We arrived home from California very early this morning, and I am headed out to a conference in Atlanta very early tomorrow morning. Talk about jet lag!
Here's a quick recap of what we did in CA (I'll post more later):
6/15: arrived in Ontario (California, not Canada); drove to Menifee where brother-in-law lives. Stayed in Menifee/Canyon Lakes area.
6/16: drove the kids to Hollywood for the afternoon. Spent more time on the freeway than we did in Hollywood, but knew that was going to happen.
6/17: spent Father's Day waiting for the guys to golf and then ate dinner at BIL's house. Also spent much time being annoyed with the Farm Boy's twin. I definitely have the good twin!!
6/18: went to Knott's Berry Farm and Soak City for the day.
6/19-21: half of us sailed and half of us ferried from Long Beach/San Pedro area to Avalon on Catalina Island. Were only scheduled to stay there a day, but the sail snapped on the sailboat, and those who were sailing were stranded in the middle of the ocean for a while. Finally, they motored into Avalon. Instead of going on to Two Harbors, we stayed at Avalon the entire time. We did some horseback riding, snorkeling, beachcombing, glass-bottom boating, kayaking, eating.... you name it. The Farm Boy was able to go scuba diving with his siblings and saw the resident 300 lb black sea bass named Fred. The weather there was absolutely beautiful! I'll post some pics later!
6/22: Sailed/Ferried back to Long Beach/San Pedro. Spent some time on the boardwalk in Long Beach at Shoreline Villages... wanted to take the older kids on the Queen Mary, but ran out of time. I'm pretty bummed about that. Drove back to Menifee.
6/23: had a quick lunch at a relative's house in Upland, then drove into Ontario to the airport for the flight home. Returned just after midnight.
We had a good time, but I can definitely say that a person who is a planner to a fault (ME) will always have a stressful experience with people who decide what to do at the last minute (Farm Boy and all his family). I know the kids had a good time, as did the Farm Boy, so that's all that really matters. I will spend three days in a [NICE!] hotel all by myself while at my conference, so that's where I'll have MY vacation. ;-)
And with that... I need to get back to packing. I have lists to check off and minute details to fret over. W00T!
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6 comments:
That sounds like a seriously awesome holiday - i will take one to go, please.
While it sounds like a busy, fun time, I'd prefer the quiet, alone, hotel room, too.
Awww! When you were at Knott's, you were literally right down the street from where I'm crashing with friends! Next time you're here, you bettah give me a holla. :)
That read like a good time overall! I so know what you mean about the "fly by the seat of your pants" planning... argh.
Have a great time in Atlanta in your nice hotel, all by yourself - try to enjoy the peace & quiet! Have fun!
That sounds like so much fun! Welcome back, and have fun in Atlanta!
Yikes, somebody's been freaking busy!!
Yesterday I picked up our new couch. And... uh. Yeah, that's pretty much all that happened this week. :(
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