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i had a great weekend! charolls and i headed to disneyland with bev & johnny on saturday, then we stayed overnight and went to california adventure on sunday. it was a collective 30th birthday celebration for the two of them (even though johnny’s bday is long past and bev’s is coming up) and we crashed it they didn’t bring the kids because, face it, they don’t understand yet. i personally don’t think it’s worth it to bring your kids on any big trips until they’re old enough to remember it. jack would’ve probably enjoyed being there, but he still doesn’t have great control over his emotions all the time and he was just as happy that his babysitter was coming over to play with him at home. also, the trip really was for the adults, and we would’ve been really limited on what we could do and enjoy if we had the kids around.

we got to do everything we wanted at disneyland, but unfortunately the haunted mansion was closed because they’re setting up the holiday decorations sad! it’s one of our favorite rides. we hit all the other hot spots, though. the lines weren’t too long and i think we used our fastpasses wisely, haha. we had dinner by the water at the blue bayou, and i really enjoyed it! i thought the food was pretty good and i definitely liked the vibe. i highly recommend it. the only thing i wouldn’t recommend is the finding nemo ride for anyone over 13. it’s so boring and so cramped, and the line was way too long. it was the only really long and boring line we stood in.

i really wanted california adventure to be exciting, but i was so tired from the day before that i just couldn’t enjoy it the way i enjoyed disneyland. also, i’d been looking forward to the toy story ride the most, and it was the only one that was closed!! zOmg. so sad. we got through really fast and left by mid-afternoon. bev and johnny took off a bit earlier than us to get back to the kids. my favorite part of california adventure was something they didn’t get to share with us, unfortunately.. it’s where you go in this big room and they teach you how to draw a disney character. we drew jack skellington. it’s funny.. we didn’t scan the pictures, but even though we followed all the same directions from the artist drawing on the projector, mine ended up all round and cute looking and charles’ was all professional and fierce looking. i guess that’s why i’m not an artist

charles brought his DSLR and took a ton of pictures, but i’ll just post a few down here. the rest are linked at the disneyland album in the sidebar, if you’re interested.

we were sooo excited to meet buzz, haha.

i always eat the same clam chowder in a breadbowl for lunch everytime i go to disneyland. i swear it's the best clam chowder i've ever had from anywhere. you have to get it at this place -- other parts of disneyland have clam chowder as well, but it's just not as good.

charles and i are just really glad we got johnny this shirt. a guy walked by us and was like, "and awesome you are!" haha. that was awesome.

obligatory group shot.

i've never had beignets before, and bev had been hyping them up for weeks. i wanted to try them, but i honestly didn't think they'd be that good or anything. omg i was wrong! they are SOO delicious, almost a substitute for mister donut.. almost. i especially loved the small versions perfect for dunking in maple syrup that they had for breakfast.

we took a ton of random pictures in front of california adventure while we were waiting for the park to open. here’s the result. hahaha.

o for o'neal.

c for cheng.

and johnny says, "let's all jump together!" .......... liar.

charles and i prepare for battle, just another ordinary fight.

johnny's levitating and i'm just concentrating on my hair.

anyway, there’s way too many pictures to share on here, so that’s the cutoff. click on the sidebar link, there’s so many more fun ones

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