The O.C.

Rejoice!

Hello world, it has officially become February!

Finally!

The epic event in our lives is that we have finished the entire series of a classic favorite, The O.C.

Making its television debut in 2003, when I was a high school junior, the popular teen drama went for four glorious seasons, only one of which I watched religiously during its actual run.

The setting of the series is the affluent "Mcmansion" ridden neighborhoods of Newport Beach, California. The characters are Orange County's finest, richest, most devious families. At the center of the show, is the Cohens.

The patriarch of the family, Sandy, is a non-California native, who left the Bronx, New York, at 17 to attend UC Berkeley, which is where he met the love of his life, Kirsten, who is the rock of the family.

Kirsten grew up in Newport, and her father basically owns the town. He built the real estate company "The Newport Group", and is controlling and over-bearing. Kirsten and Sandy move to Newport when their son, Seth, is 2 to help her father run the business.

When the series begins, Seth is 16 or so. He is the epitome of the perfect guy for me.

He's tall and dark, and the biggest nerd ever. He has the kindest heart, and the best family. He has a darling girlfriend, Summer Roberts, whom he won over after Ryan (the Cohen's adopted son) comes to town and puts Seth on the social map of their snootie private school, Harbor.

Seth is truly a great guy, but a little on the socially challenged side, which makes Summer his perfect match, she is in the prime social circles, and her best friends, Marissa Cooper, is social chair for Harbor.

The show starts when Sandy brings his job as a public defender home with him, a strapping young man deemed Ryan Atwood.

Ryan is in juvenile hall for stealing a car with his troublesome brother, Trey. Sandy feels a connection with this young hoodlum from Chino, and lets him stay with the family for a few days in the pool house.

Sandy and Kirsten let Ryan stay with them after he helps Seth out of a bind at a beach house party, and he and Seth become like real brothers quickly.

The show is full of good life lessons, and great drama when you need it.

Each season had its own special moments...rights of passage, fist fights, and pregnancy scares.

There were high school graduations, lies about finances, college applications, and unexpected love lurked everywhere. It was glorious.

The finale was watched by Sarah, Nikki and I today, and it was bittersweet.

I am a little sad to be leaving the confines of The Cohens.

BUT, I am on the lookout for my Seth.