hot hot hot!

LA has been SOOO hot lately! We have been fighting 103degree weather in Glendale and are about to roast alive. Thank god for fans. The hot weather make conditions favorable for wildfires, which LA has also been affected by. Here in Glendale we can see the smoke and fires in the mountains while driving to/from work. I'm sure it doesn't help the heat situation any either. They canceled school today in Glendale due to the smokey air. We haven't been affected by the air yet...we can't even smell it in our house. Hopefully it will be gone soon.

(A pic I snapped on my phone. The smoke is coming from the hills. This is taken from my neighborhood area.)

The house is still fabulous and we are loving living here. We have walked over to the Americana and Galleria a few times. The girls have been here almost a month and are still loving it. They are liking their jobs and enjoying exploring the city with me :) We've been going out a lot on the weekends and Rachel and I went to Manhattan Beach yesterday to cool off by the ocean. The waves were HUGE (8-9 feet). We got in but quickly got out after we got beat up by a few waves, ha.

I can't wait to come home in October and see all of my family! Especially Mal, Ben, and Ethan! It's going to be a good time. I am thinking we should do an early Thanksgiving, because I doubt I'll be able to come home for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year... Thoughts??

all moved in

Wow I haven't updated in forever. It's been a crazy busy couple of weeks! I promise to post pictures soon. I worked 9 shifts in 11 nights the week before I moved into the house, then Rach & Nicole arrived in LA, then Mom & Dad got here, spent all of last week moving into the house, and I turned 23 somewhere in the middle of all of that.

The house is wonderful and it's so great having my best friends in LA with me. Mom and Dad were HUGE HUGE HUGE help with the move. I couldn't have done it without them!! Special thanks to my Dad for hanging all the curtains in my house (I love my blackout shades in my bedroom! Keeps my room cool & dark during the day for excellent sleeping conditions :) The house is looking great but we still have lots of work to do. I'll post pictures as soon as we get the place looking just like home! Rach and Nicole had their first night of work lastnight and all is well so far. I've been back at work the past couple of nights...working again tonight and then off for another 4. My good friend Theresa (a friend from SLU who now lives in Chicago) is coming into LA tomorrow so I'll get to spend some time with her this weekend. Rach, Nicole, Theresa and I are planning on going to the Cards vs. Dodgers game on Monday night here at Dodger Stadium. Go Cards!!

I'll update more later...off to work...