Back in LA

So I am back in LA after being in SF for a week. Spent the first couple of days babysitting the nieces. That was a lot of fun but exhausting....I don't know how single parents do it. Especially with more then one kid. God bless them.

Then spent the week catching up with friends. Of course Thursday was Andy's birthday and we all got together and tore it up. Happy B-day, Andy! Hope you enjoyed it!

Then had the boys come down to LA for the weekend: Andy, Diego and Davey. Had a great party at the house Friday night. It was a great opportunity to celebrate Andy (again...lol) and have a party at our place for the first time. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves....no booze left the next day. Sure sign of a great party....lol.

AND THEN.....Mateo surprised us all Saturday morning. That was such a great moment when I was still in bed tired, hungover and half asleep...and felt someone jump on me. I opened my eyes, still blurry and noticed it was Mateo. YEAH!!!! He was wearing a bow on his chest, since he was Andy's gift for his b-day.....so sweet.

Had a crazy and fun Saturday night with the boys. Today just chilling at home giving my liver 

a break. Although, red wine sounds really good right now. ;-)

The only other highlight to mention from this weekend was Saturday night after we all got back from the bars. We all changed and went down to the hot tub. It was AMAZING and SOOOOO much fun. It was raining out, but it felt so great to be in the hot tub with the cold rain hitting our heads. It was such a pretty night....

Matt had a great idea to go from the hot tub and jump in the pool. We did this several times. It felt good to go in and out of the hot tub and into the pool. We had such a great time and laughed and laughed and laughed.....good times!

So great week in SF and a really awesome time with my dear friends this weekend. So tomorrow it's back to reality...looking for jobs, sending out my resume and hoping for an interview. Will keep you posted on that. Wish me luck.

OK, will write again soon...

P.S. Here is a picture of Matt waking me up Saturday morning....YEAH!

Here we go...

OK, so here we go. My friends have been asking me to start one of these since Andrew (my partner) and I decided to move to LA. I have been really hesitant to start one mainly because (believe it or not) I don't really like talking about myself. I am the one that friends feel comfortable talking to, but always cautious about putting myself out there. Plus the fact that since English is technically a second language for me, I have always been a bit skeptical on my writing abilities.

So, there are a few meanings behind the title "3 Years and Counting". Mainly because that is the plan with our move to LA. Andrew and I were looking for a little adventure while we could still do it, and LA seemed like the perfect choice. Close enough to be able to see friends and family in San Francisco, already having a few established relationships in LA, and of course the warm weather! We both like LA a lot, but deep down we know we will want to move back to the beautiful Bay Area in about 3 years.

Another meaning behind the title has to do with the way I operate in life. It seems that I am always working towards a 3 year plan and once I achieve whatever it is, I move on to the next goal. It was the timeframe I gave myself when I decided to make Gap a career and get myself to corporate. The timeframe I set for myself when I realized being able to buy a home was achievable, and the timeframe I gave myself after we bought our first home and get the condo conversion in order and move on to the next thing....which ended up being LA.

I will say that the last 6 months have been a bit out of character for me. Leaving Gap back in the summer without another job, deciding to take time off to travel a bit and move us down to LA, and not worrying about where I end up with work. Oh yeah, and we bought a house in LA....crazy! But I have to say that it's been a fun ride. I have learned a lot about myself...especially since I have been spending a lot of time by myself in LA. Andrew is still commuting back and forth so he hasn't been around during the week. Hopefully that will change soon since he is trying to find something local. 

So, taking things day-by-day (which is TOTALLY unusual for me) until things settle down and it feels like we are truly living in LA.

That's it for now. Hopefully that wasn't too boring. I promise to update this as much as possible. I do think this is a great way to keep abreast of what your friends are up to when you don't live in the same city.

Much love and will write again soon.