FRIDAY!!!!!!

This is us outside TOMS head quarters! This first week has been stellar! We finally have our own office space so we are doin' work! Everyone, except Justin (not pictured), was cleared to drive the VagaVans so we had a pretty fun time truckin' around LA yesterday afternoon. Drove down Santa Monica Blvd past Fox Studios... if I had x-ray vision I would have seen Jack Bower!! At least thats what I told myself and everyone in my van agreed!

I'm pretty stoked about tonight.. We are going to a launch party for this campaign called Falling Whistles. The mission is to inform people about child soldiers. Peyton, a new friend that works at TOMS is DJing and the theme is Stashes or Sashes.. translation I will be drawing a stash across my top lip!!! I'm pretty excited about it! Photos to follow!

Half way into the first week

My brother has probably taught me the best response to something to don't agree with or on something I have no control over... "WHELP!" And let me tell ya.. I have said "Whelp"more in the past 7 days than I ever have. For example someone says, "I'm tired of sitting on the floor." my response.. "Whelp!" "I want this.." my response... "Whelp!" "I think that (insert passionate opinion here) " my response... "Whelp!" "I'm tired." my response.. "Whelp!"

I have found "whelp"to be best non confrontational/ neutral word to answer all questions.

On a more TOMS Shoe note... we are supposed to think of our "shoe names." These names are a pun on words. or example, Mikey is " Shoemanitarian " there is also "solejourner." And I could not for the life of me think of a shoe name... so I finally decided... ShoeLou. My mama and pape always calls me LouLou so it just made sense.!

Santa Monica

After a very emotional night with Matt and a sad goodbye with mom and Matt.. I'm here in sunny southern California! Good first full day.. woke up had breakfast and got oriented with the program rules and what not.

The Vagabond Condo is much MUCH nicer than I expected. (I'll post photos later) There are 14 people living in a three bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bath condo with the study made into a bedroom. It's great!

Lets see what else... I worked out... Showered... now I dunno. I'm excited to be here! Tired.

O! I did learn that if 14 people try to get on a wireless network at one time... it doesn't work!

And we're probably going to the beach tonight and I get to see katie tomorrow! And THAT my friend makes my heart smile!