Spring Break!!

Hello blog world!! I am happy to report that a a little less than a week after returning from spring break I am back in the swing of things! SB is amazing for so many reasons- one of them being it gives you a huge break from school and responsibilities, but unfortunately all the homework and studying and things to do are just patiently waiting for when break is over...

Now that I am fully caught up, I am so excited to report back on my AMAZING time in LA!!! The flight to California was so easy, and once I landed, my cousin DJ and I quickly began a great week of eating out, seeing all the different touristy and non touristy spots in LA, and just having the best time spending the week together!!

The one and only thing I really wanted to do in LA was hike up to the Hollywood sign! So it was the first thing DJ and I did on Saturday and it was amazing! The weather was fantastic and the view the whole way up was absolutely beautiful! It was one of my favorite things that we did!

DJ and I at the beginning of the hike! Seems so far away!!

From behind the Hollywood sign!

We made it!!!

Saturday night I got to experience the LA nightlife, and go out! One of the places we went to was very trendy and exactly what I pictured an LA bar to be like, but the second place we went was so fun and definitely somewhere I could see my friends and I loving!! An added treat- my friend Matt from school came to meet us and spent the night out with us and friends!

Tolchin!!

DJ and me! Matching of course...woops!

The rest of the week was spent seeing lots of different parts of LA, and trying restaurants in every single one of them! Venice, Malibu, Beverly Hills... so many cool places to see!

My best friend Brooke from high school is studying in LA for the semester so I got to spend time with her!! It was so cool to see her apartment and where she lives, and then spend the night with her catching up! When I was in the car with her driving to her apartment, I truly forgot for a few minutes that we were in LA, and it just felt completely normal being with her as if we were in NJ!

Brooke!!!

Later on in the week, I was SO lucky to get to spend some time with Ellen's mom! She brought me to where Ellen lives, and I got to see her house, her neighborhood, and meet her dogs!! Ellen's town is absolutely beautiful, and it was amazing to finally see the place that I have heard so much about for three years! It is a beautiful town, and Ellen's street is right up from the beach! Definitely one of the most beautiful towns I have ever been in! Being with Ellen's mom was so nice, but only made me miss Ellen more!! Can't wait until we are all reunited!!

The street leading down to the beach! 

Beautiful!!!

One of the coolest things we did while I was in LA was see the whole Modern Family cast in a Q&A session! DJ and I got there a little late due to traffic (very typical LA as I had learned)! The cast is just as hysterical in person as on the show...and it seems as if they are so similar in real life to who they play on TV! It was such a fun thing to be at! I'm not a huge TV person, but I do love Modern Family!! We are so lucky Matt got us tickets, and my friend Alexia came too! We had a great time. After the show we went to a restaurant near the theater...which was WAY too fancy for my picky eating, so I ended up just eating rice! But the coolest part of the night was when we realized we were sitting at the table next to Natalie Portman!!

Modern Family!!

Alexia and me at Red Medicine!

I had the absolute best time in LA! The greatest part really was just getting to spend so much time with DJ! We all really miss him on the east coast!! I cannot wait to go back and visit again!!

XOX
Jenna