LALA

Well, I graduated!!!  So this is the first post graduate post I have done since I have been officially done with school.  It was crazy busy right up until the very last day of graduation.  For my graduation present to myself I took a trip to LA, Disneyland, Venice Beach & Santa Monica with my sister.  It was amazing!  I am finally feeling a bit well rested and recharged.  I have to apologize though I have no pictures from LA proper because I had such an early flight, that I couldn't sleep at all the night before.  At all.  I was pretty out of it that day... :)

We did however get to go visit some old friends of ours, have lunch in LA, and drive around West Hollywood, Silver Lake, Downtown, Griffith Park, Beverly Hills and Bell Air.  It was amazing! I think my favorite part was driving through Bel Air and see the jaw dropping houses, the sizes of Seattle City blocks.  It reminded me of the North Shore in Chicago, the only other place where I have seen houses like that before. 

The next few days we spent at Disneyland, which my sister Nicole likes to call our "power Disneyland" trip.  We spent 16 hours a day, for the next few days venturing between California Adventure and Disneyland.  Some of my oldest and best friends happened to be there those two days too.  It really was fun. We totally had it down, and never waited in line for more than 30 minutes... I think we did every ride we wanted to do at least 2 or 3 times.  I would highly recommend Tower of Terror, (my favorite!) and highly NOT recommend Soarin' over California, which is a simulated hang glider ride.  The very last thing I want to do is be suspended in the air for 5 minutes, with my feet dangling, in front of an IMAX screen, as it turns out.

After Disneyland, we got to really relax. We spent time at the pool, and then drove to Santa Monica and Venice, where we stayed at the Cadillac hotel. It was very cute, and reasonably priced for right on the beach. Our brother works a few times a month in Santa Monica, so he was able to fly out from Phoenix to meet us that day.  It was fun! We were able to have lunch right on the Santa Monica Pier, and keep our ride momentum going by riding the roller coaster that they have there. We also got to see some soccer freestylers in the middle of 3rd Street Promenade. So cool!  It was like soccer break dance. I definitely want to go back, and stay probably longer in Venice, and spend a bit more time in LA too!

I kept having this song stuck in my head the whole time... haha (no offense to California Girls)

The day after I got back, I was able to do my first magazine shoot too, which I am very excited about.   Details to come! :) 

California Girls - The Magnetic Fields

Enjoy!