I made it!!!! Wow, what a long day—California seems like a whole new world and is just SO far away! I AM SO TIRED but soooo excited to finally be here!!! Here’s a recap 🙂
The three alarms Ryan and I set last night goes off at 5:40 am. I decided rather than wasting time by eating at home I could conveniently pack instant oatmeal, a small container of pb, raw cacao nibs + goji berries. I made a juice to go with kiwi, celery, spinach, apple and cucumber. I didn’t take a picture because it is part of the MOVIE I am making of my time in Cali! 😉 Little did I know though that that juice would be my only “food” for many hours. Meh.
The flight from Tampa to Phoenix was rocky, rocky, rocky!!!!!!! And, they were OUT of hot water so no oatmeal :(. I really wasn’t that hungry anyways though (nerves) so I just nibbled on a larabar from my snack stash. This is an awful picture because when I was taking it we were in the middle of bad turbulence!
I tried to sleep but of course could not. So instead, I read 200 pages of The Time Traveler’s Wife!!! OMG, great book! I want to savor each page and am cursing my speed reader self.
After my lovely 5 hour flight out west, I RAN through the Phoenix airport. I “freshened up” in the bathroom (hehe) and actually got a skim milk cappuccino + the perfect oatmeal from Starbucks because I was already tired and knew it would be a loooooooooong day. The oatmeal was actually really good though! Much better than oatmeal I’ve had at Starbucks in the past—I think they used two packages this time PLUS they gave me all three toppings (brown sugar, nuts and dried fruit) so I dumped everything in once on my connecting flight and dug in.
I landed in San Fran around noon but my body felt like it was 3:00 and time for a nap! I wasn’t hungry at all but I knew I should eat something so I ate half of the very (very!) smashed almond butter and banana sandwich from the bottom of my carry-on while I waited in baggage claim for Rocky Slaughter, another Top 10-er who I was meeting and driving up to Sonoma with.
crystal
July 18, 2009 at 7:40 pmGoode luck!
Kim
July 18, 2009 at 7:48 pmGood luck, Jenna! You will do great! 🙂
Becky
July 18, 2009 at 7:48 pmSavor every moment of this terrific opportunity! Fingers crossed for you!
n.d.
July 18, 2009 at 7:53 pmMM the sandwich looks delicious and the hotel looks amazing! enjoy your time there!
Danica
July 18, 2009 at 7:55 pmGoode luck although I don’t think you will need it! We are totally having a heat wave here too so hopefully you packed light 🙂
MegaNerd
July 18, 2009 at 7:58 pmGood luck! I hope you get the job, you deserve it!
I laughed at the part about 3 alarms. I slept thru a 10k race once and ever since then I have set MULTIPLE alarms for important events.
Have a great time, Jenna! 😀 Your room is amazing, and I’m sure the rest of Cali will be the same.
Karla
July 18, 2009 at 8:00 pmBeen waiting all day for your update! So happy to hear you made it safely. Your room looks amazing!!! Have fun tonight and Goode luck on the rest of your trip!!!
MarathonVal
July 18, 2009 at 8:00 pmYour hotel room is beautiful! Just be yourself and you will do great, Jenna! You were made for this job!
courtney
July 18, 2009 at 8:12 pmGoode luck tonight! Have fun 😉
Barbara
July 18, 2009 at 8:12 pmYou will rock this interview…just be yourself! Awesome Awesome!
Mrs. Myers @ Eat Move Write
July 18, 2009 at 8:13 pmSo exciting! Welcome to CALI! It’s super hot today, so be sure to drink lots and lots of water!
Rebeca
July 18, 2009 at 8:13 pmGL I’m sure you’ll do well… just be YOU and they’ll love you!
Hope the shower helps with the fatigue!!!
Still Life in South America
July 18, 2009 at 8:18 pmGlad you got there safe and sound. Sorry to hear about the turbulence. And NO hot water?!? Egads.
My best interviewing tip is to pretend like you are the interviewer, interviewing them (rather than the other way around). This always helps calm my nerves. You will charm them, I am sure.
EatingRD
July 18, 2009 at 8:18 pmWow, what a great experience!! Good luck with everything, you’ll do great 🙂
kailey
July 18, 2009 at 8:23 pmglad to hear you made it safe and sound!
even if the sammie was smashed, it still looks delicious! sick hotel room too!
Jessica
July 18, 2009 at 8:24 pmWoo hoo I bet you’re going to have tons of fun!
Do all starbucks have oatmeal like that? YUM…
-muffy
Christie @ Quit Your Diet
July 18, 2009 at 8:26 pmSo glad you made it safely.
have fun tonight, you are going to dazzle them!!
lauren
July 18, 2009 at 8:42 pmyay! so excited for you! you’ll do GREAT!
Spotty Prep
July 18, 2009 at 8:56 pmNice room! I too have been impressed with the Starbucks oatmeal lately! Also, I haaaave to get Time Traveller’s Wife!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down)
July 18, 2009 at 8:59 pmSuch an awesome experience! And look at that ROOM…gorgeous and quirky all at the same time. LOVE it! 😀
I’ll have to give the starbucks oatmeal a try sometime when I’m on the go…there’s something exciting about ordering oatmeal…haha. 😀
ENJOY!
Matt
July 18, 2009 at 9:17 pmGood luck tonight!
