Hi there everyone sorry its been a while, im gunna have to finish off New Zealand at a later date cause im doing so mcuh here in LA i dont want to forget anything! first of all i want to say thank you to you all for your messages, Deanna congratulations, im so pleased for you and Pat! I had a sneaky susspision at the christamas doo, you had a certain glow about you, it will be great to catch up when im back cant wait, i keep seeing so many cool baby clothes out here and thinking about you, so shes gunna be a leo like me... good luck, im only joking! cant wait to here the names everyone has been making up at the deli, shame it not a boy as i was gunna reccommend John as in john Thomas...he he a bet thats an old joke.....take care of yourself and your little one, see you soon! thanks dad for your updates, i like to hear whats going on at home, is the bathroom finished yet, ben told me about coming up for tea he said it was great to see you and mum, im gunna give you a call in the evening (thats tues eve to you over there) i hope you keeping well and looking after yourself, cant wait to see you soon, its less than four weeks now...yipeee looking forward to some of dads special homecooked food! love you lots speak soon Big kiss Xx Hey Ruth its nice to hear from you thanks for getting in touch, the wedding doo sounds interesting, cant believe Paul was drunk as a shrunk?!!! he he! Im intriguied to find out more about the annoying girl, i think i might have guessed who it is but ill quizz ben next time i speak to him. it would be great to catch up before your wedding and have a few drinks, will def try and organise something, hows the wedding plans going, are you excited? your honeymoon sounds great, I really enjoyed San Fran, its great place, you will love it and the shopping is brilliant too! ill chat to you about when im back (i've also heard that hawai is fab, loads of people have been there who are staying here and it sounds brilliant, def a palce i want to go to next..he he! take care of yourself and ill see you soon, keep in touch lots of love Xx thanks to everyone else to (gem, mark, squidlips and my ben love you and miss all lots and lots) anyway so i have been in LA a week now, its soon passed cant believ it, when i arrievd here i had quite bad jet lag and so the first few days are a bit of a blurr and it took me a while to settle in, big culture difference here from New Zealand. the first thing i did (after a Mac Donalds, just to see if it tasted the same and it does, a bit better..he he) was i booked a day tour around the place. LA is massive and everyone drives here, the place is made up of soemthing like 80 cities, its crazy and Santa Monica is one of them. After wandering Santa Monica for a day looking at all the shops and the bay watch style beach, i collapsed on my bed and slept for what felt like ages. the next day i did my tour, it was great fun, we started out by driving down the coastal highway (passed britneys house) and to the hills of LA where we visted lots and lots of celeb homes, it was quite interesting and they were huge, but part of me felt a bit weird looking in there gardens anyway, i got over that. i saw the famous OJ simpson house now cleverly disguised by changing the number..mmmmm and yway it was great, we went to beverly hill, bel air and all those places you read about in magagzines. the next stop was rodeo drive, which was my favourite bit, it was brilliant i saw all the shops and the hotel where she (being pretty women herself) stayed in Reg, Bev, Wil! it was so good i loved it! then we went onto hollywood and saw the sign and the bolovard andchinese theatre and the walk of fame, i bough soem real tacky stuff from there it was ace! then we went universal walk for lunch and then onto downtown to union station and the old mexican area of LA, i really enjoyed it, it was a cheesy day but great fun and best way for me to see everything in such a short time im gunna have to finish this later im running out of money on the net love you all Lou Xx