Update (Pre-Blogging)

Forward:
I didn't bring the attachment for my camera, so the pictures will have to wait

I flew into LA on 1/14 and have been working in Pasadena again this week. I am really enjoying my work, and with any new position, I'm figuring out day to day how to do it better. I have gone on many adventures this past week, including the decision to stay in So Cal thru the weekend to be able to experience a little more than usual.

I went to Santa Monica on Monday, arriving at sunset, and was able to walk down and around the pier. I had dinner on the 3rd Street Promanade and met four Austrailian Security men while watching the LA Laker game.

By Wednesday I was figuring out what to do over the weekend, and by going online I found Catalina Island. More on this in a moment.

Thursday was Blues at Red White and Bluezz and I met a writer for Associated Press and a movie producer (I think he said Splash, 25th Hour, and Toy Story).

Friday I left work at 2pm and drove an hour south to San Pedro. I caught the Catalina Express (kind of like the Victoria Clipper) and boated 26 miles to Catalina Island where I had found a house to rent 2 blocks from the beach.

It's now Saturday morning at 1052am... I'm sitting on the front porch of my house, I just ate my eggs on toast and I'm drinking my coffee. The town I'm in is called Avalon, and it's the more populated of the two towns on the island. Everyone here owns a golf cart to get around, not a car... and it's pretty funny to see the different kinds of golf carts... there are even some golf trucks.

I'm going to take a 2 hour tour of the island today up to the airport. It's a very mountainous island, there are wild buffalo, and lots of birds I've never seen before. Today is cloudy and about 55 degrees, but it's SO beautiful.

I could see all of the stars last night, and I honestly felt when I got off the boat that I had found where I was supposed to be.

Here are a few links for a sneak peek:

www.catalina.com
www.catalinaexpress.com
http://www.beachrealtyoncatalina.com/rental_detail.asp?property_id=57

Love you all,

Sarah
I have (and will) take many many pictures...