Ideal State

Pardon my silence from yesterday. A little “discussion” with Boyfriend last evening put me in a bad mood and therefore totally disinclined to write. But all was made up and well before bed, don’t worry, and today turned out to be a glorious day. (Though every day in California seems like a glorious day).

The question I am left with at the end of the day is: why isn’t everyone who has the means living in southern California? Beautiful weather (never dips below 65 or rises above 80, apparently), stunning public beaches (more pictures on this tomorrow); lovely mountains in the distance; totally relaxed lifestyle; gorgeous (though expensive) residences; nice people; and so much space!

Tomorrow, unfortunately, I have to actually start working. But today after meeting briefly with the client (a corporate client this time), Boyfriend and I drove out about 10 miles to the next town, Laguna Beach, with stretches and stretches of white sand beaches. Since it’s early in the season, not many people are on the beach yet, but the breeze was warm and the water was very inviting. The tall palm trees by the beach swayed in the wind. Everything was picture-perfect.

After about 20 minutes here, all Boyfriend and I could talk about was how much we want to live here; how nice life is in California. Perhaps I can find a nice little law firm in San Diego, and we would buy a house and live right around here.

We had a very nice salad in this little café, then had a more serious dinner at a steak / seafood house by the beach. Our diet’s strict phase was over yesterday. I celebrated with a glass of red wine and some fried calamari yesterday afternoon, and today, I ate some fruits (grapes and strawberries) and had a little bit (a VERY little bit) of mashed potato and rice at dinner.

Well, better go to sleep now, since tomorrow I work! But after work, you bet you’ll find me and Boyfriend at the beach again!