DAY 2 IN LOS ANGELES

We were all up early and started the day watching the delightful "Dan in Real Life."  Loved the movie!!!  Rent the DVD and sit back and enjoy the story.  The we set out for our morning walk to Home Depot.  It is about 3/4 of a mile from Meg's apartment.  There are many Hispanics that stand outside in the parking lot at Home Depot hoping that someone will come and hire them to work for the day.  I tried to say "Good Morning" and smile at every person I passed.  It worked!  I got a friendly smile and a reply from each and every one.  Walking along the sidewalk you see the cement lifted like a roller coaster from the tree roots that have grown under it.  I had to take a picture of the sidewalk because it looks so funny, but it is dangerous to walk on it.  Everyone ate breakfast at McDonald's (but me----I have got to lose weight) (THEY EVEN HAVE AN OUTSIDE WINDOW FOR MCDONALD'S EXPRESS)   and then we walked back to the apartment to get ready to go to IN AND OUT for lunch!  Can you tell we ate and ate and ate????  YUMMY!!!  I could eat IN and OUT every day.  

We decided to check out the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills, since Megan recommended it for shopping.  Mapquest took us the long way.....so we were on Sunset Blvd.  for a long time.....what beautiful homes are in that area....every corner has a sign "Map of the Stars Homes Here."  I can't say I loved the Beverly Center....I think I like The Grove better.  But I took some funny pictures of my cute husband as he patiently shopped with us.  He fit right in carrying Emily's big bag for her.

We ate dinner at Jocey's favorite restaurant, P F Chang's.  She downs the brown rice, honey chicken, and lo-mein!  It was a great meal and we had reservations, so we didn't have to wait.  The worst part of the night was the other 6 BACKSEAT DRIVERS telling me every which way to drive on the 405 South in rush hour traffic!  Talk about STRESS!  But we drove home along the Pacific Coast Highway and it was beautiful with people gathered around bonfires on the beach, the sun glinting off the ocean, and especially being together with some of the people I love so much.  We got in a short game of May I before Megan was nodding off between hands.