GLEN ROCK CAR WASH!

If you know us, then you've probably heard us talk about Curb Your Enthusiasm, one of our favorite shows of all time. And if you heard us talk about Curb, you may have also heard us talk about one classic scene where Larry and Cheryl's car gets stuck inside a car wash at a very inopportune moment. (We won't spoil it here.)

Well, Rhianwen was on a mission recently with our friend Roxanne when they stumbled upon this place:

That's right folks, that's the Glen-Rock Car Wash, the very place where they filmed the infamous scene! Are you excited as us?

No?

You guys ruin everything.

UPDATE: You know why this week was the best week ever? BECAUSE CURB WAS FILMING ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR APARTMENT!!! That's right, they had trailers parked along our block and everything. And guess what: Benner was walking home from work one day, passed by Larry David's trailer and HEARD HIM YELLING. He also saw him filming a scene, but was like a hundred feet away. So cool!

Happy Easter! Here are two new celebrity sightings to celebrate.

Happy Easter, dear readers. Today is the most central part of the Christian faith, the day that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. Without the resurrection, our faith is meaningless. If the resurrection were a fabrication, than we would be giving our life over to lies and falsehoods, a church in monument to nothing.

But the resurrection is true! Jesus was crucified, and he did in fact rise from the tomb! And so we may join in eternal life with Him! Alleluia! Today we celebrated by getting dressed up all fancy like for church (it's usually a very casual affair), because it's Easter and we thought we should show respect. Church was packed! We had never seen so many people there, and even though our usual preferred seats were filled by strangers, we welcomed them all the same. If you were ever to be interested in hearing the sermon we heard today (and trust us, you should be interested) then head over to churchinhollywood.com and there should be a link somewhere to podcasts of sermons.

Moving on from the profound to the completely innocuous, we have two new celebrity sightings to share with you all.

File this one under "Benner Doesn't Care": Katie Holmes!

Rhi saw her get out of an SUV on the WB lot and head into a building. Rhi is very, very excited about this, even though I suspect she can't name anything she's been in since Dawson's Creek. No, I think she is just excited because of the infamy that has become associated with her name.

"But she nearly ruined Batman Begins," I protested upon seeing Rhi's excitement. She did not care. Women never care about Batman.

And now, file this one under "Benner Really, Really, Really Cares": Oscar Nunez!

That's right, Oscar from The Office! We saw him PARKED BEHIND OUR APARTMENT BUILDING. You see his girlfriend lives in the building behind ours, and he was just sitting in his Prius reading a book, waiting for her. Me being bashful, I stood back and was just giggling to myself. (I have gone on record many times as saying that Oscar is one of the best and most understated assets on The Office, and he is generally hilarious in everything else he has ever done.)

Rhianwen, however, just strolled right up and said, "Hi, I'm interrupting your reading." She struck up a conversation, they chatted for a minute, and I sat there nervously waiting for it to be over. That's why I love Rhianwen.

Anyways, WE SAW OSCAR! AND HE HANGS OUT BEHIND OUR BUILDING ALL THE TIME!!!

My 20 cent shopping spree at Banana Republic!

Oh Banana Republic, how I love thee....

So a couple weeks ago I bought something at Banana Republic. At the end of the transaction, they gave me a little blue ticket. It told me to come back during a particular week in April with my Wonka-esque ticket and have it scanned. It could be worth one of three denominations of money.

So....

I went in yesterday and got my blue ticket scanned. $25! So I browsed around and found two items. A succesful try on session proved that I would in fact purchase the embellished tank and tee, each on sale totaling 32.98 plus tax..

But wait!! I have a Banana Luxe card entitling me to 10% off every purchase. Even if I have a coupon and even if I'm getting sale items. Victory! So they swiped my card and: REWARDS!

My grand total was 20 cents. How about that!?

Hello there!

How are you doing? Things are going well, we take it?

Life has been rather uneventful here in Rhi & Benner Land. Rhianwen is still working at Warner Brothers, where she rules at legal assisting and redlining contracts. Benner has started working at Trader Joe's, where he rules the dairy fridge and stocking eggs.

