California

Well, we got back late Sunday night from California. We (my mom and I) had a great time! We left my house at 5:30am Friday morning and drove to Denver to catch our flight. We were on a direct flight into Orange County. We landed about 10am, got our rental car and hit the road. We were at Scott's house by 11:30am. We stopped at a "vista point" to look at the ocean on the way down.

After we got all our luggage in the house, we all headed out to In and Out Burger for lunch. Scott's girlfriend Eva is currently here visiting from Lithuania. After lunch we headed out to do some driving around and looking. We drove to the beach and saw the home that was in the movie Top Gun (my favorite movie). Then we went and walked on the beach, I was daring enough to stick my toes in the water. It was chilly, but not freezing.

After a while we drove down to La Jolla (pronounced La Hoy-a). There is a beach there nicknamed Seal Beach. That is because that is where all the seals come and sleep. There must have been 30-40 seals all lying around on this beach napping! They were all so cute!

After that we had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe and the back to Scott's apartment. We played a game of Uno and then went to bed, as we were wiped out from our travel.

Saturday we got up early and after a large breakfast we went to the Wild Animal Park. It's affiliated with the San Diego Zoo, but it's not near the zoo. They have lots of different animals there, mostly African or Asian animals. They have a large savannah type area that you can take a train ride and look at. They have tons of rhinos and giraffes. Lots of antelope and deer. All kinds of cool animals to see. We spent the day there. We saw the elephant show, and we fed the lorikeets (not sure of the spelling) nectar. It was a very neat place and I really enjoyed it. I think everyone else did also.

That night we grilled steaks and had baked potatoes. Then we played a game of Monopoly. Eva really likes that game. Once again, it was an early bed, as we were all wiped out.

Sunday morning we had another big breakfast. We watched the exciting race, and with 15 laps to go, my mom and I had to hit the road to drive back up to Orange County to catch our plane. It was an uneventful flight home, other than the rear bathrooms being out of service. We got to my car okay and headed for home. Colorado Springs had a snow storm while we were gone, so we hit some slick spots close to the house, but other than that, it was okay.

Monday morning came early! Another week started! At least it's a short week!

Happy Birthday to my buddy Adam!