Los Angeles was a big stop for the tour! There was so much publicity. Big banners lined Hollywood Boulevard and billboards and flyers were all over town. Eric had a ton of press in addition to his show schedule, so it really helped to have an extra set of hands. He was in the final stretch and it was back to the ole 24/7 schedule. Eric was in a mental, emotional, and physical push as he was tired from over a year on the road, but wanted to go out with a bang. L.A., being the home town of producers Dreamworks, was one of the most important cities on the schedule. It was a three week roller coaster. The anxiety of not having work to do anymore, the sadness of leaving a job and company of people you've grown to love, and the push to "make it count" and enjoy the ride. No one could have handled it all better than Eric. Not only is he an exceptional leader for our family, but he also was a great leader in his company. I'm so proud of him.
The company housing had us in an apartrment in Burbank. Again, this was an Oakwood housing complex. They specialize in company housing and do pretty awesome corporate living. We were in a two bedroom town home that was so awesome for Sophie. There was plenty of room for her toys AND room for her to run around. Over the three weeks, you could see her settle in and become comfortable with her new home. She was thriving in a setting that was more like a home. It was definitely time for us to be done touring and staying in hotels. Like I've said all along, she did great in hotels, cause that's all she'd ever known. However, we were all ready to have some space.
We had barely unpacked a suitcase and it was time for the opening night and the opening night party. Eric and I were looking forward to a night out. With my mom there, I was able to run to the store easily for last minute things and go on quick errands for Eric. You really take for granted the brevity of a drugstore pitstop, until you have a baby and realize that where you used to be able to make 3 stops and get errands done in a set amount of time, you now could do 1 stop. I guess this is why people like Walmart.
Opening night was so fun!
I got to see the show again and Eric and I had fun hanging out with friends afterwards. With the show still running and everyone having a 5:30am press call in the morning, it was a fun, but relatively short night out.
During the days, my mom and I took Sophie to shop for her presents. When we went into Potterybarn, Sophie's life was changed when she met her new best friend, the arm chair for babies. Once she sat in that chair, she did not want to get up. It fit her perfectly.
She made he way over to the children's kitchen set and another love was born. Tearing her away from that kitchen was nearly impossible. We left with the arm chair, but that kitchen was a staggering amount of money. I could have bought the child an actual working stove for that amount of money. So the answer on that was to get a toddler kitchen set, just not THAT one. We found an awesome one made by Fischer price that starts out small and grows with your child. It's called....grow with me kitchen. Highly recommended. Another highlight for us that week was finally choosing a high chair. Sitting in the stroller to eat at home just wasn't going to cut it anymore. She's always loved sitting in high chairs in restaurants on tour, so you can imagine her excitement at getting one of her very own. If you can't imagine it...here's a picture to help you go there with us.
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