First Day at Disneyland
We had a good couple of flights. Our stop was in Oakland at lunchtime where we paid $47 for 2 salads and 2 sandwiches for lunch (no drinks!) We flew into Santa Ana airport. I was surprised at how much Southern California's landscape resembles Eastern Colorado. It's very brown and very populated (Eastern CO is not very populated but it is dusty and looks like a big quilt.) It was really hazy and smoky from the Catalina Island fire.
Stucco's mom grew up in S. CA and still has friends here. Her friend picked us up from the airport (very nice guy who is Chief Safety Engineer of Disneyland- big job eh?) I got sunburned riding in the car. I need there to be more cloud cover! We checked into the hotel and promptly took advantage of afternoon tea. They serve breakfast, snack, tea (with snacks), evening snack and dessert with coffee all included in the room price. I feel like we are on a cruise without the boat. Our children had turn-down service, complete with chocolate coins. Very nice resort hotel they have here.
We decided to let the kids swim while we lazed-about poolside. Then we had dinner at a cafe where Z. got to make his own pizza from scratch and A. had the buffet (she loves a good buffet.) Next, I took the wee ones up to the clubroom where they had storytime and sing-along. We had dessert (I am WAY too full!) and we watched the beautiful fireworks show from our hotel balcony.
I am off to bed. We have adjoining rooms with MIL so no "real fun" with Stucco. She insists the door stay open. Crap.
Labels: brown town, expensive food, Happiest place on earth?, MIL insisting on being a "chaparone", too much food
posted by Schmoopie @ 10:04 PM
6 Comments:
Door open?? You have GOT to be kidding?? Sounds like you and Stuc are going to have to get creative!... Be safe~ Use the non-slip bathmat! I for one do NOT miss the LaLa land haze...Glad you made it safe-Have fun!
Hmmm, if you go ahead and have some "real fun" once, your MIL might not mind shutting the door. :)
That's the trouble with the trip being "her tresat", she can insist upon any damn fool thing she wants. I say get noisy. She'll close the door after that.
Ack. You're braver than I, dear. Disneyland and all. *lol* Happy Mother's Day! *hug*
Cheesy- LOL! She is over here every second, like she is afraid we might "do something." :) Non-slip bathmat, hmm...great idea!
Jill- That is so true! We haven't had one second alone. I guess we could just "throw-down" right in front of her and she might walk away.
Meno- Thanks for the advice! She has been on her best behavior and for her, it is so hard to be nice, so we are grateful. :)
Irr- Thank you so much! We feel so sorry for all of the moms here at Disneyland with small babies. They look so exhausted and cross. This is not a vacation for mothers of babies. Mine are 7 and 10 so it is a lot of fun!
Happy Mother's Day! Glad to hear she's behaving herself, and that A and Z are having a good time. I agree that you should just have a throw down though.
(I was a polite guest. I closed my door ;-) )
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