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Brilliant_Rock
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The PP 2012 Ruckus is a must for any pearl lover. Last weekend was a blast!! I have not got rested up yet and I am still walking on air from seeing and touching everyone's pearls.
THURSDAY
I left home 6:30 AM for the drive to LA. Dropped son off at a friends for the weekend. Got back on the 405 and promptly got stopped in traffic on the way to PP. If there was a down side to the whole weekend it was the LA traffic. Arrived at PP and dropped off things for the party. Gave J a hug, got a fast tour of the new expanded offices, hugged the new Mrs J (sweetest woman alive). Jumped back into my car and sped off to LAX to pick up NacreLover and her wonderful hubby (I adore that man and they make a perfect team). She calls at 10:35 and has landed and on the runway. I am blundering down the road weaving my way through the traffic. Whew...There they are I see them, waving at me and me waving back both of us squealing. WOOHOO there is Ethel. Looking beautiful in her traveling costume. Hugs all around. Mr NacreLover is a prince of a man so he gets a welcome to CA hug too.
Back into traffic. We are staying at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the night on Wilshire Blvd. Creeping along in traffic with lunch reservation at 12:30 and 1 and 1/2 ours to go 15 miles I think we could make it.
(Last week the hardest part was deciding where to take Mr and Mrs NacreLover for lunch. I agonized over this. My first thought was Spago. Called for reservations and they were closing for renovations until September. RATS is all I could say about that. Now what??? My sister was over and I asked her for recommendations. The first thought that came to her mind was "Housewives of Beverly Hills" didn't one of them open a restaurant? Hmmm. Google is great. Called and got a recording to leave a message. I did, and was called back the next day. Got the reservations for the arrival day. WooHoo and a Whew too.)
Finally we arrive with only moments to spare for our reservations at Sur, (Lisa Vanderpumps of Housewives of Beverly Hills) name dropping here but why not? We decide to sit on the patio and SUPRISE J joins us. Good food, really good food was enjoyed by all but the conversation was better. We had a 2 hour lunch.
Equipment stated arriving in the street. Police in uniforms too were milling about out side. Hmmm... something on a long pole? Could it be a bomb squad NacreLover asks? J laughs and informs us they see that all the time around LA. It is only a crew getting ready to film something. Then a big white convertible pulls up, woman driving with hat, very large hat, coat too (hottest day in LA at 92 degrees) is she crazy hot sitting in the car for a long time while they film. All I could say is reality tv is not spontaneous at all it looks scripted to me. NacreLover, Mr NacreLover and J signed releases while I was in the lady's. If you watch the new show you might glimpse us there. You won't see me because my back was to all of the action though.
Back into traffic now to the hotel to check in. I decide to drive on a different street so they could see the Beverly Regent where Pretty Woman was filmed. Turn right on Rodeo Dr to see the stores. Lots of tourists, not much spending going on because most were not carrying shopping bags. There was a yellow and black Buggitti (sp?) a car like Simon Cowell drives the million dollar one parked on the street. Finally at the hotel an hour later to check in and get ready for our 6PM diner reservations.
NacreLover requested good Mexican food so it took me awhile to find the right choice. Criteria was not she-she but authentic, close to the hotel too. J recommended El Cholo in Santa Monica close to the water. 45 minutes to go 5 miles we were late but they had our table waiting. I was only going to eat lightly but it was so good I ended eating most. (Oh well, I had been so good for the last few weeks.) Back to the hotel for some well deserved rest before all the festivities begins in the morning. We have an early morning appointment to shop and boy were we raring to go. And shop we did.
THURSDAY
I left home 6:30 AM for the drive to LA. Dropped son off at a friends for the weekend. Got back on the 405 and promptly got stopped in traffic on the way to PP. If there was a down side to the whole weekend it was the LA traffic. Arrived at PP and dropped off things for the party. Gave J a hug, got a fast tour of the new expanded offices, hugged the new Mrs J (sweetest woman alive). Jumped back into my car and sped off to LAX to pick up NacreLover and her wonderful hubby (I adore that man and they make a perfect team). She calls at 10:35 and has landed and on the runway. I am blundering down the road weaving my way through the traffic. Whew...There they are I see them, waving at me and me waving back both of us squealing. WOOHOO there is Ethel. Looking beautiful in her traveling costume. Hugs all around. Mr NacreLover is a prince of a man so he gets a welcome to CA hug too.
Back into traffic. We are staying at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the night on Wilshire Blvd. Creeping along in traffic with lunch reservation at 12:30 and 1 and 1/2 ours to go 15 miles I think we could make it.
(Last week the hardest part was deciding where to take Mr and Mrs NacreLover for lunch. I agonized over this. My first thought was Spago. Called for reservations and they were closing for renovations until September. RATS is all I could say about that. Now what??? My sister was over and I asked her for recommendations. The first thought that came to her mind was "Housewives of Beverly Hills" didn't one of them open a restaurant? Hmmm. Google is great. Called and got a recording to leave a message. I did, and was called back the next day. Got the reservations for the arrival day. WooHoo and a Whew too.)
Finally we arrive with only moments to spare for our reservations at Sur, (Lisa Vanderpumps of Housewives of Beverly Hills) name dropping here but why not? We decide to sit on the patio and SUPRISE J joins us. Good food, really good food was enjoyed by all but the conversation was better. We had a 2 hour lunch.
Equipment stated arriving in the street. Police in uniforms too were milling about out side. Hmmm... something on a long pole? Could it be a bomb squad NacreLover asks? J laughs and informs us they see that all the time around LA. It is only a crew getting ready to film something. Then a big white convertible pulls up, woman driving with hat, very large hat, coat too (hottest day in LA at 92 degrees) is she crazy hot sitting in the car for a long time while they film. All I could say is reality tv is not spontaneous at all it looks scripted to me. NacreLover, Mr NacreLover and J signed releases while I was in the lady's. If you watch the new show you might glimpse us there. You won't see me because my back was to all of the action though.
Back into traffic now to the hotel to check in. I decide to drive on a different street so they could see the Beverly Regent where Pretty Woman was filmed. Turn right on Rodeo Dr to see the stores. Lots of tourists, not much spending going on because most were not carrying shopping bags. There was a yellow and black Buggitti (sp?) a car like Simon Cowell drives the million dollar one parked on the street. Finally at the hotel an hour later to check in and get ready for our 6PM diner reservations.
NacreLover requested good Mexican food so it took me awhile to find the right choice. Criteria was not she-she but authentic, close to the hotel too. J recommended El Cholo in Santa Monica close to the water. 45 minutes to go 5 miles we were late but they had our table waiting. I was only going to eat lightly but it was so good I ended eating most. (Oh well, I had been so good for the last few weeks.) Back to the hotel for some well deserved rest before all the festivities begins in the morning. We have an early morning appointment to shop and boy were we raring to go. And shop we did.