So, L.A. I’m here! We got in late on Saturday night. We’re staying close to the airport. It’s not exactly the glamorous part of Los Angeles, but it’s not a bad area.

We rented a car. It wasn’t expensive as we thought it would be, in fact, we decided to go with the GPS (because we all know how MY directional skills can sometimes be :)), and they didn’t even charge us for it. I’m pretty much a fan of Enterprise now. They have my loyalty. Plus they were super nice and he let us pick whatever car we wanted.

I highly recommend them.

So….it’s cold here. It’s like….60 degrees. Even colder by the water. Ugh. No tan for me. It’s ALMOST record lows. We did hit the beach yesterday, though. We went to Santa Monica Pier, walked around, played in the water a little. Then we headed over to Beverly Hills to get lunch and shop a little. I bought some new flats. They’re nice.

Beverly Hills was okay. It’s mostly just a lot of expensive stores that I can’t even begin to afford at this point in my life.

The area was beautiful, though. Just amazing houses, palm trees, shiny cars. Good stuff.

I don’t think I would ever want to live here, though. While L.A. certainly has some nice parts, it’s too big. Too much activity. Too commercialized. I’d rather live somewhere more laid back….

Plus it’s expensive here!

We also went to Hollywood yesterday. We probably didn’t spend enough time there, though. I think we might be going back on Wednesday morning. Hollywood had a lot of weird stuff. Weird shops. Hooker boots. People dressed up. It was interesting! We went to the Wax Museum, had dinner at a pretty nifty restaurant, did a little shopping (I bought a VERY cute black dress).

I haven’t seen any movie stars yet….frankly, I’m not sure if I care to. I don’t know what I’d do….watch them walk by? Maybe I’d tap into my inner paparazzi and snap a few shots.

Today I’m meeting up with an old friend from grade school. We used to date in 2nd grade, haha. His name is Micah Rush–I haven’t seen him in about 8 years or something excessive like that…I’m pretty excited!

Anyway–my initial response to L.A. is still sort of iffy. We still have a few more days though…and Disneyland!

-Jessica

California…knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.

tupac ~ california love