Relaxing Waves

Santa Cruz,

This will be a place remembered by all of us as great relaxation!

and here's the story.

We were originally supposed to go to San Fransisco for a fabulous 2 night,and day off to explore the city and go crazy. We were all excited, Lord knows I couldn't wait to be in this place that I once again, had only seen from tv, movies, and posters. But then before a show we got the bad news, nothing in San Fran was open because of some oracle convention. Every hotel was booked up, the closest we could get was almost an hr and a half away in Santa Cruz. So our dreams were crushed. Well then we found out that the hotel that the company put us up in was absolute trash. The crew arrived there a day earlier, and couldn't stand it so much they ended up renting a car and traveling some where 2 hrs away, and then called our comp. manager. SO he decided to put himself in harms way, in terms of the company and his boss, and place us in a great hotel. The only hotel that is on the beach here, with every room having a ocean view.

It has been really wonderful, and hearing the ocean has been just a fantastically soothing experience, so much so that we have not closed the balcony door since we got here. At night when it gets cold we just turn the heater on.(and then we turn it off right before we go to bed, so the waves crashing will rocks us to sleep. This morning I was awoken by the shore, and well sea lions barking like crazy.hahaha. At the end of the pier there is a whole sea lion platform where they hangout.

Last night Sam called me and wanted me to take a ballet class, so we went and got lost in downtown SC looking for this dance studio. On the way we found this bikram yoga studio, and a fabulous street to hangout and go shopping on. We thought we had missed our chance cause signs were hidden like crazy, we were late, and almost decided to give up when Sam Spotted it behind some trees. So we get there, and bless their hearts they waited for us to take class(cause we were the only 2 there to take class). OH Ballet class kicked my @#$@%! I felt absolutely pathetic, and thick, and fat, and like I had lost everything. Oh well.

Today I decided to try something new, so I went to that yoga studio and took class. Now for those that don't know bikram yoga is yoga in a room that's like 100 degrees in tempt. So you're sweating like crazy when you're just standing there. It was absolutely hard and fabulous! And then later on met up with Sam and Lisa for some fun shopping. I got a real navy Pea coat for only $55!!!

Onward to Arcata!!