Well, I made it! After a snowy and stressful final week in NJ we had a smooth flight out west and landed in Los Angeles right on time on Friday. The whole trip went incredibly well - check- and security were quick and painless and the flight went fast. The best news was that when I got to the car rental office they upgraded me for free to a Mustang convertible which was exactly what I wanted! It was 80 degrees and sunny - i drove the entire way to Palm Springs with the top down and a huge smile on my face.My place looks great - clean and in perfect condition. I spent the first afternoon just unpacking and getting settled in. The energy I had in the car didn't last long - once I was done getting set up I was pretty much done for the night. I picked up a few staples at the store, had some disappointing thai food, and tried to watch a damaged dvd of Inception. I think I made it to about 9PM before I passed out.