…and I have a cold!  No fair!  The land of sunshine and vitamins wasn’t enough to stop this one…  Anyhow, a NyQuil or two and I am feeling back to normal.  Well, a little groggy, but overall, I’m back!

Los Angeles was great, despite that minor mishap on the field.  We got in some quality time with our friends Kristy and Josh in their house in the Hollywood Hills- not bad lodging if you can find it.  A hot tub, sparkling views of the city, driving up Mulholland- one really can’t complain.  Here’s a rundown of the food we ate and celebrities we spotted:

Jenna Bush at the airport- by herself, no husband, no friends, no secret service?!  I question this.  And she was really tall.

The Griddle Cafe, delicious/ginormous pancakes = Steve Sanders (otherwise known as Ian Ziering).  If you are reading this, Alysia wants you to do a guest spot on the new 90210!

A.O.C., Suzanne Goin’s amazing small plates are worth the trip = John Krasinski and Emily Blunt.  We sat next to them and shared a bottle of wine while talking about their wedding plans and how much fun it is to work with Steve Carell.  Just kidding.  We spotted them on their way out and I almost choked on a chickpea.  But they are as good looking in person as they are on the screen.

Mozza, Mario Batali and Co. can do pizza like no other! = Kristy’s boss.  Not a celebrity, but still, we spotted him!

Chateau Marmont = no celebs!  What a rip!  I will say that the hostess and waitstaff were suspiciously nice, though.

Grub, LA’s best breakfast 2010 (It’s a little soon to be deciding that, dontcha think?) = no celebs, BUT, they serve chocolate chip cookies that have been rolled in potato chips before they’re baked.  Have they been infiltrating my dreams??

We got a hotel room for the last two nights of the trip so K&J could get back to some kind of normalcy before the next round of visitors (Josh thinks Kristy secretly opened a hostel in their house, hehe) and turns out the American Idol contestants were shacking up there, too!  We got some good “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and “Piece of My Heart” renditions from our neighbors and… well, that’s about enough American Idol for me!

This week- Project Runway!  Will be back Friday to discuss!