Ahh the juice cleanse! Well, that was an adventure!
On Saturday we did an amazing job! We juiced, went on a hike with Brittany, juiced again, and again, went to target to get a couple gifts, and juiced again!
Because we didn't have a juicer, the drinks were more like slushie smoothies, so they were sooo filling! They all tasted pretty good though! By the last one, Luce in particular was craving food.
But we didn't cave! We were actually pretty impressed with our own self-control - especially at our friend's housewarming party where they had hint of lime tortilla chips, pizza, and cheesecake brownies. Oh my gosh. The party was super fun though! A really nice group of people, definitely hoping to hang out with that crowd again!
After the party we made our "dessert" juice and it was sooo nice to have something a) warm and b) not ice/coconut water based! Then we went out to mum and Q's because Sunday was one of the last days we could use our Disney passes before they expire!
Sunday was where the juice cleanse got tricky... We had a lazy morning at Mum and Q's - we juiced, swam in the pool, read our books, watched some tv. We also got an awesome early birthday present.... A juicer!!! SO COOL! The extent to which we were craving solid food was a little outta control, so a juice-specific appliance wasn't the most welcome sight, but it's actually a really cool prezzie - we're totally into it now!
Anyway, after all that Han spied something in the fridge that finally shattered our resolve: leftover Sprinkles cupcakes from the night before. With that, we abandoned the cleanse for the afternoon and ate cupcakes, chicken salad sandwiches, ribs, nachos, and spinach and artichoke dip. Oops hehe. The latter two delicious dishes were in Disney on our last trip only the year! We headed in around 5:00, went on a few of our favourite rides, had dinner at a lovely little restaurant overlooking the pier in California Adventure, and finished the night at the spectacular World of Color - such a perfect last hoorah!
On Monday we headed back into LA. Han broke out the juicer with fantastic results and Luce when on a really fun date at Universal Citywalk! Later on we had a really nice and long overdue Skype catch-up with Phe, so lovely!
Tuesday was a big day! We woke up early to take the subi in to Hollywood to get serviced, yaayy so excited to have her working again!! While we waited we had coffees and croissants at Urth Caffe, then, after being told it'd take most of the day, we went home to wait it out there. We picked her up later, good as new! Shortly after that, Han got all dolled up cheerleader style and went to finally film for her webseries! Woo!!
-- Han --
Filming was HEAPS of fun!! I was a little nervous, it's been such a lead up! But my scene partners were super funny and really nice so it all flowed really well once we were into the swing of things.
The first scene was the bulk of my role in the pilot episode. It's set in a classroom and it's the first time you see me and one of the lead actors. The scene itself is funny and a little uncomfortable - I'm the high school cheerleader flirting with my teacher and his friend - so it was really fun to shoot! This is one of the production stills that really sums it up:
Haha that's my leg... The next scene was one that I only had one line in but I stayed the whole time to help out a little with lighting and sound, since it was a pretty complicated scene. The general gist is that the my teacher's sleeping with another girl but for a moment he fantasizes that it's me - so I had one line in this little fantasy moment.
The footage was looking great but the hilariously awkward way we all had to be super close to each other to film was a whooole other story haha priceless. We got to know each other a lot better, that's for sure! It was all totally professional though. We wrapped around 12:30 and grabbed a bite to eat to celebrate a job well done!
-- Han & Luce --
Yesterday ended up being a really fun day - despite the fact that we weren't earning money, ugh! We went to the Americana at Brand and Glendale Galleria to do a little shopping and take advantage of some samples! The shopping was super specific though because we've got an idea brewing for a fun/cute/silly YouTube channel! Hahah the idea is still in its early stages but we'll keep you posted as we make progress with the channel! We had pretty great success with our shopping AND we got free chocolate samples from Godiva and this amazinggg lolly shop (called Lollis & Pops) that recently opened, YUM!
Our sweet tooths (teeth?) not yet satisfied, we decided to go back to Milk to try their ice cream macaroon sandwiches! Umm YUM!! Luce got cookies and cream and Han got rocky road and they were out of this world good!
Next up was Trader Joes for groceries and juicing supplies, and as we were leaving all the streets were getting blocked off. We asked why and it turned out President Obama was about to drive past! POTUS in towwwwn!! Pretty exciting stuff. The only bummer was it meant we took about half an hour longer to get home - but then we made it and had the most delicious nibbly dinner of cheese, crackers, deli meats, and olive tapenade while we watched Gossip Girl. We also made some rockin juices that'll keep us going for the next few days! So fun!
Today Han's working but not until 3:30 so we're going to keep plugging away at some conceptual stuff for our YouTube channel. Fun! We might go on a hike too or sit by the pool - whatever we do, we woke up on the right side of the bed this morning so it's bound to be a good day!
