LA Birthday Vacation

Now that I have somewhat recovered from my birthday “vacation” to LA, I thought I would post pictures and tell you about my adventures.

Thursday Night: We got into LA around 10pm. Nick started driving like an INSANE LA driver without missing a beat. We did a late night grub at In-N-Out and passed out. In-N-Out is a Cali thing, and unless you have lived in Cali you would not understand why we made it a point to go.

Friday: I chopped my hair off. Was able to donate about a foot of hair!!

(before, locks of love, after)

Dana (soul sister), Nick, his friend Pasha and I ate at the Good Earth. Half way through our meal, John Voight said hello to Pasha and then proceeded to eat lunch behind us. Only in LA. Dana and I escaped to the mall to hit up H&M for cute new gear. We then had dinner with the family. Even my Auntie from Singapore was there. After that, the “family” and friends met up. We ended up going to bed at 430 in the morning after spending the night chatting with everyone. BAH

Saturday: Lunch with Nick’s family and Orange County adventures.

Sunday: Took my Auntie to LAX so she could go back home to Singapore. We then went to dinner at Little Malaysia. They serve the BEST local Singapore/Malaysian food in LA. No one can compare.

the food coma hit HARD

Monday: BIRTHDAY AT DISNEYLAND. My 26th birthday was the best birthday I have ever had.

I won.

Tuesday: I met up with all my old regulars and friends from my coffee shop. We said goodbye to some friends. Nick and I went to dinner with our good friend Pete. His new company is amazing and I am so proud of him for killing it 7 days a week. We even went to a meeting and saw our friend get a 90 day chip. Sobriety is the way of the future.

Wednesday: Nick and I ended our vacation by saying goodbye to MORE friends and family. We left LA tired and ready to sleep in our cali king.

Leaving LAX

Reflecting back on our trip, I know I tripped out for no reason. I also realized that I am so much happier living in Portland than living in LA. I have also come to the conclusion that I will do everything in my power to be able to travel more often and possibly make a career out of it.

New birthday goals will be posted soon.

Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!!
Cheers.
P.Hobbs

Insecurities

Pic of Portland Coffee Cake taken by Brook Rademacher

Why am I feeling so darn insecure today??

Maybe it has to do with the fact that Nick and I are traveling to LA for my birthday in a few weeks. Sigh. Birthdays. I love celebrating birthdays, just not my own.

Maybe it has to do with the fact that I am turning 26 and I am not a millionaire yet. One of the many affirmations that I put on my wall in Sherman Oaks was “I will be a millionaire by the time I am thirty.” I still have not figured out how to reach the goal. Any ideas???

MAYBE…it’s the fact that 2 months ago I swore to myself that I would lose 15 pounds before we traveled to LA and I then I gained 6 pounds. Killer Combo = stress + Starbucks Portland Coffee Cake. BAH.

Maybe it’s just the fact that I am traveling back to LA. I never felt like I fit in down there. I always felt like kids looked down on me because I didn’t wear $300 jeans and designer gear. I never felt skinny enough or pretty enough. I know I know…who cares.

MAYBE it’s the PMS talking and I will wake up tomorrow and the bloating will go away and I will feel like I am queen of the world again.

Yeah. I’m going to go with the last one. I am blaming it on the hormones.