Roadtrips and Disneyland

Last weekend, item 1 on my "looking forward to" list (*see previous post*) was accomplished. And it was so much fun! Here, I made you a video so you can experience the fun too!


Sometimes when you go to Disneyland, you act (and sound) 15 again. Don't judge. Just embrace it.

April 2012

After our adventures at California Adventure and Disneyland (have I mentioned that I had never been to California Adventure and that I hadn't been to Disneyland in 10 years?), we drove (and by drove I mean sat in traffic for 2 hours on the 91 freeway) to my parent's place in Temecula where my sweet little niece Jane was waiting for me! (she's 2.5) And the next day, we celebrated, albeit a little early, my baby sister's golden birthday (17) with home made chocolate, oreo, cream cheese cake balls, pizza, and watching The Hunger Games. She got showered with gifts and is now all set for our trip to Hawaii in a few months:

 Isn't she precious? I haven't been able to spend a birthday with her in 7 years, so I was so happy to be there this time! Can't believe my little Elly Belly is 17 now!

Such a great weekend. It was too short, but definitely a winner.

Things I'm Looking Forward To

1. I'm going home to California in 9 days. And I'm taking my pal Jayni with me. And guess what we're going to do whilst we're there?

 We're going to Disneyland! I haven't been since I was 14, so you could say that I'm out-of-my-mind excited, and you'd be absolutely correct. I just know it's going to be magical. And my best friend, Shannon, just might come with us too! Is it wrong that I've already printed out a map of the park and started planning my ever-so-efficient attack? I even downloaded a wait time app for while we're there and we are definitely getting fast passes. Definitely.

Also while I'm home, I'm hoping to get to do a little of this:

Beach time! Oh beach, how I've missed you so.
But wait, that's not all... while I'm home I'll get to celebrate my little sister's 17th birthday with her for the first time in... 7 years. Is she going to get spoiled? Yes, probably. Eeee!

2. My Mom is coming to visit me the last weekend of April for Women's Conference. It's been our tradition the last 6 years and we love it! 2 days of estrogen and greatness. 

3. In June I'm going back home to California for a short weekend to see my step brother get married! I'm so excited for him.

4. In JULY guess where I'm going? For the first time EVER in my life?

MAUI, Hawaii! Yes, this means I will officially have my first ever, REAL vacation in 3 months. I'm stoked out of my mind. It's going to be 7 days of heaven. And to celebrate, I bought myself this:

Yep. It's already shaping up to be a great summer!