First thoughts on Cali...

Well, here I am. A Missouri girl on the west coast. How did this happen? This is insane! Insane, but a welcome sort of insanity. I have been in California a grand total of 24 days and in those 24 days I have observed several things.

• California drivers drive fast...duh....and so do drivers from Mexico.
  
• Some OC girls really are like the show. Some are not. Know the difference.
• Once you find a parking spot in Newport Beach, STAY THERE! Don't try to find another.
• Make sure the above parking spot is not in a "red zone" before you parallel park between a Mercedes and a BMW.
• The Mercedes, BMW and other cars way too expensive to drive, own the road...or at least their drivers think they do.
• There are big bugs here. Beetles the size of a half dollar and that will fly at your ears and head. There are also black widows and your friends will try to scare you with them. Your friends will succeed.
• God has a sense of humor. Sometimes he lets us squirm a bit so he can come pull us out of it.
  
• Waves don't like swimsuits. Swimsuits don't like sand.
• You can not wash your car and have it stay clean. It is impossible.
• Noxema+sunburns=heaven
• When your guy friends get sunburned (and they will), someone has to rub aloe on them. If you are a girl, volunteer for the job.

That is all I have to say for now. More musings to come...