SoCal Dating Scene

I'm finally glad to tell everyone I explored downtwon Redlands night life this Friday evening with my friend Teresa. After living here only 4 months I spent my first Friday night since I moved to try and see what this town has to offer.

The evening began with Teresa exploring my apartment and us catching up. First, (sorry T don't get mad) we rewatched Grey's Anatomy, the 2 hr special with Addison's spin off series, and saw Teresa's quick little scene. On a side note, she just did an extra spot on Entourage so keep your eyes peeled!

Ok, onto the good stuff. Friday night festivities took place in downtown Redlands at Charlie's Jewlers. An old jewelry store revamped into the town's hot spot. As we walked in every eye in the place turned and looked at us like we had something written on our foreheads, seriously! As the straight billed baseball caps and tatooed arms kept staring at us like they have never seen a girl in their life we just casually and awkwardly walked to the bar.

After being approached by many people we really did not want to speak to we finally were able to snatch a booth and just spend the time catching up. Prior however, we did scope out a cute man who did not resemble the SoCal man at all.... hence probably why we scoped him. So while we sat and caught up we had a Cage Fighter.... seriously he was a cage fighter how funny is that!!?? A man with tatoos all up his arms, some guy who asked Teresa for her phone number then looked at me and asked me for mine, when rejected he then asked why and how a girl could be at a bar other than to pick up a guy. I think he forgot he was there with his best friends wife. He really didn't think this about this one to clearly.

After giving the cute boy the save me face he just laughed and came to the save after we kicked the boy out of our booth. However, as the three of us laughed about the entire situation he just said of course everyone in here has been watching you you are fresh faces and don't have the Socal look.... it seriously was awkward how everyone stared that night, but what can we say- we got hte Southern appeal!

Now as Teresa and I left we were dying laughing at the entire nights pick up lines and jokes and phone numbers. While walking to my car who should we bump into but none other than the man who asked for both of our numbers and his friends. After shying away and rejecting going to their late night they finally gave up and walked their own ways.

Teresa and I have spent Friday night and Saturday morning in a hysterical laughs about this evening. My first night out on the town has completely been a blast and unforgettable. Cute boys, ugly boys, weird boys, cage fighting boys, and rentless boys but no Southern boys.

Things I learned today......

Feel free to get a good laugh if needed.

1. Don't pack wine glasses in your luggage.
2. Don't pick up broken wine glasses like they aren't broken.
3. A bleeding hand won't quit bleeding unless you quit moving it.
4. Clean out your fridge before you leave on a week long vacation.
5. Start your dishwasher before you leave town.
6. If you are waiting on your luggage at the baggage claim don't stand right on top of the carousel- you may get wacked or your little dog may get wacked by one of my 5 pieces og luggage
7. I am still boycotting US Airs.
8. A toaster can be packed in your luggage and not be harmed a blender however will crack- still usable though!! Wahoo margaritas by the pool this weekend.
9. Carrying a guitar on your back makes the men look and talk more so than if you weren't carrying a guitar.
10. Being called a musician made me laugh harder than anything, I should have sung for them- then they really would have taken that comment back.
11. The girls on the Bachelor are Re-freakin-diculous. If you sign up for the show don't get upset your "boyfriend" is dating 8 other women.... Gahh idiot.
12. If you eat an onion bagel, please I along with anyone else near you, begs that you stay out of public. Or at least don't sit next to me in close quarters.
13. US Airs still sucks.

The big trip back to the South.

A trip that came and went in what seemed as a blink of an eye now leaves me missing the South. Although I thoroughly enjoyed seeing family and friends I do now see why Southerners are so unique. Between the trees that let off pollen that makes it look like it's snowing in the middle of Spring to fried maccaronni and cheese with salsa to sitting around on a back porch swatting at the mosquitos I miss it all.

The trip actually started off with me working for the Country Music Marathon in Nashville. So arriving early in the week on Tuesday I jumped the gun early to start the visiting process. Heading out on the town Tuesday night hitting up the Honky Tonks until 4 am I definitely rolled into town like my old self. Even better, I got hurt like my old self. This time like all times it was my knee popping out of socket.... trust me, it did not stop me from imitating what I thought was a good dance moves the entire rest of the week. I know everyone is highly concerned but don't be- it's all good now! I do have to say though, Nashville was fabulous!! Between drinking some PBR... yes, we actually stooped that low and to also showing everyone from SoCal how "we Southerners do it." This year the the Country Music Marathon even had two Hill members participate- Daddy Hill and Aunt Sandy. Oh yea, and I was inside the Titan Football offices on draft day... pretty sweet!

