Apr 9, 2008

Bossy’s Excellent Road Trip: On Day Fourteen Bossy Created Laguna Beach California.

Coming soon: more details about the Laguna Beach get-together and the San Diego get-together and even the Orlando get-together. Just as soon as Bossy and John Cusack meet, marry, and honeymoon.

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82 comments

1. 1
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
   Lara said:

   OMG – what IS that beautiful avocado creation?


2. 2
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
   Caroline said:

   Holy shet. I live in Hawai`i and I am DROOLING OVER LAGUNA BEACH. Teh gorgeous!


3. 3
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
   Jen M said:

   Is that *wiping spittle away* guacamole??

   Holy crap I’m moving. YUM. Those flowers are so beautiful they almost look edible, too.


4. 4
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
   Caroline said:

   P.S. Bossy, honey, were you aware that they CAUGHT that woman who’s been stalking YOUR HUSBAND JOHN [so to differentiate him between YOUR HUSBAND THE CUTIE BACK HOME and YOUR HUSBAND AT STARBUCKS] last week?

   I figured you might have missed this important news, you being on your bloggy walkabout and all.


5. 5
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
   Grandma J said:

   Bossy is making me very homesick. I miss it, and I can smell the flowers and the ocean. No worries about too much humidity or bugs.
   Ok, so I don’t need Bossy to tell me it’s time for another trip back to my roots and OC grandkids.


6. 6
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
   Melizzard said:

   I think I’m packing up and moving there tomorrow. How beautiful and unlike any picture of California I’ve ever had in my head.


7. 7
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
   Patti said:

   I lived in Costa Mesa for many years. It’s just up the street, so to speak, to Laguna Beach, so these pictures make me a little homesick…


8. 8
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
   Avitable said:

   That third photo was outstanding.


9. 9
   on April 9th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
   sonrie said:

   So, this is the first thing I read AFTER trying to make guacamole for the first time…I should have just flown to California to order some.


10. 10
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
    JennC said:

    Oh so jealous. I *heart* Orange County, republicans be damned. Looks like you are having a fantastic road trip, Bossy, but I do have one request: bring some of that sunshine back east, please!


11. 11
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
    Tootsie Farklepants said:

    You were very thorough by adding a picture of guacamole! We put avocados in everything out here. Can’t wait to meet you tonight!


12. 12
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
    Biddy said:

    oh sweet jeebus! it’s GAW-JUS (say it out loud and you’ll sound just like me)


13. 13
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
    Nance said:

    That isn’t a real place. That’s a theme park. Elves live there. Please come to a real city like Detroit, where we don’t dust avocado mush with fairy dust, or some shit.


14. 14
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
    Beth from The Funny Farm said:

    Okay.. now I am just a tiny bit jealous! That is a beautiful place!

    I think you need to come experience some Pennsylvania MUD!


15. 15
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
    Lacy said:

    Springtime in Laguna – so beautiful. Photos are out of this world. How’s the food?


16. 16
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
    madge said:

    I’m sorry. John Cusack and i have been secretly married since 1989. Don’t tell my husband. oh, go ahead. he’d be OK with it, he’s a fan too.


17. 17
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
    What Happens Next said:

    Thanks so much for posting these photos while I’m trying to be happy in Dallas. Sigh.

    Must. Get. Home.

    Have fun in LA!


18. 18
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
    stepher said:

    G O R G E O U S ! ! !

    The beauty overwhelms… I want to be a Laguna Beach Desperate/Real Housewife…

    Can’t wait to read the stories you have brewin’ =)

    Stepher


19. 19
    on April 9th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
    blackbird said:

    And on day 15 Bossy sent bb a ticket and invited her to join her.


20. 20
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
    RuthWells said:

    Bossy does nice work. Can she do my landscape design next?


21. 21
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
    MarathonMom said:

    Well that looks WELL worth the trip. Gorgeous! Can’t wait for the details.


22. 22
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
    madmom said:

    If you are still in Laguna, go see the Witches House in the North end of town. It is a darling lopsided cottage – hope it didn’t fall down by now.


23. 23
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
    Christine said:

    I luuuuuuuuuuurve Laguna Beach. In my younger I-love-wearing-a-bikini-days, I spent many hours prancing around that boardwalk.


24. 24
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
    Assertagirl said:

    There it is! The place where I was REALLY supposed to live.


25. 25
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
    Jami said:

    Oh, that’s guacamole? For a minute there I thought Bossy had run over a frog. NOW it looks tasty!


26. 26
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
    Maria R said:

    But Bossy, that would be bigamy. Which, I’ve heard out west, isn’t that big of a deal…

    Here at Eclectically Yours, we aren’t sure we are going to ever read bossy’s blog again because we are INSANELY jealous of bossy. The Beauty, the flowers, the sheer sunshine is making us foam at the mouth in ravenous envy.


27. 27
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
    The Domestic Goddess said:

    Holy Cow, that’s gorgeous stuff! WOW!
    And that Guacamole looks DIVINE!


28. 28
    on April 9th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
    heidi said:

    MUST move to Laguna beach. Pronto.


