. Cheeseburgers? yummay. Pasta? loooooooooooove. Sushi? vomit. Indian, Thai, Chinese food? like, gag me with a spoon. Vegetables? no, thank you.
Boring, I know.
-I would love to spend the day in Disneyland on Sunday, our only full free day. That
would be what I would want to do, but we can't afford it. So, keep in
mind that we are poor (thanks to buying all of the iPods.)
-We only have one day with a rental car and it's on Sunday. (I told you - POOR.)
-We are staying on Wilshire Boulevard. (I hear that road is very long and that may not tell you much, but I feel funny giving away my hotel information. Paranoid much?)
-I do not want to dress up - much. I want to wear jeans the whole time, I would love to buy a cute dress or something to be cute for a night, but I'd rather spend the money on things like cheeseburgers and I HEART LA t-shirts. And plus, my legs? They would blind you.
Thank you so much for your help, I'll send you a postcard to thank you. (no really, I will, just e-mail me your address, I love sending mail. GOOOOOO POST OFFICE!) If you have never been to L.A., feel free to tell me what you would do if you were going to L.A. without your children. I need all of the help and ideas I can get.
Hopefully my jeans will be stretched out by then.