"10"

Long before I officially began my search for the good ones here, bff R and I were counting the perfect 10 moments. While roommates for a year, we had quite a few adventures, rated 1-10. As much as we can worry and become "paralyzed by choice" I know we both appreciate the little things, and how we find laughter in and around them all. Those good little moments, for our purposes, the good ones, are more than enough to make an incredible day.

R caught a flight down to Los Angeles to spend a few days - an assortment of good, great, and amazing - she hardly recognized the town. Our past adventures were in the very beginning stages of search. Now in my new apartment in my new neighborhood, the good finds were already bookmarked.

Dinner at Masa. That famous chocolate chip cannoli. Cheap wine at El Prado, soundtrack on records. Bienvenidos. Brunch at Cliff's Edge, where the toast keeps coming. Art * Craft * Vintage. New friends. New dresses. Southern California weather. Nap with the air con going. Trader Joes and dark chocolate covered blueberries.

Next-door neighbor bar. Cheap drinks. Photo booth. Denny's trickery. Darkness in the cemetery. Bottle Rocket and almost-spooning. Planet Earth and mango salsa. Buddhist blessing. Purple sunrise. The most amazing 6am performance we've ever seen. Bon Iver love. "What might have been lost" sing-a-long. Zzz..tea. Magical parking spot. Abbot Kinney. Parson Red Heads. Marked5 food truck. Hey Alex. Fly!

Bon Iver's sunrise show was wonderfully surreal. It feels like a dream, but better. I can't listen to For Emma, Forever Ago without longing for that beautiful hazy morning. The performance was perfection, as much as one can be at such an early hour. And the moment itself, a top of the top 10 list moment.

grab that cab

Last night was designated DATE NIGHT - a fancy dinner, dessert & all, and kisses in the corner of a crowded bar. He granted my PDA wish.

chocolate chip cannoli.

so the bulk of the stress is over. i've moved, officially, and i'm finally right there with everyone else. no more driving the wrong direction after work before heading back towards the fun. i'm excited about that.

last night K and i went out to dinner to one of OUR local restaurants, masa. i loved it the first time we went, and i especially love it now that it's actually near me too! we shared a 5 cheese pizza paired with a bottle of Mauritiushof. $30 special. what a steal. and the chocolate chip cannoli was a perfect dessert. what an amazing night.

tonight we've got the kick off of the next residency. luckily, the only outfit i could pull together from my assortment of boxes happens to work well into night time. cheers to a great start to my new place.