Exercising when traveling isn’t an easy feat, but we try. This morning the man child and I went on a morning jog. To be perfectly honest, in effort to make this trip not ridiculously expensive, we try to find more affordable lodging when we can. Since we were only spending one night in L.A., we opted not to roll out the red carpet. While on our morning jog, the boy and I saw some of the homeless already up and starting their day and others were still sleeping. L.A. has a large homeless population and, frankly, it makes me sad.
After getting ready for the day, we headed out towards north Hollywood. Runcie had booked a two hour tour for the late morning. Traversing through the Hollywood Hills on our tour, we peered through the hills, trees, and gates in effort to get a glimpse of various stars homes… Here were some of our sights…
Hollywood Sign
Ice T's home... Ben Stillers is next to it
Who can remember this movie fire escape scene?
Beverly Hills Hotel
Umm... Smog ... gross
This is where the Academy Awards are...
Michael Jackson gates..
To say L.A. is an interesting place, would be an understatement. When here, there’s an energy you can feel; it’s like a hunger… a desire. Many flock to L.A. in effort of the ultimate goal: fame. Often, many will gamble, sacrifice, and give all they have in effort to gain that ultimate goal of fame. On our tour, our guide, Caesar, told us about how many celebrities would buy their home, but when other homes around them went for sale, they would buy them up in effort to provide more privacy. Also, he shared how many would put up ornate fences and spend thousands on trees to hide themselves. Caesar proudly told us the various cars each celebrity drove - and he would recount how the celebrities had different reactions when being spotted. Some would act like they didn’t register being spotted. Some would even go so far as to cover their faces so no one would see them. What I found so ironic today was how those who reached their goal of ultimate fame spent ridiculous amounts of money and effort to be private. In my inner soul, I felt silly spending money and time on a tour to spy on celebrity homes. Aren't we all the same in our Maker’s eyes?
End of story: I’m so thankful for my home in Nashville where the code of spotting a celebrity is to act as if you have no clue they are famous.
After our tour we headed north to the Sequoia National Forest. Honestly, the great outdoors is where I feel home the most - the hunger for fame, the drive of L.A. was a little too driven for me. As we moved out of L.A. and into more remote areas we noticed orange orchards and grape vineyards. We also noticed oil rigs too!
Once we arrived at our home for the next few days, we were thankful to some open air to enjoy life. I'm not going to lie, the girls made our Mystery Machine more like Romper Room on the ride up here. Although they were happy, our ride was extremely ... rambuncious.
We are thankful for an outdoorsy home with a fun creek in our backyard for the next few days. Life is very good.
our sweet boy serenading nature with his songs...
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