Day 1 (Thursday, August 30):
We arrived in CA late but the excitement began with the "Simpson Star Mobile" a.k.a. Lexi and Eric in their Ford Explorer picking us up for the extremely busy LAX. It was pretty late so we just headed back to Casa Blaven and got the tour of their fabulous place. Hardwood floors throughout, spacious living quarters (in comparison to their previous place) and great decorations -- this place is nice! After the tour we snacked on hummus and chatted until about 1 a.m. (poor Lexi and Eric had to work the next day) YIKES!
Day 2 (Friday, September 1):
The day started off with a tour of the Warner Brothers lot...where Lexi works. We were carted through many sets like, ER, Gilmore Girls, New Adventures of Old Christine and best of all the set of Central Perk...from Friends. This picture is of Stu and I on the same couch they used when filming!!!
Then I got to stand in front of the Central Perk sign and play Phoebe's guitar..."Smelly cat, smelly cat."
After the tour Stu and I walked through the lot and the Ocean's 13 set. We saw tons of casino extras and none other than GEORGE CLOONEY!! He was playing basketball about 5 feet from me. He's pretty darn handsome in person...so handsome I had to walk by him a second time. After that we practically bumped into Alexis Bledel from Gilmore Girls.
That evening, Lexi had arranged for us to go to a taping of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His guests were Brooke Shields (who discussed her famous conflict with Tom Cruise), Jerome Beddis and the Foo Fighters. This was quite exciting...unfortunately we didn't make it on tv, but we had great seats.
After this we went to eat a fabulous Mexican dinner then off to the Los Angeles Dodgers game. Our seats were awesome, row 7 behind 1st base. Stu and Eric almost caught a fly ball, but some guys tackled everyone so they could get it. Celebrity sitings here included: Steve Garvey, Annette Benning and Warren Beatty!!!!
Day 3 (Saturday, September 2):
We started out day with coffee at a cute little coffee shop by Lexi and Eric's place then walked over to a restaurant named Paty's for breakfast. After this week walked through the neighborhood by their apartment...these houses were amazing.
Our next destination was the Getty Museum. Stu was in his element...he was taking in all the sculpture he could find. I personally found the architecture of this place phenomenal...and the views. See for yourself.
That night we got all gussied up and joined Lexi's aunt and uncle for dinner at a trendy restaurant called Citizen Smith. Great food, great company and great atmosphere. The menu had things like steaks, fish and their signature jalapeno macaroni n' cheese!!! We managed to snap a few photos here too.
Day 4 (Sunday, September 3):
We devoted this whole day to the beach. We got there early and stayed until the sun was threatening to set. We were at Manhattan Beach...cool beach with lots of pretty people. Stu and Eric did tons of boogie boarding...Lexi joined them for a bit too. I got in the water a few times but that was some cold water!!!
That night we cooked some foods and Lexi & Eric's friends Beth and Scott came over. We had the best time telling stories and laughing. I can't remember when I've laughed that much--Beth and Scott seem to have the same humor level as Stu and me. Scary huh?
Day 5 (Monday, September 4):
I had to make it down to Robertson so I could go to Kitson -- come on, it's in all the gossip magazines. Personally I wasn't all that impressed with the store, and that could have been because I wasn't interested in spending $75 on a t-shirt.
Afterwards we went shopping at the Grove. Great place to shop, if I lived here it would be hard to stay away from this area. Once we were tired of shopping we went over to Barney's Beenery and had some drinks. Here we saw the girl from "The Loop" and one of the judges from "So you Think You Can Dance?"
This pretty much wrapped up the trip -- we had such a memorable experience with two of our best friends (who we love dearly and appreciate their hospitality).
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