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This post is dedicated to Kate. We had our "last dinner in LA" Wednesday night with Alexis and I was overwhelmed by mixed emotions. Like always, we had a great time and ironically, our last dinner was in Northridge, not LA. We decided to meet Kate halfway because she lives in Moorpark, so we met up at Wood Ranch Grill (yum!). I was so happy for Kate because I knew how much she wanted to move to New York. It has been a goal of hers ever since I've known her and she is finally doing it! She just got an apartment as well (Upper East Side!) and everything is working out for her. But I will miss her so much and I know that email and phone calls and things of that nature will occur, but it's still not the same. We explored LA together and discovered cute restaurants and great shops and it sort of got me through my "I hate LA" phase of my life. I have yet to explore the "other" side of town, meaning East LA and Hollywood. I have been to a few places here and there, but not as frequently as I would like. I just wish that there wasn't any traffic so it wouldn't be an ordeal every time I leave the Westside, but I have to work on that and make a conscious effort. She will be moving to a city that is full of great "culture" and I will just have to hear stories about it and live vicariously through her. I am back into my "I love LA" phase and it's nice, especially since I moved to a different part of the Westside, I still have a bit more exploring to do. In any case, it's nice here and it's nice living with Josh and being able to "be" together. Anyway, I will miss hanging with Kate and all of the crazy sleepovers we had. But at least Alexis is moving back to LA! Geesh, two friends leaving in one week, it's crazy! I'm sad, but I am happy too, and I know that we will see each other soon, so I am not going to sweat it.

I think that I am going to see Hero tonight and play some poker. I am trying to forget about the rest of the unpacking...there's about 15% left to do and I am getting lazy. But I think that my trip to Ikea tomorrow will rejuvenate my interest in setting up the apartment. Well, I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend! I'm excited because Nate and Michelle Chung are each having a BBQ! Fun!!