A single woman raised on a steady diet of John Hughes' movies finds that, in this day and age, searching for her Jake Ryan is more like "Some Kind of Terrible."
Paula is unemployed and uncertain of her future. Her best friend Jeff is heart broken and unable to move on from his most recent relationship. Together they embark on a road trip from Los Angeles to Paula's hometown of Seattle looking for answers.
After moving to the Portland area for her husband's work, Joy finds herself looking for new friends in the local mom crowd. Having found her way to a big party, she meets a few of the "cool" moms who will first support her and then test her limits.