It has been getting sunnier and warmer 'round these parts as of late. Of course what we call "cold" 'round these parts is what we used to call "warm" back 'round the parts we used to live in. Seriously, if it's a degree or two colder than like 65, we're total wimps. I don't know how we ever lived in Philadelphia given that we seem to not only enjoy the warm weather, but depend on it for happiness.

Oh! Here's some news: Benner got glasses today! Over the past few years, he has had increasingly nagging difficulty when reading. It wasn't anything he couldn't easily tolerate, but some times were worse than others. A recent trip to the optometrist revealed that Benner is far-sighted, and seeing as how he is a writer and needs to be able to read and stare at a computer screen, we thought glasses would be nice.

So, Rhianwen and Benner set out to pick out some glasses. Benner wanted a very nondescript (and maybe a little nerdy) pair, but Rhianwen insisted on something a little more stylish. In the end, they settled on this nifty little pair.

Eh? Whaddya think?

In other news, our friends Roxanne and Aaron got engaged and are to be wed this fall. Hooray for them! Anything else to report? Hmm, not really...

What's going on with you guys?

Stan Fran visits Los Angeles, and all is well...

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of hosting one of Rhianwen's oldest friends in LA:

CHRISTINE! WOO! Christine marks our fourth East Coast visitor out in LA (after Jen's parents, Rhi's mom and our unforgettable friend Adam), and she made the trip with her brother Tony (shown here, often referred to as To Fro) and cousin Valerie. As a bonus, Christine's cousin Dave lives in LA too, so it was one big Buglione fest!

We kicked off our time together at the Warner Brothers lot. Rhianwen met up with the Buglione crew at a taping of Ellen DeGeneres taping. Rhi was so thrilled to be hug Christine, in the flesh, in Los Angeles!

Then came Ellen. It was Rhi's first time in the studio as an audience member and she wasn't quite sure what to expect. There was a lot of clapping and dancing, and a lot of energy. There were some great laughs, particularly in the opening act where Ellen had audience members play musical chairs blind folded. No matter how many times she sees it, Rhi still thinks it's fun! The guests that day were Meredith Vierra and Olivia Wilde from "House."

After the show, Rhi gave a mini tour of where she works and they all headed out to dinner at one of the best mexican joints known to LA: Don Cuco's! We enjoyed yummy margaritas and muchso queso! And here we are enjoying ourselves:

We had a slight pause in our vist as Rhi and Benner flew home to Philly to be with Benner's family in celebration of GM and GP's 50th Wedding Anniversary. Thankfully Rhi was able to book a super early flight back on Sunday to spend some more quality time with the Buglione posse. After 3 days of sleep deprivation and a 6 hour flight, Rhi was greeted by Dave and Christine with coffee in hand! We swung by Dave's to freshen up before heading to Orange County to visit the acclaimed Aunt Bobbi and Uncle Jack!

It was a great day. We enjoyed the pace of hanging out, touring their "so California" backyard and garden. Notice, if you will, the firepit that Uncle Jack made himself, with his own bare hands:

We even got to pick our own grapefruits from the tree. We stuffed ourselves with the delicious and filling taste of an authentic Italian dinner. We drank wine while Aunt Bobbi's fiesty dogs threatened my sense of security. LOL, no I'm serious. I'm surprised Aunt Bobbi still has all her fingers. Seeing Aunt Bobbi interact with her dogs is something you can't fully describe. You have to experience it for yourself.

Oh, and Aunt Bobbi has a princess-and-the-pea bed. I rightly gave it that name, since it's the height of ten mattresses stacked on top of each other. Which is ironic because Aunt Bobbi is under five feet tall, and seeing her climb up there is like watching someone mount a horse.

That night was Oscar night, so we retired to the sofa for wine and M&M's. Hours later we emerged from the house and faced the hour long drive back to LA. Our motivation: In N Out burger! I couldn't let Christine go back to Philadelphia without tasting the magical, dilectable, satisfying scrumptuousness of an In N Out burger and fries. Also, they gave us hats.

Which may or may not have been a good idea.

Oh Stan Fran, we miss you already and are so happy you came to visit us in the sunny LA. Lots of love and kisses!!!! Mwah!