It's autumn...and I'm busy.

Well I officially moved into my new apartment yesterday and spent my first night there.  It's so cute!  Yes, it is full to the ceilings with all of my stuff but it will look wonderful when it is finished and I cannot wait for it.  My kitties are adjusted, it took a little for Riley (the boy) because he's a sissy and his sister Nova went right for it.  It was fun to watch them check out the new scene.

The Job is keeping me busy as usual, they are traveling a lot these next few months which usually means not so crazy but with Christmas coming that means double the work.  And to add on top of that my co-worker is leaving us starting at the end of November and instead of hiring another assistant I am going to be taking on her responsibilities for the other half of my Job.  Soooo....that means a lot of work for me.  I'm so excited for it!  It's going to be completely nuts but I cannot even explain to you how pumped I am.  I'll keep you updated on how that progresses. 

With so many weddings and trips for myself this season I kind of feel like I'm being pulled into many directions, in a good way though.  Getting to go home two weekends ago, heading up to Ojai this last week/weekend and now leaving for Little Rock in two weeks is super exciting.  I may even throw in another trip home if I can swing it, hopefully for Thanksgiving if the prices drop on flights.  So fricken expensive!  I did find out though that I get a full 2.5 weeks off for Christmas, December 19 - January 4.  Yes!  I'll get to go to Minneapolis and Chicago hopefully in that time too to see good friends, cannot wait.

I hope you're all doing fabulously well, and know that I miss you and think of you daily.  Let me know how you're doing eh?  Can't wait to hear from you, lots of love, xoxo

Summer's over..oh wait it's LA, it's always summer :)

It's been over a month since I've last posted, sorry about that. This last month has been nuts! With the first round of friends visiting, then work getting crazy, then one of my bestest friends EVER visiting and now moving apartments...I've had my work cut out for me.

Having Meredith here was amazing. It was just like having my roomie back :). Plus I got a great new friend out of her, gotta love that! It was fun introducing, or re-introducing, her to the city. The last time she was here was when she was in high school..that doesn't count. She saw a much different LA than before. I hope she liked it!!

I am finally making a smart financial decision, haha, it could be the first time. Just kidding. Maybe. I am moving out of my ridiculously expensive apartment into an amazing, rather large studio (I think it actually is bigger than my one bedroom apt). For those Sex in the City fans, I have a "Carrie closet". HUGE, and wide open. Gotta love it! My new landlord is so nice and he's letting me slowly move in throughout the next two weeks and I don't even have to start paying rent until the 1st of October, yay! Now all I have to do is find someone to rent the apartment I'm currently in...keep your fingers crossed for that one.

So all in all life is going pretty well. I'm heading home to Madison this weekend for a wedding of a dear, dear friend of mine. We were roommates in Italy, aka we are going to have one big Italy reunion, the roomies are back in action! Cannot wait! And of course I can't wait to see my gorgeously handsome nephew, just can't get over him ;).

I hope life is moving as 'peacefully' and wonderfully for you as I am finding it to be. May your days be filled with utter joy and happiness, miss you all, xoxo

ps: I promise it won't be so long before the next one, I'll have more to report!

Back.

Well it hasn't stopped since I left last June.  The whirlwind tour of the US and back again to LA.  Literally within the hour of being back in LA my friend Ethan flew into LAX to stay for the week.  We had a blast!  I took him around the city, ran my errands for work, hung out at the beach, hit the farmers market.  It was great!  Then overlapping by a day I had 3 more friends come into visit, yeah...that was a lot of people in my little one bedroom apartment!

This last saturday we went to the Hollywood Cemetery where they show old movies up on this big screen outside in the park.  There were TONS of people there, at least over 1000.  Everyone had blankets and picnics and wine.  It was great.  They showed 16 Candles, great movie eh?  After the movie I drove them to my friend's apartment that I watched the Celtics/Lakers games at in Hollywood.  They got to meet my great group of friends here, they really got along, which was awesome.  We all went out to Happy Endings, a great little bar just down the street.  Good dancing, great drinks and wonderful company equals a fantastic night out in LA.  After the bar we went back to the apt. to listen to Cody and Nick play guitar and serenade us all with their ridiculously hilarious songs they write.  So great!

As much as hosting is fun, it is tiring too.  I feel like I literally haven't stopped moving since June 26.  Even though the Vineyard is so relaxing and peaceful, living out of a suitcase always adds a little extra stress and energy to any situation.  It feels great to be back though.  I've missed this city, and I am so excited to keep getting to know it.  For this week, though, I'll continue my hosting to my lovely Little Rock friends :) 

peace

The Vineyard life.

