So This is Where We Live Now

Welcome to my blog about a Maine girl living in Los Angeles. We arrived on October 24th and some cool things have happened, some not so cool things too, but mostly it has been all cool. I'm going to launch this first entry so it will be easier for me to keep on track.

We've spent a lot of time unpacking and organizing but taking breaks to get out and do some cool things too. Because we are so busy unpacking at home I haven't had the chance to start this blog yet, and as time goes by more cool things happen, but in order to keep events in order I keep missing the opportunity to blog because I haven't written my first entry yet.

So here is the first entry, and thank you so much for reading and being here with me :)

Emotions have run the gamut the first week living in Los Angeles. First there was excitement. We were so pleased to get the keys to our apartment and prepare to settle in, but in the process of moving a few things into our new digs we managed to get a parking ticket and the excitement disappeared. Ryan had never gotten a parking ticket before, and not even a speeding ticket. He was very disappointed. After all it was a loading zone and we were told to park there so we could move our stuff in and this made sense because the building has no parking or driveway to speak of. Apparently we must have been mistaken for a vehicle squatting in the spot for purposes other than moving. No big deal, we have an appeal out. Hopefully they will have mercy on us.

Since then we've walked along Hollywood Boulevard a few times and checked out a few restaurants like The Snow White Cafe open since 1946, which just so happens to be the same place Ryan got the largest beer I have ever set my eyes upon!

Pretty sure that's a half gallon of beer!!!

We've also checked out the oldest Italian restaurant in Hollywood - Micella's, and we've stopped into a bar/restaurant with historical significance and a beautifully wood carved ceiling called the Pig and Whistle.

We've seen some neat stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to include John Ritter, Dean Martin, Buster Keaton, Poison, Orson Welles, and Bob Barker.

There are endless helicopters that fly overhead at night. It is terminally sunny during the day, but not too hot, and then at night it's cool and there is a fine breeze.

Naturally we are both homesick, but still exploring our surroundings. Driving can be a challenge, but it's still not us rough as Boston.

We're happy to be here and anxious to settle in.

Serious troubles uploading the before footage of our apartment, but I'll keep working on it and set a special blog for the before and after of our sweet place.