1. You become extremely proficient at identifying the difference between "real" and "fake".
2. You think you just scored the best deal of your life when you filled up at Costco for $4.33 a gallon.
3. You can't remember the last time you saw a car made before the year 2000.
4. You need a jacket when it hits 65 degrees and start to become uncomfortably warm when it climbs to 85 degrees.
5. You hear yourself saying things like, "Oh, that's not too bad", when you find a nice 3 bedroom, 1100 sq. foot condo for $450,000.
6. You feel like a great taco and know of at least 6 places to go within a 4 mile radius.
7. You wake up Saturday morning, roll over and look at your lover and say "Which beach should we go to today?"
8. You know the marine layer will burn off by at least noon and wait to go to the beach until then.
9. You know which hours of the day to strictly avoid the 405 and try to have an extra passenger in your car at all times so to take advantage of the HOV lane. (Well Officer, technically there are 2 of us in here...)
10. It's August 1st and you've turned on your A/C maybe 8 times.
11. You "casually" work on your tan, you don't want to appear too eager to get to the pool or the beach and be mistaken for a tourist.
12. Your car and your shower become a variable sand trap and you really don't care.
13. You smile politely and feel flattered when some one in your congregation suggests you go up and check out the beautiful home above you on the hill that's in foreclosure. You do and find out that it costs $850,000...in foreclosure.
14. You see signs posting "mountain lion warnings" on your favorite walking trails and walk them anyway. (What mountain lion in their right mind would attack Chloe???)
15. You discriminate against LA County.
16. You lube, grease, lotion up (choose your preference) prior to going to the beach. If you wait until you get there applying sunscreen resembles something like an exfoliating body wash.
17. You go to the DMV and trade in your plates for some that say, "California", and smile.
5 comments:
oh sister, you sound like you're living in a vacation!
rough!
Really, really rough....jk Just don't start sleeping around and stuff, and getting the plastic surgery. I like you just the way you are.
P.S.Love the baby's room
I love your blog! You are such a good writer. What a good post--it sounds like CA is amazing (even if real estate, gas and everything else is SUPER expensive :)!)
Your little girl's room is darling--can't wait to see pics of her! Good luck these next few weeks!
--Jen Roper
Katelyn -
We lived in Irvine for 4 years and your post captures all the great details about life in the OC! Thanks for taking me back! Ashlee (Amberly's Friend)
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