Perfect start for Summer

Road trip. Brittney. Jacqui. Allie. Driving through a blizzard. Pedicures in St George. Sunny California. Watching The Roommate. Freaking out. Cheap hotel. "Are you going to where that in Disneyland?". Happiest place on earth. California Adventure. World of Color. Front car on Screamin'. Back car on Thunder Mountain. Jacqui driving on Indy. Flamenco on Tower of Terror. PB&J. Sleeping on Pirates. "No flash photography". Sore feet. Too much walking. Dole whips. Sleeping Beauty. "But you're my favorite". Heel click. Angel's baseball game. Ball park hot dogs. Salty pretzels. Root beer. Fireworks. Newport beach. Laying out. Swimming in the ocean. Playing in the sand. Fighting off pigeons. Sunburns. More walking. Birthday princess. Hollywood. California Pizza Kitchen. Creepy people. Disney Soda Shop. Kungfu Panda 2 premiere. Chinese Theater. Santa Monica Pier. Matching bracelets. Swings. Writing in the sand. Sunset. Rain Forest Cafe. Magic wand. Tomato basil soup. Amazing burger. Raining restaurant. "Are we going to get wet?". Hulk moments. Corn dogs. Mickey ice cream. Toy Story rivalry. Aladdin and Jasmine. More World of Color. Re-packing. Glow stick dance party. "They're taking pictures!". Waking up early. Driving home.  

Seven days. Laughing so hard it hurts. Amazing memories with the Fab Four. Best trip ever.

California Dreamin'

So, I am going to California in 36 hours. I'm just a little excited and decided I should blog about it. For some reason, vacations always bring some kind of challenge for me. The preparation for this particular trip has gone like this:

1. Took my car in for it's yearly safety inspection/registration (we're driving my car to CA) and ended up replacing the front brakes, thermostat and a few belts...$700 later, we are good to go.

2. Discover that my credit card has been compromised (thank you Michael's craft store), and therefore cancelled immediately. Good and bad timing. Glad this didn't happen during my trip, but I wouldn't have minded it happening after...or not at all. My new card won't arrive until later this week when I am already on vacation. Considering the hotel reservation was on this card, I had to make some phone calls.

3. Looking at my bank statement, I realize my account thinks I am already in Cali. Two ATM transactions for $300 total took place in Van Nuys, CA. Could have been worse, but again, thank you Michael's craft store for giving out my information. This meant more phone calls and some paperwork to fill out.

With all the negative, I can't help but think of all the positive that will come from this trip...

Being with my best friends (minus Wendi, she will be missed but being a mommy is much more important), Disneyland, Angel's baseball game, Hollywood, the beach, Santa Monica pier, sun, shopping, laying out, laughing non-stop, eating delicious food, wearing new swimsuits, taking lots of pictures, dancing to my favorite music, falling asleep to cheesy movies, sunsets over the ocean...this all adds up to make a trip to remember.

Here we come California, are you ready for us?