Our first full, active day in Santa Barbara

"It is Often Merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible". - Francois de La Rochefoucauld



Carolyn left us wayyyyy to early for her big first day at the Bacara (http://www.bacararesort.com).

We woke up in pain. 1/2 from a broken heart that Gui-Gui-Sup-Boop-Boop wasn't here to spend the day with us, and 1/2 from this extremely uncomfortable futon sofa. I froze my ass off all night, and Joel spent the night sweating hot and ended up sleeping on the floor under the coffee table. Good times? Not yet.

First thing's first: Off to the neighbors (The Daily Grind Café) for some coffee. Once we were good and loaded with our fix, we ventured out to get some borrrrring errands taken care of (Fix phone, change oil, etc.) I forgot that everyone in Santa Barbara thinks this is an Island, and runs on Island Time... Love it, but absolutely NOT used to it yet.

Next: Thrift store hunting. What the hell happened to this city since I've left? So many of my favorite ma' and pa' places (coffee houses, thrift stores, etc.) have been overrun but corporate spots. Such BS! Old Navy?! There is actually a new Starbucks (ANOTHER ONE... I mean God knows I love my S-Bux... but come on people... three a block is enoughhhh). There's one actually now right (no joke) across the street from a new Coffee Bean. Wow. Way overboard. I think I'll go get coffee at the Tea Leaf and pop on into Starbucks to use their restrooms tomorrow. . . See what kind of trouble I can rough up in these mellow Santa Barbara streets.

There were thousands of Navy Seals all over the place today. A Sea of white caps everywhere you turn. Why? Because the USS Ronald Reagan has docked right off of the Santa Barbara Harbor for a bit to say hello. SO cool to see that thing right there in person. HUGE!
Here's the first news clip I found on it (I'm feeling lazy so take what you can) http://www.keyt.com/news/local/13511927.html

Drew the plumber came over to fix the sink. . . Should have taken him 5 minutes, but he was here for about 2.5 hours because we all refused to stop sharing random stories / opinions / etc. on just about every topic possible. And we're happy he was, what a great character. Good to meet ya' Drew buddy! And thanks for giving us back the bathroom sink.


Carolyn is back, and after a full day in the kitchen, apparently not feeling so up for cooking in tonight. We're heading out to find some comfort food (comfort food in the King family = sushi, yummy!).

I miss the hell out of my friends and family, and WHISKEY baby back home, and hope every one's doing well. Keep me updated, everyone! I might have left the east coast, but I'm only a hop-skip-and phone call away.

X!