We took advantage of Chad's Spring Break to host our dearest friends from Dallas, Randy & Lindsey Sullivan, for our very own California adventure! The long weekend started off with wine tasting in Paso Robles -- we visited
Tobin James Cellars, Martin Weyrich, and
Meridian. Next we ventured to Santa Barbara for shopping on State Street, some beach time, and a night in Montecito. After that, we headed north to L.A. for shopping in the Garment District and hanging out in Hollywood. We hit up all your typical touristy spots, including Rodeo Drive and
Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills (they really ARE out-of-this-world delicious!).
We were so grateful that R&L made the trip out to CA. Their first visit to us was in 2004 and since then, they've been busy starting a family! They have 2 beautiful kiddos, Brynlee (age 4) and Degan (age 2). It was good to have them on our turf again!
For those of you who don't know, theirs is a very special friendship to us. Lindsey and I (Sarah) met on the Internet during the Summer of 1997. (I know, it sounds so seedy!) We were both working jobs at switchboards and were both engaged, looking online for wedding stuff. We happened into the same chat room on Yahoo and started talking wedding plans... Chatting turned into emailing which turned into LOTS of emailing and phone calls over the years. We became very close as pen pals and promised that we would meet each other in person before one of us had kids! So in May of 2004 it finally happened, partly due to a California busines trip for Randy and also partly due to the news that they were expecting Brynlee. It took us all of 5 minutes to be completely comfortable with each other. The best part is that our guys had never met, never talked.... but they hit it off, too! The four of us together almost instantly felt like the most natural thing in the world and we absolutely consider them family. Since 2004 we have spent holidays together and vacationed together, and loved every moment of it. The added twist is that EVERYONE (seriously, everyone) that doesn't know us thinks Lindsey and I are sisters because we really do look a LOT alike! It's uncanny -- even our families can't believe it! I often see pictures of her and get caught off guard thinking they are pictures of me, or see pictures of me and think they look like her. It's like icing on the cake, becuase if I could pick someone for a sister I would definitely pick Lindsey!
Well, just when I thought my fans had gone silent….yesterday I received not one but TWO "you look JUST LIKE Rachel McAdams!" phone calls at work!!! This is insane. It's rare to have two in the same day…It started when "Wedding Crashers" came out, and continued through the release of "Red Eye" and "The Family Stone." I thought the fervor had died down, but as people work thru their Netflix cues and TBS plays "Wedding Crashers" ad infinitum, the calls keep comin'. I have to say, I am SO flattered. I don't get it, but I'll take the compliment, 'cause I think she's beautiful. So, here are some pics of my celebrity "twin" (hey, Chad has a twin, why not me too?) from the movie that made me famous. 