29. 29
    on April 9th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
    Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

    Laguna Beach does appear to be the Garden of Eden and Bossy’s photography skills are incredible.

    But let’s get down to brass tacks. Here is the (Missing? Potentially Missing?) Man Count as of today:

    1. Cowboy Josh – last seen strapped in the back seat of Bossy’s car in a “sleeping” bag. Likely tossed into the desert prior to Bossy’s switch to smaller, exceptionally stylish vehicle.

    2. Starbucks Joe – Last seen typing e-mails to his friends and family about woman taking his photo from across the table.

    3. John Cusack – Um, need I say more?


30. 30
    on April 9th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
    All Adither said:

    That’s so pretty. But, really, you can do better than John C.


31. 31
    on April 9th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
    mia said:

    ok, now I KNOW that I am stupid… I missed a LB meet-up? That’s like 5 minutes from my house! Instead I was going to try and make the LA meetup, which is 2.5 trafficky hours from my house. ARGH!

    Damn. Damn. Damn.


32. 32
    on April 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
    Patty said:

    Beautiful pictures!


33. 33
    on April 9th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
    Kristin said:

    Well then. Our mountain of tater tots seems little, you know…DELCO compared to the avocado sculpture.


34. 34
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
    Mary said:

    I am very thankful to Bossy for creating Laguna Beach.


35. 35
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
    APeetsMom said:

    I do believe I’m heading to the store for some avocados now. Neeeeeeed some!


36. 36
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
    Jenn @ Juggling Life said:

    Bossy and I may need to throw down re: John Cusack!


37. 37
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
    Jenn @ Juggling Life said:

    Bossy and I may need to throw down re: John Cusack!


38. 38
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
    the new girl said:

    Bossy.
    Your pictures are…

    DIFFERENT.

    And [still] so BEAUTIFUL.


39. 39
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
    Meg said:

    That must be where all the cool, guacamole-eatin’ kids are hanging out. I bet that alone was worth the drive!

    Of course now, you gotta drive East…


40. 40
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
    Andi Sexton (rrlscrapgal) said:

    Dang.. It’s 43 degrees here.. Snowed last night…
    I so wish I was on Bossy’s excellent adventure..


41. 41
    on April 9th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
    Cheryl said:

    I’ve been living in the wrong state all my life. Gorgeous pics!


42. 42
    on April 9th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
    mrs. blogoway said:

    O.K., I officially hate you now. You just had to post pics of the overflowing bougainvillea and succulent avacado dishes to make me miss California. Why don’t you just rub it in already?


43. 43
    on April 9th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
    rsmdianne said:

    Must be Las Brisas guacamole. mmmmm I read but don’t comment, maybe I should do that sometime. I’m only 15 minutes from Laguna Beach, and felt, well, uh, stalkerish to try to meet up with you especially since I’m not much of a commenter. Oh well…


44. 44
    on April 9th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
    Ellen said:

    aka stilltruckin.blogspot.com

    you let the secret that is California coastal living….

    i can’t tell you how much i miss Carmel…WHY did i leave???????????????

    please enjoy!!!! I think bossy’s son should transfer to Stanford so you can visit him ….. just sayin’


45. 45
    on April 9th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
    Miz Booshay said:

    How beautiful. Do people actually live in such places???

    What on earth am I doing in Wisconsin???


46. 46
    on April 9th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
    rsmdianne said:

    Oh, duh…I couldn’t have been in Laguna Beach last night anyway. I was at the Honda Center in Anaheim dancing and singing the night away with Bruuuuuce and the E Street Band. Whew.


47. 47
    on April 9th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
    nutmeg said:

    Damn, that guacamoli looks beautiful.


48. 48
    on April 9th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
    EnnaVic said:

    OMG – If i had noticed you were going to Laguna Bch I would have asked you to go and take a drive-by photo of the place we lived when we were in the US (in Fen Way). Laguna Bch is a gorgeous place.


49. 49
    on April 9th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
    Cheri said:

    Bossy is most certainly in California.


50. 50
    on April 9th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
    Andrea said:

    Heavenly.


51. 51
    on April 9th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
    Must Be Motherhood said:

    Oh my god. Is that heaven? Are you sending photographs back from the pearly gates?


52. 52
    on April 9th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
    Thistles said:

    Are you sure you want to come here to Chicago? It’s still cold here and we certainly don’t have flowers like that.


53. 53
    on April 9th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
    CJ said:

    I want to move to Laguna Beach, right now! I want a house with beautiful gardens like those! Of course, said house must come complete with gardener.

    Wonderful pictures, Bossy!


54. 54
    on April 9th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
    Laura said:

    That’s exactly why I have always wanted to live in California! Gorgeous photos Bossy-I am jealous.


55. 55
    on April 9th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
    Mrs. G. said:

    It looks gorgeous.


56. 56
    on April 9th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
    KellyS. said:

    Gaw-geous. But, as a native of SoCal, I should point out: even the smallest of those cute little cottages in Laguna costs like, a gazillion dollars.


