I Want to Live in Santa Barbara (pics)

Santa Barbara was just another city to me until my sister guided my husband and I to a walking tour of the main parts of the city. The area is full of outdoor cafes, brick and tile pavers, hidden nooks and alleys that are so clean it is like Disney World. There is a distinct Spanish/Mediterranean flavor to the architecture. The little shops are so awesome! The weather was 81 degrees. The pier was even better than all the ones I've been to in San Francisco.

We saw a house for sale, a real dive and tiny, for over $700,000. A little out of my price range, ha. You could get a mansion in Erie for that! I was told Oprah has a house in the area of Santa Barbara.

We saw a homeless-looking guy on a side street with a bike packed to the gills with his things. He looked very much like Ed Begley Jr. Hmmmm, I guess it is possible he's researching a part for a movie but then I'm pretty sure he is just a homeless guy. My sister and her husband have celebrity sitings all the time, just not this time. Oh, well. If I was going to be a homeless person, I wouldn't do it in Erie where the weather is so cold. I'd hitch hike to Santa Barbara and sleep on the beach. Even if you had to go through the garbage, it would at least be gourmet.