NoHo, HB and places in between

Day 2 in Cali was spent making connections with the rest of my friends there.

I said goodbye to "Wendla" and met another Nebraska friend who just recently landed in "The LA". We had brunch at The Farm in The Grove.

Between talking with members of the "Spring Awakening" cast and my friend at brunch it was certainly interesting to compare and contrast the east and west coast acting scenes. It was also interesting to compare the two coasts in general. I literally could feel my whole body just let go and relax while I was there - I always knew Cali was laid back but I appreciated it much more on this visit than I had in the past. NYC is go, go, go and sometimes you don't realize how much so until you step out of that environment. Being able to sit in a car and see stretches of land without tall buildings and the sparkling ocean was nice, too! ;) But I much prefer being the passenger than having to worry about driving in some of that traffic!

Once we were done with brunch we headed to Sprinkles near Fashion Island to meet up with another friend of mine. About the time we were done enjoying our West Coast cupcakes my other friend arrived and we made the switch off. But not before snapping a pic near Sprinkles in front of her rented yellow PT Cruiser. I'd never ridden in a PTC before and we both discovered that for whatever reason the controls for the windows are not on the door but on the center dash. Seemed odd to us.

On to Fashion Island with my friend from HB and her 1+ year old daughter in tow. The goal was to find an outfit for me to wear to Actorfest. We found parts to an outfit but she actually ended up having better luck finding stuff than I did! :)

When we were all shopped out (or rather when the stores closed early since it was Sunday), we stopped by her apt. and picked up her hubby and son to make our traditional trip to Inn N Out. A MUST stop everytime I've visited them in Cali. In fact, it was the first place I ate on my first visit to Cali.

Since it was my friend's son's 4th B-day we stopped by the store on the way home for ice cream, cookie dough & candles....and my friend pointed out that it was my opportunity to buy BAKED FLAMING HOT CHEETOS!!! Woot! And you better believe I did! Although I've found the 99cent bag regular FHCs in NYC I've yet to find the baked version.

We celebrated the 4 year old's b-day with the sweet treats when we got home and then called it a night.

Tomorrow my flight leaves at noon from the John Wayne Airport and then I'll be back in NYC by 10ish pm.