57. 57
    on April 10th, 2008 at 12:48 am
    pogonip said:

    Laguna was our fav when we lived in LaLa Land a couple decades ago. Love the gate in photo 3, sigh!


58. 58
    on April 10th, 2008 at 8:32 am
    mr.lootiatto said:

    Oh, to live someplace with a soul….
    what I wouldn’t give…I’d even give up my doggie Mr. Lootiatto….bossys mom


59. 59
    on April 10th, 2008 at 9:01 am
    Liana said:

    Such colors! What gorgeousness. I want to there….


60. 60
    on April 10th, 2008 at 9:01 am
    andrea said:

    Just wow. The colors, the flowers, all so beautiful. I think I’m ready for a move!


61. 61
    on April 10th, 2008 at 9:12 am
    Karen said:

    I’m actually crying a little because I don’t think there is a shot in hell I will ever live some place so persistently summery.


62. 62
    on April 10th, 2008 at 9:47 am
    Mrs said:

    Laguna Beach and Leucadia, two of my most favorite beach towns EVER! Thank you for bringing ‘home’ to me!


63. 63
    on April 10th, 2008 at 10:00 am
    Dara said:

    Wow…how pretty. Love that “cottage” garden!

    You do know that avocado got it’s name because it looks like a testicle, right?


64. 64
    on April 10th, 2008 at 10:05 am
    Emily R said:

    What is that on the plate? Is everyone right? Is it guacamole? I doubt the cafeteria at work today will be carrying that. I’m about to cry. Let’s blame pregnancy hormones.


65. 65
    on April 10th, 2008 at 10:22 am
    superblondgirl said:

    Well, that little Hobbit door settled it. I am moving to Laguna Beach, stat.

    Just as soon as I come into a whole shitload of money.


66. 66
    on April 10th, 2008 at 11:12 am
    kim said:

    I want to move there now!!!!! Your trip is awesome~
    and to meet so many cool people!
    Great pix, too~


67. 67
    on April 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
    sher said:

    honey, just be careful that your man doesn’t put a restraining order on you. you know how crazy they get, those men.


68. 68
    on April 10th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
    David said:

    In what garden was the guacamole growing? And what an interesting planter they had it in!


69. 69
    on April 10th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
    Denise Thomas said:

    Tell me again why I live in New England???


70. 70
    on April 10th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
    meleah rebeccah said:

    Man I miss California.


71. 71
    on April 10th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
    Jill S. said:

    I’m sorry, but Cusak’s mine. Or at least in my dreams, he is.

    Gorgeous pics.


72. 72
    on April 10th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
    Clare said:

    OMG–I want to move in to that little cottage ( yeah right, it’s probably a several million dollar home, right?) Anyway…I love the pictures. Now I haveto go and check out California.


73. 73
    on April 10th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
    Joanne H. said:

    Bossy — You’re a great photographer. Laguna is one of my favorite places in the world, and now everyone knows why.

    So great meeting you yesterday in L.A.!


74. 74
    on April 10th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
    Surcie said:

    If you like milkshakes, you must go to the Shake Shack (on the PCH)! I haven’t been there since I was a kid in the mid 1970s–we always ordered the date shakes.


75. 75
    on April 10th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
    Foolery said:

    Gotta plant me some bougainvillia this summer. Of course on a trillion dollar cottage it’s gorgeous and charming; on a hovel it’ll look like a weed.


76. 76
    on April 10th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
    Claire in CA, USA said:

    Very pretty. But, what Bossy isn’t showing is the bumper to bumper traffic along PCH, and just the general congestion that is So Cal. Sorry, I live the fantasy, and it’s not all bougainvillea and guac.


77. 77
    on April 11th, 2008 at 12:58 am
    VDog said:

    BOSSY finally made VDog miss SoCal.

    Nice work, lady.

    (And fabulous photos.)


78. 78
    on April 11th, 2008 at 8:40 am
    Crystal D said:

    Seriously Bossy, are you trying to make me lose my mind with all of these beautiful colors and that amazing looking avocado thing? Don’t you remember that most of us are still living in muddy, dead grass, no leaf places where it could possibly snow this weekend. At lease we get to live vicariously through you on this trip. And of course we haven’t lost any sunglasses on our vicarious trip.


79. 79
    on April 11th, 2008 at 10:12 am
    Ali B. said:

    Not real. Sorry. Just don’t believe it.

    Because if I did, this grey, rainy, chilly Vermont day might kind of suck.


80. 80
    on April 11th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
    Jill said:

    Ah! I didn’t know you were going to be in Laguna Beach! You were five minutes down Pacific Coast highway from me, here in Corona del Mar! So glad you got to experience the beauty of Laguna Beach!


81. 81
    on April 11th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
    davido said:

    My allergies are acting up looking at all those flowers…

    Loves me some guac!


82. 82
    on April 12th, 2008 at 6:48 am
    Dharmamama said:

    The word I thought of when I saw these pictures was “lush”. Which, strangely enough, is the same word I thought of when I saw Bossy’s pictures of her bloggy friends.