Los Angeles

Jason and I celebrate our Anniversary, the Day We Met and Valentine's day religiously and relatively big. We take turns planning and usually surprise eachother. This year I decided to combine Valentines day with his birthday and plan a trip to Los Angeles. Two of my brothers and their wives live there and were able to help me out with the planning. Thank you Travis and Lindsey for being such amazing hosts and tour guides. Thank you Josh and Natalie for driving up and back during rush hour and with your kids late at night so we could see you. It was a blast spending that time with you laughing, eating, chatting and relaxing!!! I love you guys! We'll have to come again sometime and spend more time with you at your house! How 'bout next summer?!

Jason and I experienced as much of L.A. as we could fit in. I loved going to the beaches! Santa Monica Pier was beautiful with the shops, ferris wheel, wind and waves. I loved the Huntington Beach Pier. Watching the surfers and sand volleyball players made me want to live the life of a beach bum.












Jason finding seashells for McKenzie. How sweet!






I had Jason turn around and go back to this spot when I saw it a little off the road. How beautiful! It's fun to think how different people live. These houses are so close to eachother but the people livng here have easy access to the Ocean with their boats. It made me wonder if we have the lifestyle we have because we have always had it - or is it the one we would choose out of all of them? I need to start studying up on all the kinds of ways to live so I can make a good educated decision. :)



The following pictures are from the Getty Art Museum. It was Beautiful! We enjoyed the architecture and gardens more than the exibits. How awesome! We decided we want the Getty in our backyard.





















Of course one of the perks of vacationing is eating out a lot :) Yum! So here is a random picture of us at our favorite - The Olive Garden. Jason a little embarrassed that I ask our server to take a picture. But, hey, he got a tip right? And I loved the walls and window.



It was interesting to take a tour of Sony Studios and see how non-glamourous the actual work of making a movie is. Much of the time spent on movies is in big warehouses. The sets look awesome, but other than that you might as well be at Sam's Club for 14 hours/day. We also went to the late late show with Craig Ferguson. I wouldn't recommend watching him - pretty crude. But it was fun to see how the show worked. They put a number on you when you get there according to how you look. As they were sending the crowd to a certain area of the studio, they picked Jason and I out and put us on the front row. We were pretty pleased with ourselves. Of course they tell you to laugh out loud whenever there's a joke and really make you feel like you better or else! At a certain point I thought "What are they going to do to me if I don't laugh, I mean really!" And, like Trav said, "If they want you to laugh, they should say something funny" :) So I chuckled at the few funny things but mostly let them decide whether they wanted to film my non-laughter or not when it came to the crude stuff. That probably broke all of my bridges in the industry. I guess I'll kiss my television debut good-bye and accept the dead end that has become my road to fame and fortune. Ah well. I've always kind of enjoyed anonymity Anyway.....so back to the Sony Studio pictures.



A little paparazzi photo of my favorite star. What a hotty!





Finally we went to Hollywood to see the Stars and handprints at the Chinese Mann's Theatre.
Why Ryan? I have no idea. Why don't you ask Jason and Trav who threw me down there on his star?



Travis and Lindsey - the ultimate tour guides





Who doesn't need a little Spidey shot?





Finally, a paparazzi shot of my favorite Hollywood couple



Thanks again to Hasslers Inc. who sponsored our trip. Elisa and Bruce had 7 kids ages barely 7 and under for 4 days! Our kids fill in the age gaps between their kids just perfectly. Elisa and Bruce were amazing. On the way home McKenzie said "When are we going back to Heidi's house?" They had a great time. I can't thank you guys enough. You better let us return the favor :)