dmlove

How is "Cali" used in a sentence (neither of my kids uses it, in fact I've never heard it used). Is it like "I live in Cali"? Sounds totally weird to me.

TTess

Kal - you forgot ahhmonds. It can be ammonds or allmonds.

Shang - thanks, sweetie...I tried.

lizzard - you're so right and too cool!

trippinkpj

When my daughter was in Texas, she'd say "going out to Cali for the weekend". Or "Road trip to Cali". I don't think she'd say I'm from Cali. She's in Australia right, so I won't ask, LOL.

november_moon

My family used to have an ammind ranch And yeah, as long as people buy them, it doesn't matter what they call them. But we still call them ammindz.

This Cali thing though - it is a black mark on an otherwise fairly successful carreer for LL.

janisj

it seems the folks who grow 'em call them amminds - - and them what eats them call them allmonds . . . .

trippinkpj

Oh in Texas, we enjoyed the Pea-Cans.

easytraveler

tripping: I ued to lvoe the Texas-New Mexico Pee-can p-eyes.

chgeeb

haha well thank you everyone so far advice!!!
I'm sorry for the mishap in "cali" I was just at work and typing fast so the boss couldn't catch me
But yes, I want to get my phD out in California (there we go )...and yes I love the ocean. I feel that Southern California would suit us better since we want to stray away from any type of cold weather for a few years! I've been to Irvine before, only for a week to visit a friend and I loved it.
As for the type of schools, I'm looking at UCSD, UC at Berkeley (they have a great phD program), and colleges near UCLA, nothing imparticular yet, still a couple years away. Thanks everyone so far!!!!