Happy 4 Year Anniversary, Los Angeles.

A few days ago was my 4th anniversary in Los Angeles. This feels momentous because now I've been here the same amount of time I was in college. Weiiirddd. It's crazy how fast time goes. As has been my tradition the past couple years, I'll commemorate another crazy, fast-paced, exciting year in this lovely city like so: 

Four Years in LA by the Numbers

• Number of apartments lived in: 3 (1 month in Hermosa Beach, 23 months in Miracle Mile, 2 years in Los Feliz).

• Number of bosses I've had: 5
• Number of times at the Oscars: 4 

• Number of trips home to OK/Texas to visit the fam: 10

• Number of professional sporting events attended: 6 (4 Dodgers games, 1 Lakers game, 1 Kings game).
• Number of Vegas trips: 2

• Number of terrifying earthquakes (that I've actually felt): 3
• Number of food themed Halloween costumes: 2

• Number of traffic violation/parking tickets: 3 (blurghhh).
• Number of times I saw The Hunger Games in theaters: 3
• Number of trips to San Francisco: 2
• Number of work trips: 1 

• Number of times I've been in the audience of television show tapings: 8  
• Number of times to Disneyland: 2
• Number of times I've seen the glorious Meryl Streep: 2  

• Number of shows seen at the Hollywood Bowl: 2 
• Number of times I've seen my favorite band, Jacks Mannequin: 5
• Number of pets: 3 (my current pet fish and formerly 2 cute kitties that belonged to my old roomie Rachel). 
• Number of movie premieres worked at/attended: 8

• Number of hours spent in my car: too many to count :-( 
• Number of times I've said "I love LA.": too many to count. :-)

Happy Anniversary, darling LA. Thanks for a great four years.  Love you, mean it.  

xoxo, 

Annie.