Now it is Summer here in lovely Southern California. Even though we work work work so much (yet still can't afford furniture . . . haha) Matt and I have done some fun things, made some new friends, eaten tasty food, and have plans for more of the same.
Brief rundown:
Trying out new restaurants on our days off have led us to a bunch of yummy places. These were taken at Hostaria del Piccolo in Venice. My champagne cocktail was delightful.
Mondays being our day off, we were able to go to a Memorial Day house party near downtown LA to hang out with a bunch of people Matt works with. It was nice to finally put faces with the names I've been hearing for months. Everyone was very sweet and the views/sunset were perfect.
I walked out the door to go to work one morning and met this fine fellow. Glad I didn't step on him. His name is Wilhelm. He is the Archduke of Snails.
On second street - which isn't far, we live by 5th - the Huntley Hotel stands and has a restaurant called the Penthouse. I've mentioned it before. Matt and I've been a couple times. As one would expect, the restaurant is on the top floor and has really beautiful views of the coastline up towards Malibu. Right now we are experiencing what is referred to here as "June Gloom" which unfortunately means that it is overcast almost every morning and usually again in the evening. I had just left working a lunch shift at the Misfit one day and the damn fog had already set in so I was a little bummed. The only sun had come and gone while I waited tables inside. So to perk myself up I went into the Huntley and took the glass elevator up to the restaurant and back down again. Honestly, where I live is gorgeous, even when it's gloomy . . .
Even in gloomy June, some days are perfect!
My friend Katie and I, along with some of the other girls we work with, headed to the Shangri La hotel bar 2 weeks ago. It is on the roof, like the Huntley's Penthouse, but it is open air, which was chilly but fun.
As you probably know, Matt and I drove to LA in a wonderful blue truck. We packed it full of everything we found essential, and then had an epic road trip across the country. It was the perfect vehicle for that adventure and I will always think fondly of it.
Here in LA, however, the truck is really impractical. It gets bad gas mileage, is too big to fit in most parking spots, and is a stick shift which blows in the terrible traffic here. So after much thought and consideration, Matt decided to sell the truck and get a car.
He got it detailed, took pictures and listed it for sale on Craigslist. Then he found a car he wanted and had the dealership bring it up from Long Beach for him to test drive. And in one of the longest and most tedious days ever, we test drove the new car, sold the truck and then bought the car.
Bye, truck. You were awesome.
Waiting, and waiting, and WAITING to get the paperwork finished for the new car . . .
Finally all done!!!!
Hello Grey Lady!!!
This is random but I'm sharing. Here is the beautiful art deco post office that is a block away from our apartment. We have our PO Box here and I love walking in to get the mail. Sadly its last day is Saturday. With the postal service not making any money they are closing branches that they think aren't performing well. We will still have the same PO Box but they are moving the boxes to an ugly industrial building 7 blocks away. Stuff like this pisses me off - especially when I'm reading in the news about all the RIDICULOUS stuff the IRS has been spending money on . . .
Isn't it pretty?
This glorious beast was parked out side of Penzeys while I was working one day. I had to share it with all of you. Notice what I think is a cello case strapped to the roof, the badass skull, and the license plates!
Without the violent drawing, I wouldn't have taken the warning seriously.
Just this past monday Matt and I were both off work together and exploring Santa Monica. This is yet another rooftop spot. I reserved a couch for us during happy hour at the Sonoma Wine Garden.
They so fancy, we even got a fake candle!
This is the view from there - we timed it just right to be out while the sun was, too!
Then we walked over to the Santa Monica branch of Hostaria del Piccolo to see if they were as tasty as the one in Venice.
The answer is: YES! Matt got and enjoyed their quail.
I changed my work schedule around so I'm not always gone in the mornings. Matt and I weren't getting to see each other enough and it wasn't fun. Now I work at night on Wednesday, just like he does, which means that we can go to the famous farmers market together. So, this is the first week of the new schedule and today was our first market day together.
We got many many lovely things. There were so many stalls and such a horde of people I was a little overwhelmed (in a good way) so I didn't take many pictures, but I couldn't resist this:
So nice! We bought two. They are as big as three of my fists at least!
We also got strawberries, peaches, leeks, squash, baby potatoes, haricot vert and the following:
It was a good day. It's been a nice month.
I'll update you all again in July :)
No comments:
Post a Comment