The Queen Leaves the Castle

Returning home from three weeks of traveling for Tennis Channel, I was informed that everything would soon be changing at 8617 W. Olympic Blvd. The surprising news? The queen bee has fallen in love. On a whim, Monique has decided to move to Spain for 3-6 months (forever?) to live with her new boyfriend. She quit her job, said her goodbyes and hit the road. She's going for it, living like a free spirit; you have to respect that.

The shocking part is that she isn't running away with a celebrity, an athlete or a rich older man. Her boyfriend is young, from the midwest and his mom is an elementary school teacher (sound familiar?). Somehow, the girl that loves wine, sushi and all things LA suddenly finds floating down a midwestern river in a canoe drinking beer to be really fun. And it is. But it's just bizarre.

So I guess if someone were to step back and analyze, they might conclude that I played this one wrong. And they might be right.

For a million reasons, the queen bee will be greatly missed. Will she return to her throne? Only time will tell....