California was also a blast! We had a little stress getting there....we had to wait for 2 or 3 flights before we finally got on (we were flying standby). We flew into LAX, and hopped on a Super Shuttle to get us to Anaheim. We got all checked into our respective rooms at the Crowne Plaza Resort and went on a mission for dinner. It was only 3 PM but we were STARVING! We ended up at the Red Robin next to the hotel just because we were so hungry. I managed to get a migraine through the traveling so Anna and I made our way across the street to Target for Excedrin and Tums (dinner gave me heartburn). The boys were looking for a bar and had no success. They went to a liquor store and crashed in their room.
Friday was really when the vacation began. Anna and I started our morning with a shuttle ride to Disneyland. We decided not to pay the $72 per person for the park and just went to Downtown Disney. Had breakfast at a little cafe, did some shopping, got a Wetzels Pretzel and went back to the hotel to sit by the pool. We stopped into the Fossil store so I could get my watch battery replaced finally. I had it in my purse becuase I was going to do it back home but I just ended up doing it in CA! While we were waiting, one of the salespeople was asking us about MN. "So do you guys have all 4 seasons?" When he asked Anna if we'd been to CA before, she said, "We've been to DisneyWORLD a few times..." He said "Yeah, I suppose people on the East coast do go to Florida more..." Ummm, we're not really from the East coast.
When we finally got out to the pool, it was cloudy and cool! We still got some reading/studying (Anna's) done. It was actually cool enough to sit in the outdoor hot tub, so I did that. We went back to downtown Disney for dinner, had a $5 margarita (VERY strong!) and stopped by this outdoor bar that was there for a few drinks. Needless to say, we were feeling it by the time we got back to the hotel! We each got to see our husbands for a few minutes before we crashed.
For whatever reason, we both woke up at 7 AM both days....I think our bodies thought it was 9 AM. So Saturday we decided to check out Garden Walk mall, it was this fun outdoor mall....except it opened at 11 on a Saturday! We took the Disney shuttle (it was a short walk from there) and got to the mall like 10:30...so we walked around to see what was there. At 11:02 we went to Bar Louie for lunch. We had yummy zucchini chips, I had a burger and she had a chicken sandwich. After being completely stuffed, we said, it's warm out, let's get some sun! Went back to the pool and actually got to enjoy the nice weather! We went back to Garden Walk and had dinner at McCormick and Schmick's, which was fabulous! They actually had a Blizzard Family themed menu. So on the specially prepared side of the menu they change the titles to be WOW and Starcraft items. We just couldn't pass it up!
Josh came back early so the 3 of us went to this place called Tutti Frutti. You just fill up a cup with frozen yogurt and toppings, then they weigh it and that's how much you pay. It was really good and really cheap! We got to hear a little about the weekend from Josh....then he and Travis went out and Bobby came back, drunk.... he ran into some of his buddies and already went drinking. Travis and Bobby went to the Ozzy Osbourne concert at the end of Blizzcon, so he was exhausted. I got to hang out with him a little bit at the end of the night.
Sunday we were up EARLY (3 AM to be exact) to get on a shuttle back to LAX. We got in to MSP at noon and came back home to our puppy!
We had a great time and I think Bobby and I would both do it again next year. Anna and I had just a great time on our own relaxing and doing whatever we wanted to do. Very worthwhile trip!
We went to the State Fair on Thursday night and ate until we could eat no more! We might go back again so Ryan can come with us! Tonight, Millie and I are celebrating our birthdays together with our friends! Should be a fabulous time!
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