Moving to a strange new world

When you’re in high school, all you want to do is grow up.

When you first step out into the real world all you want to do is go back to your happy little existence of homework and friends.

History repeats itself after college too. And it only gets harder.

You think that just because you have a pretty little piece of paper saying that you accomplished school that everything is going to get easier and jobs are going to line up along the block for you. But, alas this is a huge misconception. 

Again, you want your happy little existence back.

This is what has happened to me and I wonder what went wrong.

Oh, yes. Now, I remember. 

I moved to a town that is the size of my thumb for the man I love. No offense to Colton, California.

On the bright side, I do have lots of time for my writing and have started research for my book.

The other day, I went exploring.

I found out that one street connects three different cities, Colton, Loma Linda and Redlands. However, they are all the same county of San Bernardino. 

I also discovered that the sales tax, compared to the surrounding cities, is highest in San Bernardino, the city. 

In this city, you can see it has felt the affects of the recession. Many buildings are run down and you can practically smell poverty in the air.

That’s why I found that the sales tax of 9.00 percent as ironic.

How can you expect a community to pull itself out of this recession with a sales tax that high?

I’m not helping. Once I saw that number on the receipt, I swore I wouldn’t be back.

The Macy’s fitting room smelled like someone had peed all over it. 

I have always loved shopping at Macy’s when I lived in Sacramento. I never had a bad experience. It was always clean and everyone was always helpful. 

But, if you see the off-ramp to San Bernardino as you are driving towards the L.A. area, KEEP DRIVING. 

There is a reason why this community is not doing well. You are more likely to get shot, then find a great deal at Macy’s.

Sorry Macy’s. I still love you, just not in San Bernardino. 

Feature News Release for My PR Writing Class - Valentine's Day

Recently, I enrolled in a PR writing class at Sac State. I am learning a lot and thought I would post my first writing assignment. I would love to hear feedback.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY FROM THE CITIZEN HOTEL

Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 4 - With Valentine’s Day around the corner, The Citizen Hotel, located in downtown Sacramento, is showing it’s humor for the holiday. 

The windows of the hotel feature giant message hearts with a twist. “To: Tiger From: Kobe Try Diamonds.” “To: NFL From: Farve Yes, No, Maybe?” “To: Traveler From: The Citizen Sleep With Me.” 

“We had a great time coming up with it and really it’s just an effort to kind of poke fun at a little bit of everybody,” said Amy Dempster. “If these people could write love notes to each other, what would they say?” 

Once inside, the guests see the true luxury of the hotel. Originally built in 1926 as the Cal Western Life building, the hotel features vaulted ceilings, lead-paned windows, hand-crafted staircase railings and Italian marble.

There are 198 boutique-style guest rooms and suites. These rooms feature room service, complimentary wine hour (Monday - Thursday), housekeeping, valet parking (with fee) and Internet access throughout the hotel. 

The hotel also has 11,000 square feet of meeting and conference space and a 3,000 square foot, roof top, tented terrance, perfect for an event or wedding.

The Grange restaurant is a bar and lounge that gives a loft-like feel with exposed beams and concrete columns. The glassed-in atrium features a two-story wine vault. The restaurant’s menu is inspired by California’s farmland. The menu contains foods only obtained in the state, an all-California wine list and deserts made in-house by the pastry chef. 

The Citizen Hotel is the desired place to be in Sacramento for the holidays.