I Live Here? For Realz.

So, this job has been keeping me really busy...in a good way, but not so good for the blog kind of way.

Saturday morning I had to go back downtown to help move into the new office. I was not 100% thrilled to work on a weekend in the first week on the job, but I was happy to have a job, so I was ready to get this move under my belt. 

Everything went smoothly. The move took under 3 hours (probably because of my manly lifting and carrying of heavy things), so my boss was pretty stoked. I stayed for a little while after everything was moved in to organize and set up the office for Monday. Definitely a success, and I'm pretty sure a job well done for my first big duty.

After the move was finished, I changed clothes and headed to the Beverly Center. I was certain I knew where it was and could have sworn it was on La Brea, but I was definitely wrong. I was lost and wasn't going to be able to figure it out on my own without emptying my gas tank, so GPS lady to the rescue once again. 

Look what I found along the way! I love seeing places I recognize! Lame, I know. 

I finally found the mall, but then remembered that Nordstrom Rack was right across the way. Oh yes, I hit that up. 

I went to Ralph's to do some grocery shopping and then headed back home. Josh and Gabe were settling down to watch a couple of episodes of Breaking Bad, and I started making a pasta dish I found on Pinterest....which was a success. pat on the back. 

Gabe left for work, and I gave the apartment a good clean as part of my squatter agreement. And made some blueberry muffin batter (that I also found on Pinterest) for tomorrow morning. 

Sunday was a funday! Really! Gabe got home at 6am and went to bed. I slept for a little while longer, got up at 9ish to start getting ready. As soon as Gabe got up to shower, I started making our pregame breakfast. 

Perfect cadinals game day breakfast thanks to Gabe's StL toaster. 

The game was at 1:15. On our way out, I grabbed a card that my parents had sent me and opened it in the car. It was the best card congratulating me on my new job with some money and a note to have fun at the game! COMPLETE with some bite marks from my puppyboy. :) It was perfect timing!

We got to Dodger Stadium, grabbed a Bud Light and found our seats. It was hot. Like really sweaty hot. Luckily, Gabe got us the end seats, so we didn't have to deal with being stuck in between to smelly people and have to worry about crawling over everyone to get out. 

Our section was completely filled with Dodger fans except for us and one terribly stereotypical midwest couple wearing red (I'm talking cardinals visor with pony tail through it and mom shorts - way to represent). I wanted to get a pic with Gabe, so in between the top and bottom of the third, we went down to the front of our section and asked the usher to do the honors.

The whole time we were taking the pic, we were booed by every single Dodger fan in the area (note the douchey smile on my face as I was laughing at them). Gabe waved his world series ring at them on the way back up. I'm not sure they got the point - probably because they haven't won one since '88. 

When we got back to our seats, we looked at Gabe's beer and were pretty sure someone messed with it. Of course, this would never be an issue at Busch Stadium - Dodger's fans just aren't as classy. So, we decided to dump those ones and get a fresh round.

While we were there, we also had to grab a Dodger Dog. My first game at Dodger Stadium, it was a necessity. While we were standing by the concessions, wolfing down our dogs, I found the culprit of the onion-y, sick smell that kept wafting into my nose the whole game....

wtf is this?

Pickett was at the game with his dad, so after we finished eating, we headed up there to say hi for a bit. Then, we decided to try our luck at finding a spot behind home plate. Luckily, we were in extra innings and Dodgers fans leave by the 7th, so there were plenty of seats to choose from. 

We found a great spot behind home plate and settled in for the 10th inning. During the Cardinals at bat, Descalso hit a foul right into our section! Gabe was on it, along with about ten other people. Somehow, he came up with the ball! I was so excited - my first Cardinals game here and a ball! Wahoo! No one else around us liked it. I jumped up with excitement and while everyone else was booing us, Gabe and I bowed and curtsied for them with big smiles on our faces. 

 After the Cardinals WON, we headed to Happy Ending to continue our Sunday Funday with some drinks and dinner. This place is pretty much like the Creek in Springfield (RIP). Well, at night, at least. Sunday evening was a pretty chill night up there. We had some food and some beers. Then, at some point, they started spinning this wheel of drink specials. We definitely participated and ended our night with a few shots, including these...

