Catching Up & Saying Farewell

This was my last weekend in LA before I head out on tour - I can't believe it's already here. I have been scuttling about taking care of everything I need to address before I leave town for 2 months. It has been crazy. I had promised a lot of people to do a lot of stuff before I left, and now I am attempting to deliver on all of it. It's a bit of a challenge, really.

Friday night when I got home from working at Maxine's house I was starving so I made myself a huge bowl of homemade General Tso's Chicken and chased it with going out to Yogurtiers for some custom-delicious yogurt. After eating so much so quickly I got really sick, threw up, and went to bed super-early (bailing on the evening of fun everyone else had at a nearby bar playing pool). I was lame.

But since I went to bed early, I woke up early and feeling much better on Saturday. Since I wasn't working for Maxine, I got up and ran a lot of errands I have been needing to take care of prior to rolling out of LA. I went to target and spent $110 on a scale (which I am going to take on the road with the hope that it will help me stick to my weight loss goals), a watch, a pedometer, some clothes, and other stuff. Then I went to Payless (to pick up shoes that I had delivered to the store about 3 weeks ago) and Old Navy (which is having an amazing sale and you can get pretty much any shirt you want for $4 or less - my favorite style was only $2.25 a piece, so I cleaned house and only spent like $25).

On my way back from the mall, Joe and I met for lunch at Chipotle - something we have been meaning to do for quite some time (another 'before I leave for LA' task down). A little while later, I went to see The Informant with Jason (another friend I know from CMU who lives out here). After the movie (which was over by 6 PM) we went to my favorite restaurant for drinks and appetizers. It was nice to catch up a bit with one another. We had planned to hang out last weekend at Disney Land, but it ended up not working out due to sickness, tardiness, and other obstacles beyond my control.

After a hug good night I was on my way back home. When I got to my apartment, I unlocked the door only to be greeted by pitch black turning to shockingly bright full of my friends audible SURPRISE sensory overload moment. Sam and Brianna got me good - and it was a lovely surprise going away party. We used the BBQ pits at the apartment complex and went out for dessert at 1 AM. It was really sweet and nice to have a chance to say thank you and goodbye to pretty much everyone I know on this coast.

This morning I woke up really early and went to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in digital 3D with Rustin. The showing was at 10:30 AM - because I had to work at 1 PM. It was a great movie - perfect for kids and the 3D was really well done. It also had a good balance of high humor for adults, so I really enjoyed it. It was a nice final outing with Rustin - we had planned on seeing it the weekend before I left, so another check marked on that list.

After the movie I called Maxine to confirm my arrival time, and she said that she wasn't up to working today so I got a nice surprise day off. Sam, Brianna and I hit up Old Navy, and met Derek at a sports bar on our way back so that we could watch the Steelers game (yes, it was an unfortunate disappointment to lose 17-14 after missing 2 field goals in the game). After that I went home, took a nap, woke up to watch the majority of the Emmys, and am now off to bed once again.

It was a good (very active and busy) weekend. As long as I keep myself preoccupied, I can't dwell on the fact that I am going to miss it here. I am going to miss it a lot.