So relaxed.  This place, I swear, makes me sleep harder and better than anywhere I've ever slept before.  The Job took off and I'm house/dogsitting for the next week.  It has been great being here, although it can get a little lonely at times, it's been a nice change.  A good time to think.

Sonja and Owen are coming out here tomorrow!  A friend of mine here lent us quite the load of baby toys/equipment, so nice!  Owen's three favorite things right now are: water, sand and trucks.  Well we have a beach so that takes care of two of those things.  And I guess we'll have to find him a play truck out here somewhere :).

I hope you all are doing great.  I will update again once I'm back in LA after going home next week for my bday.  I'll actually be able to be in LA for more than a week this time, maybe even 3!  Miss you, xoxo

There and back again.

Alright..well it's been a while.  So sorry!  Little Rock was fun, yes, yes, I know there were parts of that weren't the greatest but all in all it was a great trip.  I got to see some people that I've missed dearly which was fantastic.  And what was once a really bad situation now is heading in a much better direction :).  Martha's Vineyard was unbelievable!  The whole place looked like it could be in a calendar.  So gorgeous.  I also did a little celebrity hob-nobbing ;) couldn't help myself.  I don't think I've slept as hard as I did there in my entire life.  The relaxed atmosphere of the entire island was contagious.  Wonderful.

Back in LA.  A few days after coming back my mom came out to visit.  We had a great time, showing her the sights, playing with my kitties and eating some great LA-style food.  Healthy of course...which is why I love LA.  I have to admit I was ready to come back to the big city.  As much as I love the Vineyard, and am really excited to go back on Thursday, I was ready to be back to 'reality'.  I say 'reality' because LA isn't really anything like reality.  If you've ever been here you know what I'm talking about, and if you're about to visit...get ready.  It's fabulous!

This week I'm off to the Step Brothers premiere for the Job.  A premiere!  Can't believe it!  It should be a wicked good time, cannot wait to tell you about it.  After the premiere I'm heading off again to the Vineyard.  I'll be there for about a week and a half.  The last four days of the trip my sister and Owen (my nephew) are coming to visit.  So excited!  I need some sister/nephew time.  Then we all ship out together to back to Madison for my birthday.  How wonderful right?  I get to see my family and friends for the best day of the year! ;)  It's going to be a great next few weeks, I'll try to keep you updated as often as I can.  (It seems Martha's Vineyard doesn't like me communicating with the outside world, I get no cell or internet service!)  I miss you all, can't wait to hear from you.  xoxo

So it begins...a new chapter.

Today was the first day of the Job that I didn't have my co-worker training me, her last day was on Friday, crazy!  The going away party for her was on Saturday, quite the fiesta.  And through all of it, it only made me want to stay at the Job for that many years longer.  I love it.  And the first day went really, really well.  Got a lot accomplished and definitely feel ready to take on the job solo.

This week I'm taking off on my whirlwind summer of travel for the Job.  I'll be flying back into Little Rock this Thursday and staying until Sunday.  Cannot wait to see all of my friends there!  Obviously there will be some things hard and not so easy about being there and seeing a certain someone but, for better or worse, it needs to be done.

After LR I'll be heading east for a week and a half.  I'll be in Martha's Vineyard for a bit, then heading back to LA for about a week and a half where my mom will be visiting!  Yay!  I am so excited for her to come and see my new life out here.  After LA it's back east again for a while.  At the end of July I will be flying home to Madison for my birthday, so excited!  I get to be there for 4.5 days, so great.  Then it's  back to LA where I have quite a few very close friends coming to visit from the good ol' south for a couple of weeks.  Yay visitors!  And then it's back out east again for the rest of August.  So as you can see, I'm going to be busy, to say the least haha.  Please forgive me if you don't see a ton of posts, I'll try my best!  I miss you all, lots of kisses and hugs, xoxo

Being me again.

Right now I'm celebrating an (almost) Celtic win of the NBA Playoffs, watching the basketball game at a new friends apartment.  So much fun!  I met this whole crew about 3 weeks ago and have seen every game since with them, whether at their apartment or at a great little Irish pub called Sonny McLeans.  Wonderful!  They have been a revival for me, keeping me busy, letting me laugh ridiculously loud and letting me get a little tipsy and let loose when needed.  And trust me, it has been needed recently.  No worries, no drinking problem at all and have not been drinking a lot, just a glass of wine here and there watching a great basketball game every couple of days.  It has been miraculous!  

So I guess what I am saying is that I'm feeling like myself again.  Feeling like I'm ok, I'm totally great where I am, with who I am, and with where I'm going.  I'll keep you posted on any further advances in that area.  Hope you're all wonderful, miss you all! xoxo