Just a Couple of Pickles: Day 2: Beverly Hills!!

Day 2

We finally made it to our hostess, Sherree's house and were SO RELIEVED!! We booked her through Airbnb (highly recommend for traveling on a budget). It was much more pleasant and homey. Her home was beautiful! It was so exciting to meet and stay with a local. After we arrived and got settled in, we took off to Griffith Park, an incredible place to hike and sight-see the hills, city, and Hollywood sign! Since we're only here for a short period, we came to be a bit spontaneous. It's more fun that way and less stressful since you're not on a time limit.

Highlights:

- I spotted Kendra (from The Girls Next Door) at a local cafe (which was so good we wanted to eat there daily!). She was right behind me and I gave Andrew the "look" and said, "Omg, there's Kendra...behind me, the blonde!" Then he says, "Who? I can't read lips so talk louder!" I was actually trying to be cool or discreet, but it was kind of hard when you're sitting so close together with other guests! He decided to take a picture and got a shot with the brunette that was with her...sigh, oh hubby!

- Eating an "oh so fresh" brunch at Urth Caffe in Beverly Hills!!!

- Hiking the beautiful trails!

-Andrew spots Fabio and said, "I can't believe it's not butter!"

- Shopping and eating where the celebs go.

- Trying on clothes that are way too much to purchase ;-)

- Finding most of Ali's ( from the Bachelorette) wardrobe.

-Dinner at The Yard at Santa Monica and having a conversation with an actor (from "I'm Alive" on Animal Planet). Again, FANTASTIC food (ordered the crab Mac-n-Cheese).

- Finding out that only in LA can you get by with extreme fashion! Andrew says the winter boots trend in the summer, is CRAZY ridiculous! I'm referring to bras, bathing suits, pea coats, to "putting on whatever you find that's clean in your closet!"

- People watching and star-gazing. It's been eventful, fun, and entertaining!!

Waiting for luggage, hmm...NOT too happy!

But we're happy hours later to start the day and weekend off right!!

Sherree's FANTASTIC pad!

Food at Urth Caffe, incredibly fresh and delicious!! All organic!

Note: picture Andrew took when trying to figure out who I was talking about! You can see Kendra right behind the pole on the left...just her blonde hair ;-)