No More Bags!

I think I could get used to this vacation thing!  We woke up this morning and Colista said…”Hey you don’t have bags under your eyes!”  Those of you that know I have these wonderful inherited bags under my eyes, will be very shocked that I can actually look like I dont have them!!!  Woohoo!  I am allergic to working!  I also was so tired last night that I slept for about 10 hours! eek!

So, let’s talk about our trip!

We spent Wednesday in Palm Springs….very nice, but 102 degrees! Yikes!  They say its a dry heat and not as bad as Florida.  Let me be clear, 102 is HOT!  

The reason for traveling to Palm Springs is for the mid century architecture and stores.  Here are some pictures from the area.

 

Yesterday we went to San Deigo and La Jolla.  We played in the water and had a great time!  Colista took some great pictures… see above.

 

Tonight we see Stephanie in 9 to 5 and then attend a after show meet and greet with cast members and production people!  Should be lots of fun!!

Stay tuned, when we get back, for full details of the whole trip on Colista’s blog!  She is having technical difficulties while here!

hollywood

Wow are we ever having fun!  Just to catch all of my blog reader up to speed, I will quickly run through what we have been experiencing.  After leaving Idaho, we pretty much traveled all day on Saturday so our first full day in LA was Sunday.  We went to a once a month flea market at the Rose Bowl.  Now I know that might not sound fun, but this one has over 2000 vendors and is considered to be one of the biggest.  It did not disappoint!

We were in mid-century modern heaven!  But you could get anything that you want here.  No matter what decorating style you like, they had it!  Almost as important as the contents of the market was the opportunity for people watching!  Fantastic!!!  Observe…..

Oh I have more….but this is just a teaser!  

After the market, we went to Venice Beach and the famous Muscle Beach…..you know I had to work out there….I used to be a huge Arnold fan.

We then went back to the hotel and collapsed!!  Wow we can’t keep up this pace!!!

Today we went to see Grauman’s Chinese Theater and the Hollywood walk of fame.  Along the way we managed to catch a glimpse of the Hollywood sign.  The road we had to travel to get to this made Colista very car sick, so we are lucky to have these photos.  Colista you are such a trooper!!

Now we are back in the hotel….exhausted again!!!  Stay tuned, more tomorrow!

and we’re off!

Well friends we are finally in route to our first destination! Lawsey-be am I ever happy to be in a plane!

We got into Orlando last night, had a decent nights sleep, up at 5 am and off to the airport. Wonder of wonders we breezed through security due to my ever astute girl spotting a small sign that said “experienced travelers”! Oh you had better believe we crawled over people to get in that line! So after leaving a small wake behind us we hopped aboard the tram to vacation bliss!
Hoping for a first class upgrade, our dreams of coushy seats and a complementary hot towel were thrown to the floor and stomped! You will no doubt be impressed to know that we did not cry…not these girls…..we kept a stiff upper lip and are crammed in like little sardines with all the rest of the commoners!
We have made some nice friends on tie 4 1/2 hour flight, Mr. Stare-y Guy wearing a human resources shirt (me thinks he needs to read his own handbook…staring in not polite sir), Ms close talker flight attendant, ms scary who told you that was a good look eyelashes, and Colista’s new boyfriend that she rubbed up against trying to get back from the bathroom…her words…”I just officially have been closer to a man than I have ever been!”. We don’t know if it was considered 1st or 2nd base though. We keep ourselves open to new experiences!!
So we have less than an hour left to get to Salt Lake and we are currently flying over beautiful Colorado! We will then fly to Spokane and drive 2 hours to Sandpoint Idaho.

Here are some pictures from the plane over Salt Lake.