The rest of my vacation!

Here is the rest of my vacation.
Friday morning I could not sleep so I went downstairs and found Kim and Michael reading the paper. Kim made me some fresh orange juice and they went off to get ready for the day while I watched Saved by the Bell the College years on tv. Then I started to get ready and basically just sat around and waited for Kim to be ready to take me to the airport.

Michael gave me a hug before I left. Aw. And he invited me back. Yay for dad liking me. Such a lovely man. I said bye to the pets and Kim and I were off. I didn't want to leave Vegas. I really had such a relaxing time while I was there but there was fun to be had ahead.

Kim and I had an interesting chat in the car. She asked if I got along with Jennee (Justin's mom) and I said I did and then there was a conversation that I shouldn't repeat on the internet. If you really want to know ask me personally ;)

Got all checked in at the airport, found me an outlet and some wireless and I just hung out emailing Casey and talking to people before my flight. There was a SLIGHT delay with my flight but it only put me in Santa Ana twenty minutes late. There was a lot of rain in Vegas. The only day it did rain a lot on my vacation so that was nice. The plane ride, however, was horrible. SO much turbulence and it was constant. It never let up. I am so glad it was a short flight.

I landed and went down to baggage where my bag came on a different conveyor belt thing (I cant think of the right word) than Justin's did. Wanda *Justin's grandma* called me and said she wasn't going to park, just circle around so I met her right out front when I had all the luggage.

She looked exactly like Justin's mom only shorter and older. And as I talked to her I noticed that Jennee and her talk exactly alike as well. I instantly liked her. She was so nice to me and so friendly. She suggested lunch and mani/pedi's. Who was I to disagree?? But actually, as I sat there getting my nails done I started to feel a little guilty that she was paying for all this stuff. And it only got to be more of an issue for me. I can't really explain it. I think I Was just so overwhelmed with gratitude that it built up and built up....and well I will get to that later.

After the nails we went somewhere lol..Oh we went to CVS where we picked up some photos she had and also printed out some of her granddaughter Morgan. Hilario moment-The photo lady was talking to Wanda and says "There are some great pictures of her in that batch!!!!!" (Looking at me). I don't know if Wanda noticed but apparently photo lady thought I was Morgan. Um...lol ok. Morgan is 14. The only similarity is that she has brown hair and glasses. Bwah. Hilario.

We left and went to Wanda's scrap booking party. She wasn't going to stay but she wanted to introduce me to all her friends. The scrap booking store was really cool. The ladies were like "OH We recognize you from the pictures!!!!" Wanda had been working on an album for Justin and I and she was showing the girls photos of the two of us. How cute and grandma like is that?!?!?!

She bought me a kit where the album is basically set up for you but you can insert pictures and do journals and put ticket stubs and things like that into it. It's really cute and I didn't even ask for it but she just...gave it to me!!!!! I will probably make it me and Justin's vacation scrapbook.

After that we went to the movies to see Enchanted. It was really cute..but super cheesy.

Moving on. After the movie we made a stop at the Rocky something or other chocolate store then to a bakery place and got salads in case we got hungry. Then we went to her apartment. She asked if I wanted to get online and email Justin, which I did and then we looked at scrap booking stuff with 28 weeks later on in the background(what an AWFUL AWFUL MOVIE) before putting on a better movie and winding down for the night.

I fell asleep almost instantly and woke up at 8 am to get ready to head to San Diego. Wanda packed up and we hit the road. Had brekkie at IHOP..the best place in the world. Heard from Justin while we were there. ..Took the PCH scenic drive down the coast. Very neat. Went through LAGUNA BEACH. It made me feel very Hollywood to go through that town lol

Got to San Diego and Wanda decided the hotel she booked for us didnt look very nice so screw that and we went on a journey for a better one haha. She decided on the Hacienda in Old Town San Diego. Very southwest. We got adjoining rooms for Sat night. Both suites. Around 1pm we headed to the airport and waited for Justin to get back from Houston. Soon as he did we went to lunch and then headed back to the hotel where Wanda and Justin napped for a while.

They got up around 7..we went to the Hardrock Cafe and had dinner...it was loud and we sat at the bar so we wouldn't have to wait an hour for a table. I felt sorta bad that I couldn't interact with Wanda too much at dinner. We looked around in the gift shop for a lil bit. Justin got a shirt, I got some hardrock pins that Wanda says I can turn into magnets since I am collecting them now.

Tired again, we went back to the hotel and pretty much passed out!

8 am on the dot Sunday Wanda comes rapping at our door "GET UP! We're GOING TO SEA WORLD!" I groggily open the door and say "what? why?" She previously said the weekend was no good for Sea World but the sun was shining and it was a lovely day so she changed her mind. She had made us reservations to have breakfast with Shamu! HOW CUTE IS SHE?

So we got ready really fast and went to Sea World!!!! The breakfast was so neat. It was delicious and it was cool that we got to watch the whales up close. I won't go into details about our day but we went to all the shows and even went on a water roller coaster. (We are insane, as we froze the rest of the day)

Wanda left around 3 to head back to Santa Ana. I hated to see her go...After she left Justin and I saw the pet show and then talked about going home but after I burst into tears we decided to stay till park close.

No, I didn't cry because we were going to leave. Someone described it best when they said that sometimes your heart fills up so much with happiness that you just have to let out the feelings and it comes out in tears. Thats exactly what happened to me. My gratitude for everything that Wanda did for us had just become too overwhelming and I just started to cry. I was thinking I hoped she didn't think we took advantage of her....I don't know if I actually said that outloud. But Justin hugged me and made me feel better...and we decided to stay for the final Shamu show where I cried some more because Christmas music makes me cry.

And that was the major details of my trip. You don't need to hear about traveling home. Thats boring stuff. Anyway, it was so wonderful and I miss Justin's family from the west so badly. Such nice people and I can see why Justin is such a sweet person. He comes from lovely people.

There you have it! Great vacation! Now its super pack mode since we move in a week!