Wow. I know. It's been quite some time since we left you any signs of our continued survival on this trip. There are a few reasons for this and they mostly revolve around alcohol and shopping. Not really...ok...maybe a little...
From San Francisco we traveled south along the coast and stayed a few days in Monterrey. Driving along Big Sur was both frightening and breathtaking. It was some of the most beautiful coastline we had seen. From there we went to Carmel-by-the-sea where we mingled with the the well-to-do vacationers who had not spent five days in Wyoming without a shower.
We had a blast in LA shopping in Beverly Hills and strolling around Hollywood. By far the coolest things we did were tour the Paramount Pictures Studio and see the new Harry Potter movie at Grauman's Chinese Theater. I think we were looking for more of an old-Hollywood style trip rather than the rough and tumble pace of todays starlets. Oh, and you had better believe we stopped at both Pinks (the famous hot dog stand with the best chili cheese dogs around) AND In-N-Out Burger (a California staple). LA kept up on our toes and we quikly learned to adapt our driving skills to survive on the freeways. Another highlight was Venice Beach--something that I could not wait to see. After a wonderful lunch on the boardwalk we planted ourselves on a grassy knoll to watch the outrageous roller skaters, tattooed oddities, and various other sun worshipers. We also got to stop and stay with one of Lindsay's good friends from college which was great since they hadn't seen each other in a painfully long time. The night that we all went out we ended up getting a cab ride home from a movie star hopeful who gave us a detailed description of her interesting "acting" opportunities. I could not even describe to you how amusing this ride home was. In case you're interested, her website is: www.joematters.com.
From LA we traveled on to Vegas. We drove at night through the Mojave desert and it was still 112 degrees. I can't say I was quite ready for that. Las Vegas is a one-of-a-kind town. Although this was my 6th visit there, it was Lindsay's first. The day after we arrived we spent the day by our luxurious pool just enjoying the sunlight (and I was enjoying the eye candy). We were only supposed to stay in Vegas for two days but two quickly turned to five as we found ourselves wrapped up in the 24 hour city. We also got to hang out with some friends who came in for the last two days we were there. It was awesome to see them again, although I'm not sure they were ready for the "Lindsay and Michele do Vegas" version of us. I can't imagine we got more than 30 hours of sleep the entire time we were there. I would tell you more stories, but the code goes, what happens in vegas, stays in vegas.
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I AM SOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS....
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