Jason and I got away last weekend to celebrate 12 years of bliss!?! We went all the way to...L.A. We stayed at The Standard which is an ultra cool modern boutique hotel. The only problem was Jason and I are no longer ultra cool and modern, not really sure if we ever were. So it left us staring a lot. Every night they have a lounge crowd in the lobby and then after a few drinks everyone makes their way up to the rooftop where there is music, a pool, and a movie projected on the building next door. We went up to the rooftop for a total of 90 seconds before I was ready to call it a night. Every party has a pooper - I know. Here is our room, notice the shower in the middle of the room with the mirror straight in front with shower curtains that don't cover the mirror view from the shower - won't be staying here for a girls weekend away!
We checked off many "things to do in L.A." boxes the first day with walking around the flower mart, the fashion district, eating at The Pantry, taking a tour of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and visiting the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels. (They really need to work on their P.R./marketing - no one with tags and long skirts or ties came up to welcome us or offer us a free bible???)
Jason is on a very important phone call with 1992 - they say they want their phone back.(Really those are the self-guided tour instruments.)
Then we were off to the Bradbury Building, an architectural landmark used in many movies, tv shows, and music videos.
The next day we visited The Getty museum and realized we aren't really museum people. What did make an impact on me was when I gave up my seat on the tram for a 3 year old named Gabe whose mom prompted him to tell me all the artists whose works he wanted to see, then when the man standing next to me started taking pictures of his girlfriend sitting next to Gabe, Gabe piped up and told him to take his picture and didn't let up until he took it - and then kept making new faces and insisting the guy keep taking his picture and Gabe's mom thought he was so funny even though the rest of us couldn't wait to got off the tram. But I did learn from her that saying cheese is not the right way to pose for a picture, and she knows because she is a professional photographer. Sorry lady, we don't find Gabe's pretentiousness and sense of entitlement as enduring as you do.
We had a great time exploring L.A. Live and all that is around it and celebrating us!
Then we were off to the Bradbury Building, an architectural landmark used in many movies, tv shows, and music videos.
Here am I at the World International Market.
The next day we visited The Getty museum and realized we aren't really museum people. What did make an impact on me was when I gave up my seat on the tram for a 3 year old named Gabe whose mom prompted him to tell me all the artists whose works he wanted to see, then when the man standing next to me started taking pictures of his girlfriend sitting next to Gabe, Gabe piped up and told him to take his picture and didn't let up until he took it - and then kept making new faces and insisting the guy keep taking his picture and Gabe's mom thought he was so funny even though the rest of us couldn't wait to got off the tram. But I did learn from her that saying cheese is not the right way to pose for a picture, and she knows because she is a professional photographer. Sorry lady, we don't find Gabe's pretentiousness and sense of entitlement as enduring as you do.
We had a great time exploring L.A. Live and all that is around it and celebrating us!
3 comments:
That sounds like our anniversary weekend at the ultra-hip Mondrian in Scottsdale, where we felt really old, uncool, and out-of-place. :)
It sounds like Gabe was more "enduring" like you wrote than "endearing"
Happy 12!
Glad you had a good time! Kim & I loved The Getty - How's that for strange? BTW...Our 10th anniversary was celebrated (on the girls' birthday party night) at an Eagles concert and was fabulous!!
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