Tracey's NewsletterDec 23 2012 | 1 Comment
WE’RE OFF!
It’s that time of year when we head off on the annual Holiday family trip. This year it’s a bit diverse as you will see over the coming fourteen days.
The Family that rolls together stays together.....It's taken a few years but are now a 16 wheel family, actually 32 if you count the big suitcases.
The big suitcases being the first problem we had to deal with on this journey. Ben Shubitz, our travel agent with the mostess and my guess is this time of year the most frantic calls coming in non-stop from disgruntled, cranky clients who run up against those usual travel induced glitches, was sieged with yet one more coming from me when we got to National Rent A Car and the SUV we rented was a normal size one. That should not be an issue except when we went to put in our massive amount of luggage we can’t seem to move without, none of it would fit. Well, three pieces fit. But what about the other five?
The first car they gave us. And according to them the only size they had left between now and The Super Bowl. It would hold the luggage at the cost of two people being left behind.
Someone was watching over us because while I was on the phone with Ben saying “No. This can’t be true.” Yes, I do say things like that. And trust me I was having an inner battle with my evil airport twin who was dying to come out and take care of the whole thing or toss a grenade into it. Glenn was roaming the aisles looking for other cars. He did not get the point we only had one aisle to choose from. Lucy was standing by the elevator watching over the bags texting her sister that she did not understand how they had the bad luck to be born into such a family as this. “If you could see them now she said.” And at the point a Dodge something appeared in our aisle, ”Glenn said grab it” I did. I still don’t know if it was meant for someone else. But I do know we can cram everything in it as long as each kid holds a carry-on and four coats on their laps.
The Dodge that would be ours....
You gotta love California.
First meal in LA and already sporting the Jack Nicholson "I never take off my sunglasses" look.
First stop always Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Coffee in the sun! Keep your nose out of the foam.
One thing I’ve never liked about California at Christmas is it doesn’t really feel like Christmas. Nobody ever captured this better than Woody Allen did in Annie Hall.
Robertson Blvd. one of "the" shopping streets - not dressed up for Christmas.
A window made an attempt. Not many do.
One of my all time favorite LA stops ~ Fred Segal. They could have strung a few lights. No?
Legendary LA spot The Ivy By The Shore
Good food and every where you look lovely details. The ice tea and the roses.
The menus covered in antique Hawaiian fabric
Perfect bowls of lemons and limes. Not Christmasy but a nice touch.
I love this sofa tucked away in a nook.
New York may do better Christmas, but LA still gives better salad.
It may look like ordinary bread; it's not.
I wish they all could be California girls.
California girl, New York guy.
Hard to beat the sky. LA at sunrise.
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