Manteca

Life lessons learned in the past week:

1. If your doctor refuses to re-submit a very important insurance form when a five-figure hospital bill is at stake because he doesn't want to incur to additional copy fees, you should probably get a new doctor.

2. If a very cute former CNN-Asia correspondent asks you for your card, you shouldn't say "Oh, it's my last one and I need to save it for that blonde former Fox Sports anchor." (Don't worry, I only said the first part which probably explains why she was sitting on my lap at the end of the night instead of pouring vodka on my head.)

3. The designated driver should not be drinking more than the passenger. Ugh.