Hi! I've been meaning to post for days, but my new life in LA has got me really busy. Well, actually just the traffic and my work hours, but I'm adjusting!
Since I've last blogged, I had surgery on my right hand which paralyzed my typing for awhile and made for a real awkward first day of work when people wanted to shake my hand. I learned I could do much more with my left hand than I originally thought possible, and others not so well, but thank god I am fully functioning now. (I think Jake had the worst end of the deal because he single-handedly, no pun intended, moved us to LA!)
My new job is pretty intense and different. I've been working basically 7:30 to 6:00 everyday, which doesn't seem like much, but add in the traffic and the fact that I'm only just training, and you have a recipe for a very busy life ahead at Canyon. The other major adjustment has been lunch time. At PAAMCO, I would normally go to the gym on my lunch hour at Equinox downstairs. Now, Canyon caters lunch everyday and people bring it back to their desks and work all the way through lunch. I have made a few friends who I eat with a couple of days a week, but its still a big adjustment. The food has been pretty amazing though. We're having sushi tomorrow!
Other than adjusting to LA and starting my new job, I've been missing my family and friends a lot. The last few times I've been at home, I feel like my relationships are already changing and life is going on without me. Its a hard concept to grasp. Jake and I have been planning this new chapter in our lives for the past few years now. I always knew this time would come where we would both have to put our heads down and work very hard to attain our dreams. I know it will pay off in the end. I feel very lucky to have my man by my side and especially someone so dedicated to bettering himself. Everything has fallen into place very nicely for us, but change is not something I do very well. Jake tells me all the time, I need to learn to love change. I'm still struggling with that concept. He truly helps me each and every day with my fears, hopes and dreams.
Mostly, I feel like nothing will ever be the same in my life. The past few years have been such great times with friends and loved ones and it has all been so comfortable. Now, I am in an uncomfortable and new environment where I will need to establish a new routine that revolves around longer hours at work and LA traffic. Its not going to be glamorous by any means and its definitely going to be different.
Looking ahead.....I want to make the most of my time in LA because who knows where we will end up moving once Jake graduates and we get married (more on that later). With that in mind, I made a sort of "Bucket List" for our LA adventures. I want to accomplish most, if not all, of these items in the next 2 years. I know its ambitious, but its worth a try!
1. Get a Pink’s hot dog at 2am
2.Eat from a famous food truck, like Kogi’s
3. Watch an outdoor movie at the Hollywood Cemetary
4. Go to a live taping
5. Go to as many USC football and alumni events as possible
6. Shop on Rodeo Drive
7. Go to Venice Beach
8. Go clubbing in Hollywood
9. Frequent “The Hills” hangouts
10. Become a “regular” at a local bar
11. Brunch at the Standard
12. Drinks at the Ritz
13. Dinner at our usual spots, Nik and Stef’s, McCormick’s Happy Hour, Hotel Fig
14. Go to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl
15. Attend the Taste of Larchmont (famous street near Beverly Hills)
Since I've last blogged, I had surgery on my right hand which paralyzed my typing for awhile and made for a real awkward first day of work when people wanted to shake my hand. I learned I could do much more with my left hand than I originally thought possible, and others not so well, but thank god I am fully functioning now. (I think Jake had the worst end of the deal because he single-handedly, no pun intended, moved us to LA!)
My new job is pretty intense and different. I've been working basically 7:30 to 6:00 everyday, which doesn't seem like much, but add in the traffic and the fact that I'm only just training, and you have a recipe for a very busy life ahead at Canyon. The other major adjustment has been lunch time. At PAAMCO, I would normally go to the gym on my lunch hour at Equinox downstairs. Now, Canyon caters lunch everyday and people bring it back to their desks and work all the way through lunch. I have made a few friends who I eat with a couple of days a week, but its still a big adjustment. The food has been pretty amazing though. We're having sushi tomorrow!
Other than adjusting to LA and starting my new job, I've been missing my family and friends a lot. The last few times I've been at home, I feel like my relationships are already changing and life is going on without me. Its a hard concept to grasp. Jake and I have been planning this new chapter in our lives for the past few years now. I always knew this time would come where we would both have to put our heads down and work very hard to attain our dreams. I know it will pay off in the end. I feel very lucky to have my man by my side and especially someone so dedicated to bettering himself. Everything has fallen into place very nicely for us, but change is not something I do very well. Jake tells me all the time, I need to learn to love change. I'm still struggling with that concept. He truly helps me each and every day with my fears, hopes and dreams.
Mostly, I feel like nothing will ever be the same in my life. The past few years have been such great times with friends and loved ones and it has all been so comfortable. Now, I am in an uncomfortable and new environment where I will need to establish a new routine that revolves around longer hours at work and LA traffic. Its not going to be glamorous by any means and its definitely going to be different.
Looking ahead.....I want to make the most of my time in LA because who knows where we will end up moving once Jake graduates and we get married (more on that later). With that in mind, I made a sort of "Bucket List" for our LA adventures. I want to accomplish most, if not all, of these items in the next 2 years. I know its ambitious, but its worth a try!
1. Get a Pink’s hot dog at 2am
2.
3. Watch an outdoor movie at the Hollywood Cemetary
4. Go to a live taping
5. Go to as many USC football and alumni events as possible
6. Shop on Rodeo Drive
7. Go to Venice Beach
8. Go clubbing in Hollywood
9. Frequent “The Hills” hangouts
10. Become a “regular” at a local bar
11. Brunch at the Standard
12. Drinks at the Ritz
13. Dinner at our usual spots, Nik and Stef’s, McCormick’s Happy Hour, Hotel Fig
14. Go to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl
15. Attend the Taste of Larchmont (famous street near Beverly Hills)
16. Go to The Grove's Christmas tree lighting ceremony
17. Hike Runyon Canyon
18. Go camping in Malibu
I will try to update this as they are complete. We already went to the food truck last week and they are having a food truck festival this weekend that we might check out!
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