So I have a confession to make, 6 years later: Once I left Minnesota and moved the LA, the first 3 years of being here I loathed my hometown of Minneapolis. I felt like my friends and family were stuck and didn't know how move on. I was being exposed to such a different culture in [...]
There is nothing like spending the afternoon or evening at a Southern California beach: the smell and breeze of the air, the climate, the laughter and energy of the people, dog's splashing in the water, the beach activities, daisy dukes bikini's on top, guys in swim trunks - what's not to love? I have had [...]
Today I am celebrating my 6 year anniversary as a Southern Californian and boy am I damn proud of it! After driving on the 15 coming from Vegas in a packed car, god awful traffic and brutal desert heat, I crossed the California border with my mom on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2010. I remember when [...]
I'm going to tell you guys a funny story that happened a couple years ago when I was contemplating moving out of my apartment complex in Ventura County, which is a little over an hour north of LA and where I currently live. I saw this cottage in Montecito (in Santa Barbara County, about 1.5 [...]
When I made the announcement to my friends, family and place of employment that I was moving to the LA area, that's when it hit me that I was making this a reality - like OMG, I am really going to do this! I immediately started going through my office and bedroom at my parents house. [...]