After a stressful 14 hour day I was headed off to Memphis. Skipping out on the concert and playing with my friends one more time I decided it was best to go ahead and head for home. Although it was a short 4 day vacation I feel so extremely relaxed (that may be from the massage though!!) Sunday I said goodbye to a friend who is moving to TX and visited the old stomping grounds down on Mud Island. We we of course partook in the best food ever- Fried Mac! Then it was back to bed. Hey, that long day before was kicking my butt. Monday I got to run wedding errands with mom and see what all progress Lauren and Mom have made for her big day in 2.5 weeks. We even took time out of our busy schedule to get a pedicure. I think mom was telling me my feet looked bad!! Ha. Dinner that evening couldn't have been better though. Monday night I got to see friends whom always brighten my day. We even started planning a winter time getaway to Costa Rica for the upcoming year!! I can't wait for that one. Then Tuesday just was spent visiting with Lauren, running errands, having lunch with Tracy and learning all about her wedding plans, getting the most fabulous massage and visiting more friends that evening.

Now, the one question I got from EVERYONE while visiting and speaking on the phone is: Sarah are you staying out there? You know what, my reply is still the same. I signed a year long lease for my apartment. At this time I will reevaluate the entire situation. I would love to move more towards a beach town but then again I would love to be back where the food is so good it makes you want to slap yo mamma. Lauren put it best when she dropped me off today, take the year, get the experience, and see where it leads you.

Last but not least--- I think everyone should boycott US Airways until they can hire the proper amount of people to check their airlines and make sure they work before putting their passengers/ clients onboard. Yup, you guessed it I'm still sitting in an airport! This makes for 7 flights in a row that have been late and then delayed then canceled. Personnally after the 40 hour trip to make a 4 hr flight I think they suck.

Peace out from a Road Warrior

My first earthquake

Well it finally happened -I went through my first earthquake. We were sitting in the office not really doing much besides counting down the last few minutes before I headed home for the evening when a loud shake happened. The first thing I noticed before we jolted really hard was the loud noise that sounded like a heavy truck engine. Then I actually noticed the room was shaking. A few seconds later on the radio, and note everyone in my office acted like nothing was happening- they thought the earthquake was so small- we heard the quake was very minimal maybe a 2?? Being sick and already out of it, it is easy to say I freaked out just a little bit. A note to self- I still prefer a tornado or hurricane over an earthquake- those can be predicted!

My first Holiday alone

....I survived it, my first holiday alone! I actually was unsure what I was going to do because I had so many options. Between the two girls at work who wanted me to come to their family Easter celebration and then all the guys I run around with I felt really special.

So, I opted to go over to my friends home since they wouldn't be with family either. Thinking it was only going to be me and two fo the guys I was surprised when J- our friend from a small island right about South America, came in the door. Then there was another surprise, a friend from high school showed up for dinner to. So you see, I was surrounded by 2 TN boys, 1 Cajun, and 1 South American.

All in all it was great. I cooked this really good chicken dish that is marinated in OJ and red wine mixed with fresh vegetables. Yummm!!

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Spring Break '07

For the past two years I have always found this time of the year to be a difficult time to focus. Not because it's pretty outside but becuase a majority of my friends are still in college talking about where they are headed for their spring break trip. This year was no different. However, this year LA became the destination for two of my best friends. Even though I spent right at 24 hours total with them, they flew in on a Friday and played for an entire week.

This weekend definitely was one of those weekends where EVERYTHING went wrong. Brooke and Catherine both arrived to LAX early Friday morning. My Friday consisted of work and flying out to Scottsdale AZ for work. Needless to say we missed our flight and sat in the airport for an additional two hours. After working in the dessert one day I did however go to Art shopping. Which, ended up good because I bought two new pieces for my apartment. Sunday after the race I packed my things eagerly becuase I knew I was going to see the girls in only a few hours. After getting to the airport with only a few minutes to spare luck would have it I get stuck at the security check point. After throwing away a brand new bottle of lotion and body spray I made the run for the plane.

Then luck hit in. I once again, sat next to a really nice person. This trip I got to sit next to an olympic track and field star. Then the weekend started. First off, the girls knew I wasn't going out when I got there since we were at work at 4 am that morning. So we just hung out in the hotel's bar and enjoyed what we thought was a comedy show..... needless to say, I have officially seen the worst comedy show ever. Some guy dressed up as a robot and told computer jokes, except the jokes weren't funny and made no sense. Then one comedian cursed us out when he found out Catherine's uncle is Karl Rove. You know all these damn democrats out here don't even know what they stand for. They just jump in line behind all the other lemmings. They can't support their opinions but they are so quick to curse you out. Amazing. So after being "shhsd" we just laughed and left.

The next day was spent at Newport Beach. With a blistering 90 degrees we all got plenty of sun and burns. Then we were off to dinner at the House of Blues. After dinner, it was only appropriate to show the girls a good time so we rolled up to the VIP level and sat on a balcony over looking the city.

Needless to say the night didn't end there. Just a prewarning if you ever come to LA- take a taxi everywhere or valet park- otherwise you will be pulling you car out of impound at 2 am like me. So much for posting signs saying you can't park in certain areas!!

All in all I had a blast with my stunna shades and the two wild girls obsessed with the Hills!