Emily (Healthy Fit Mama)
July 18, 2009 at 9:17 pmGlad you made it there! Good luck with everything!!!
nicole
July 18, 2009 at 9:24 pmgood luck hope you get the job! have fun in cali
Brit
July 18, 2009 at 9:28 pmGood luck! You’ll do great! =)
brandi
July 18, 2009 at 9:28 pmi’m glad you got there safely!
you’ll do great tonight – have fun, be yourself and it will be fab. that hotel is beautiful!
Alyssa
July 18, 2009 at 9:34 pmGood luck and rock it! You know you will 🙂
karmen
July 18, 2009 at 9:38 pmim so excited for you! good luck =) enjoy every minute!
Maria
July 18, 2009 at 9:47 pmWow, that hotel room is amazing 🙂 Good luck on your speech, I know you’ll do well!!!
Linda
July 18, 2009 at 9:51 pmOh wow, how exciting for you!
Perfect room!
I live just outside of Phoenix, could have waved to you when you flew by…ha!
Can’t wait to read about all your adventures…so cool!
Jocelyn@ProjectBWord
July 18, 2009 at 9:51 pmyay! Sounds like fun! The hotel room looks great! Good luck!
Cyndi
July 18, 2009 at 10:09 pmJust have fun with it.
You never know…
Angharad
July 18, 2009 at 10:12 pmWoah, this sounds like a super fun, exhausting travel day! Way to go on blogging/videoing/tweeting the whole thing – I am so impressed!
Beth @ CrossBorderCravings
July 18, 2009 at 10:13 pmThat hotel room is gorgeous! Good luck!!
Karissa
July 18, 2009 at 10:13 pmGood luck Jenna and have fun this weekend! By the way I made the salmon that your mom made the other night – it was delicious!
Cora
July 18, 2009 at 10:17 pmMaybe a good thng that there was no hot water on flight, ’cause I have read some reports recently of the water available on flight often being quite contaminated and taken from taps on flight and usually does not make it to full boiling point to get rid of bacteria…..so I always avoid hot water on flights!!!
Rebecca
July 18, 2009 at 10:27 pmYour hotel room is amazing! Have a great time and good luck!!! I love California so much!!
Kathy (Moving Beyond Perfection)
July 18, 2009 at 10:41 pmGOOD LUCk!!!!!!
And glad you made it through the turbulence 🙂 I HATE turbelent rides! With my family in Hong Kong, it’s never a pleasure to be on a flight not knowing when it’s going to start getting rocky. You’d think I’d be used to it by now with growing up in tokyo and traveling back and forth all the time.. but there are always surprise bumps in theair!
Lizzy
July 18, 2009 at 10:53 pmAh Jenna good luck!
I hope it all goes well! that room looks beautiful!!! so excited for you! 🙂
Megan (Runner's Kitchen)
July 18, 2009 at 10:58 pmLove that you shared your Amazing Greens bar! Have fun tomorrow 🙂
Shannon, The Healthy Beach Bum
July 18, 2009 at 11:03 pmwhat a gorgeous green hotel room!!! Good luck deary <3 You will kick major booty! That Starbucks oatmeal looks really good.. I still have yet to try it
Megan
July 18, 2009 at 11:12 pmGlad to see you made it safe and sound! Good luck!!
Tay
July 18, 2009 at 11:47 pmYay!!! Have a good time! And I’m a speed reader too and often hate it! I finish good books way too quickly when all I want to do is savor them!
Mary
July 18, 2009 at 11:55 pmGood Luck Jenna!!! Enjoy your time in Cali! 🙂
Caroline
July 19, 2009 at 12:07 amGlad you made it safely! I bet that sammie tasted just fine, despite its mushed state–banana & AB always tastes good to me!
JB
July 19, 2009 at 12:13 amuh, your hotel room is gorgeous! and as smashed as that AB and banana sandwich, it looks soo gooood.
and i’m sure you don’t need it…but good luck!!!!
Michelle Hisae
July 19, 2009 at 12:37 amHaha, no way. My friend and roommate used to date rocky. Small world! Have a great time and good luck! I hope you get it!
Courtney Craig
July 19, 2009 at 1:31 amHow funny that you’re staying at the Hotel H! I just heard about it over & over again when asking for recs for a friend traveling to Napa next week! I passed along the rec to her; we’ll see if she can find availability there! Good luck with your visit, Jenna!
Courtney Craig
July 19, 2009 at 1:32 amHow funny that you’re staying at the Hotel H! I just heard about it over & over again when asking for recs for a friend traveling to Napa next week! I passed along the rec to her; we’ll see if she can find availability there! Good luck with your visit, Jenna!
Sara
July 19, 2009 at 2:07 amRock it out Jenna!!!
Rebecca Hoover
July 19, 2009 at 2:32 amGood for you Jenna, I ‘ll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Susan
July 19, 2009 at 5:16 amAwesome room!! I always FLIP out when I stay at places with huge bathtubs – such a luxury! Hope you got rested up 🙂
Morgan
July 20, 2009 at 11:27 amEnjoy every second of your trip, it sounds beyond amazing! Time Traveler’s Wife is one of my all time favorite books. I have 4 books I won’t ever let anyone borrow because I always want to make sure I have them, and that is one of them! Did you know there is a movie coming out in a few weeks with Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana (who is gorgeous!). Enjoy the end, and have tissues on hand!