Starting the year with a BANG!

Not that kind of bang. Get your mind out of the gutter people. Geesh… ;p

Every weekend this month I’ve been out and about with friends; doing stuff, but most importantly, just being out of the house.

Jan 1 – Appetizers and drinks at Red Lobster.
Jan 2 – Lunch at Rocco’s (hadn’t been there in years!! LOVE the onion rings!), “Sherlock Holmes” at The Grove (first time using my Pacific pass and she didn’t even charge me), walking around the Farmer’s Market, ended the evening with drinks, appetizers and dessert at the Macaroni Grill.
Jan 3 – My fifth niece, Ruby Mikaela, was born and I spent time with her at the hospital.

Jan 8 – Saw “Nine” at Del Amo. It was extremely disappointing and a little boring. I did enjoy Fergie’s dance number, though I’m still wondering why they plumped her up for the roll. I also enjoyed Marion Cottillard’s performance overall and really liked her second song and dance. Favorite line from “Nine” – Penelope Cruz: I’ll be waiting here for you, with my legs open.
Jan 9 – Spent time with little Ruby. She kicks my biological clock into overdrive. None of my girls have done that like this. She really draws out my motherly instinct and makes me a little sad because I don’t have a little Ruby of my own. All I hear is tick tock…tick tock….

Jan 15 – Dinner at PF Changs and watched “Up in the Air” at Del Amo.
Jan 16 – Spent the day with Tiny in El Segundo. Lunch at Chili’s, “It’s Complicated” at the Pacific Manhattan Village (used my Pacific pass again – the movie was HILARIOUS!), Barnes & Noble and Borders, and yummy snickerdoodle cookies from Fresh & Easy. Don’t remember the exact line from “It’s Complicated,” but when Alec Baldwin refers to Meryl Streep as going “native” and that he’s into it – OMG!!!!
Jan 17 – Dinner at a new Korean BBQ place with Sarah and there was a bit of a language barrier so we did have a bit of a problem communicating. Afterwards, we went to The Hustler Store….

Jan 23 – After a week of rain, the sun came out and I actually started my day early by getting my nails done (I feel so girly right now!), got to the Westside way early to meet Uni so I hung out at Borders and then got my eyebrows done at Ziba at the Westside Pavilion (it was friggin’ painful! remind me not to wait so long again), then Uni and I headed to Fox Hills Mall to check it out after the remodel. We really wanted to check out the new Target. It was very disappointing. You can bring something new to the neighborhood, but it doesn’t mean the neighborhood’s going to take care of it. What I didn’t like was the fact that people were rolling the Target carts through the mall and its stores. Lakewood Mall has a Target attached to the mall, but the carts are not allowed to roll through the mall; as it should be. After the disappointing Target shopping experience, we had dinner at the remodeled food court – Sarku Japan has such delicious chicken teriyaki. On the ride to the airport, I ate one of the yummiest red velvet cupcake. Uni brought it for me from the Daintycakes food truck. It was so moist and delicious. I made yummy noises with every bite. :)

Jan 24 – Met up with my cousin’s girlfriend for sushi at Sushi Mac on 3rd and La Cienega. I’ve been craving sushi for a while so I went a little overboard. They’re pretty affordable, $3 a plate – I had 9 plates. :D We then went to Hollywood & Highland for Beard Papa and then to my cousin’s house to spend time with little Ruby. I had an off day with little Ruby as each time I held her today, she’d eventually start crying. Even both times she was handed to me asleep; she’d wake up and start crying. The only time she didn’t cry was when I was feeding her, but as soon as she finished her bottle, she started crying again. :( It was good to hang out with my cousin’s girlfriend. We’ve never really done that before. They just celebrated their fifth anniversary, so she’s family now.


This upcoming weekend is the first weekend this month I don’t have anything planned ahead of time. I’m not worried. I do have lunch plans for Friday with an old high school friend I haven’t seen in years. And Sarah and I talked about getting together for a movie. We really want to see “Legion.” Who would’ve thought Paul Bettany could be so HOT!?!?! Yum!

Plus I also have a standing date to see “The Lovely Bones” with Anners and Maria. We just have to find an actual time that works for all three of us. :)