Well we are officially in the summer season. Schools are on
vacation, kids are graduating, I’m starting to melt in the RWC. Ahh, one of my
favorite seasons.
The past few weeks have been super busy and the next few
will be too (or that's what I keep hearing). This week provided a new nice change of
pace and I have been working remote in LA. It’s been a pretty sweet deal. But
let me at least catch you up starting from last weekend (and this is the reader's digest version).
So Saturday, right after attempting to cool down the
hellmouth (my term of endearment for my home. Don’t get me wrong, I love it,
but it’s hotter than hell – hence the name – when it’s warmer than 80 outside)
Kate left to go to Alaska to visit her brother and I went down to Clos la
Chance winery for Teresa’s birthday. Her boyfriend planned a great day at the
winery and we picnicked and tried lots of white wine. I was super proud of myself
for NOT getting sunburned, especially since I was sitting in the sun all
afternoon, but it was such a fun day. Then we went to the Hut for a birthday
drink (our old Santa Clara stomping grounds). When I got home I threw a bunch
of stuff in about 6 separate bags, my version of “packing” and Carly and I
caught up on Psych and tried a new pizza place – but one that delivers so we
didn’t have to leave :o)
The Sunday morning, Carly packed up and caught a flight to
Denver for a work-type-conference for a new program that they are trying to
start at her school. I wasn’t too far behind her and threw all my bags and
some treats into the Blueberry and checked, double checked, and triple checked all the
doors/windows to make sure it was locked up tighter than fort knox and bid adieu
to Lark and headed south. By the way, I sang the entire way and it was very well received.
I made Highway 5 my bitch and got to Commonwealth in about
5.5 hours…making only one stop for gas and a coffee (also, I am bringing back
the mocha frappacino this summer…those things are CRAZY delicious). Sunday
night, the Repettos threw a delicious birthday dinner for Tom’s mom who was
in town from Chicago visiting. The food was BOMB – chicken, grilled veggies, a
delicious panzanilla salad (quite possibly my other new summer obsession) and some
homemade scalloped potatoes. Top it off with some delicious choc cake from
grandma Costco and you’ll get a FULL Julie. It was so good though – worth every
bite.
Monday was pretty mellow – I started a new running route
around trendy Los Feliz but no celeb sightings (DAMMIT) and then started
working away. Monday night, Gina and Gary had us over at their house for dinner
and got ready for Claire to celebrate her graduation from high school.
Tuesday was a CRAZY busy day. Lady Di and Marko flew in and
after a full day of working, we all dined on some pretty yummy tamales and
headed to the Hollywood Bowl for the graduation. I had only been to the Bowl
for the Sound of Music Sing-Along (jealous?) but this was a pretty sweet
graduation. It was absolutely beautiful and the girls all wore long white
dresses with red roses. After a quick
ceremony (no joke, just a little over an hour) we headed back to Nonni’s to
toast with champagne and cake and some other goodies.
Wednesday morning, I think the entire family was EXHAUSTED. But
we all rallied and went to work/did what we had to do. Tom had put us on
the list for the Green Room at Jimmy Kimmel so Lisa, Sarah and I headed over to
Hollywood Blvd to see them tape two episodes, one with Will Smith and one with
Seth Rogen & a music performance with Lonely Island. It was AWESOME. Then we went and got dinner after the show, well they did, I had some bomb chocolate
chip oatmeal cookies, and the person sitting at the booth next to us was the
Principle on Glee. (Thank you Google Search for knowing what “Joey Tribbiani’s
doctor with Kidney Stones” meant).
If I thought I was exhausted on Wednesday, I was wiped out
on Thursday. It was a low key day (including lunch with Uncle Gary so I could see his brand-spankin new office in Glendale). After work, Sarah and I went and got
mani/pedis and then headed to dinner. So civilized.
Today's been pretty mellow - just working and had another delicious lunch with the Killer B's. Not sure what else is going to happen today but I can tell you I am never this active during the week! Not sure what else is on the agenda for the weekend but I think I get to see
Julia tomorrow in the afternoon.Whoop Whoop!
I promise I'll blog this weekend or at least do another recap...soon...ish...
#hellotosummer
#crossyourfingersformorecelebsightings