Monday was not a funday. Work at 9 wasn't the greatest, but this job is nice because I can get some things accomplished right when I get in and then give my brain a break. I got through it. I'm pretty proud of that. 

Tuesday was normal. I'm starting to get a hang of things at work. When I first started, it seemed like a never-ending to do list that was never getting finished, just getting longer. I've started learning what to get out of the way first and what projects to put on the back burner. 

Wednesday started as another normal day. Running errands, trying to get the new office set up and workable, working on scheduling appointments and building Ikea furniture. Well, there was some beer and champagne and ice cream cake at work for one of the manager's birthdays....and we may have played a few rounds of flip cup in the kitchen, BUT I was still tired from Monday because I had so much on my plate at work. I was ready to head home and pass out. 

I didn't get home til late. I was supposed to Skype my family, but it was pretty much 10:00 cst by the time we would be able to. I was just settling in to the couch when I got a message from a new friend! She was insisting that I go out with her to Beacher's Madhouse. Apparently, I hadn't been properly introduced to LA yet. 

I hopped into the shower and chugged a Sugar Free Red Bull. I'm still not great at dressing in LA style, so it took me several outfits before I felt comfortable and ready. Just in time for my ride to pick me up. 

Beacher's is a crazy place with anything and everything. Of course, my new friend has the hook-up, so we walked right in while others were waiting to pay big bucks for a table and even more for bottle service. As soon as we rounded the corner into the theater, we were greeted by a bearded lady and Spiderman dancing in a dark burlesque-esque room. There was a stage with Hello Kitty and a panda getting their groove on and rows of plush seats and tables with dancing platforms in between each row. On those platforms were girls in skimpy outfits and Sesame Street characters all having a great time. 

We made a drink from someone's bottle of Grey Goose and enjoyed the show. Every 20 minutes, a little person dressed like an Oompa Loompa flies across the ceiling to deliver a bottle to another table. This definitely wasn't a boring place. They played fun music and we mingled and laughed and drank. 

After a while, my friend saw the promoter that she's been telling me about and who got us into the club. We went up to the next row to say hi, pour another drink and get up on the platform to stand next to Cookie Monster to get a better view of it all. 

We saw a couple of random shows of little people dressed as chipmunks and a guy jumping rope with people on his back. Then, the real show happened. Celebrity sighting #2! Chris Brown came and sat in the section right behind us! I didn't take any pictures of him because it would have been seriously obvious. They played one of his songs, and he was pretty nice about it. 

THEN, after dancing for a little bit more and getting to drink a couple glasses of $600 champagne from the table, another celeb Celebrity sighting #3 Paris Hilton sat at the table next to ours! Crazy, I know. 

FYI Paris Hilton still uses a Blackberry.

We left the party early because of work the next day, but it was all in all a great night. :)

Thursday was a little rough because of the fun I had the night before. I grabbed a vente PSL and fought through the morning. 

Friday is a fun day at this office. No one plans on working past 3pm, and the work for the day is pretty light. Unfortunately, I had to reschedule the manager's meeting from Thursday morning to Friday at 4. No one was really happy about it, but it was the only time available. 

The only way they wanted to do the meeting was if they had beers. Feeling responsible for the late work time, I headed to Ralph's to pick up some refreshments. Now, I wasn't about to start out being a push over and at their beck and call (but to a point, that is my job), so I purchased my own personal favorite for the meeting.

Dominating the calendar and this cold one. 

I'm not sure they fully appreciated the midwest nod, but they still drank what they called "piss in a can." So unappreciative! :)

This weekend, I'm chilling. I got my oil changed and returned some clothes. I spent too much money at the grocery store but it was for a special occasion. Gabe is finally off the night shift on Tuesday! I got a recipe for Cajun Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo and we have a bottle of champagne chilling in the fridge. It will be yet another celebration. 

Now, back to my Budweisers and 30 Rock on Netflix.