Petey's last final was on Friday, May 2nd. We are BOTH so relieved to have him done with school! He has worked so hard and I'm extremely proud of him! Congrats hubby!! U.S.U.'s graduation was on May 3rd, but Petey didn't care about walking (I tried to talk him into it, but it didn't work) so we ended up flying to California the morning of May 3rd. Our California trip was jam packed!! Here is a recap:
May 3rd: We flew to California, picked up our rental car that only had EIGHT miles on it (it was nerve-wracking the entire trip driving a brand new vehicle), did some shopping, and then went to the Angels vs. Rangers baseball game. We had awesome seats at the Angel's game - 3rd row!! The Angel's won 5-3 and there were fireworks that night. The other fans sitting next to us provided a lot of extra entertainment since they were out of this world drunk. We had a great time!
May 4th: This was our San Diego Zoo day! Petey and I have been to the S.D. Zoo before but I am always amazed by the size of it. It is huge! And it is hands down the best zoo I've been to. We loved seeing the koalas, the famous panda bears, giraffes, orangutans, and all of the big cats! We had such an enjoyable time at the zoo and the weather was perfect! After the zoo we headed to Old Town San Diego since Petey was craving some Mexican food. Old Town was INSANE since it was the weekend of Cinco de Mayo. We ate at a restaurant called Cafe Guadalajara and it was pretty good.
May 5th: We didn't really have plans for the morning/afternoon for this day so we looked at some pamphlets and decided to go and do the Warner Brothers Studio Tour. We had a lot of fun! The tour was 2 hours and we got to see sets and props from many famous tv shows and films including: Pretty Little Liars (that show is my guilty pleasure), Friends, Heart of Dixie, Gravity, the Harry Potter films, Gossip Girl, Chuck, The Big Bang Theory, and much more! After the studio tour we headed to the Angels vs.Yankee's baseball game. Our seats were 11 rows from the top, but we didn't care! I cheered for the Yankees and Petey cheered for the Anglels. We were rivals that night! It was awesome to see Derek Jeter play since this is his last year before he retires. The Angels won 4-1, so that was a bummer for me :)
May 6th: Our first day at DISNEYLAND and CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE! This was our first time back to CA Adventure since Cars Land opened, so we went there very first! We road Radiator Springs Racers 2 times within 2 hours. Cars Land is super cute and I loved it :) We were kind of bummed because a lot of the rides we like were closed on this trip like Indiana Jones (closed the first day), Pirates of the Caribbean (closed all 3 days), Ariel's Undersea Adventure (closed 2 days), but we still had fun! We had go eat the corn dogs at Disneyland because they seriously are the best ever. We ate yummy churros and then enjoyed World of Color. World of Color is amazing and I love it so much! We had a great first day at Disney!
May 7th: Today we went to a taping of Jimmy Kimmel's late night show! I have to be honest, I was a little annoyed at first because our email told us we had to be in line by 1:45 pm and when we got there they said that the show is actually being filmed later in the day and we didn't need to be in line until 3:00 pm. So Petey and I just walked around Hollywood Boulevard for a while. I hate Hollywood Boulevard!! So we went and got in line at 3:00 pm and we stood in line outside for about 90 minutes before we headed inside and waited in line some more! I was also annoyed because we can't bring food into the taping, which we knew, but since the taping was a lot later than we had thought we didn't eat enough and I knew that we were going to be dying of hunger! At 6:00 pm the taping began. Jimmy's guests were Pharrell Williams and Jon Favreau. Jimmy Kimmel is super funny and we had a good time! One cool thing about the night we went was that Pharrell was doing an outdoor concert so we got to see him perform 5 songs. It was awesome! Once we hopped back in the car we scarfed on some snacks :)
May 8th: Disneyland and California Adventure day 2!! We did our Magic Morning on this day which allows us to get into the part 1 hour before the park officially. It sounds pretty cool and Petey and I enjoy it, but a lot of the rides are closed until the official opening and A LOT of people do the Magic Morning so it is still crowded. Petey stood in line with me so I could get pictures with Aurora, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. He's a good hubby and tolerates that I'm a 5 year old on the inside :) We got a lot of rides in, ate more corn dogs and churros, and enjoyed Mickey's Soundsational Parade.
May 9th: SeaWorld! The only reason Petey and I did SeaWorld is because it was included in our City Pass. We both enjoy SeaWorld, but besides the shows there really isn't much to do AND we have to drive from Anaheim to San Diego. We really enjoy the One Ocean (whales), Blue Horizons (dolphins and birds), and the Sea Lions Live shows. I do like seeing all the animals especially the flamingos and penguins.
May 10: Universal Studios Hollywood! Similar to Seaworld, Universal Studios isn't the most exciting park for Petey and I, but we still had fun! They are currently building the Harry Potter wing of the park and when that is the park will be wayyyyyy more legit! Petey and I were kind of bummed that the Jurassic Park ride was closed when we were there. We rode the studio tram and saw sets from Psycho, War of the Worlds, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Desperate Housewives, Jaws, and much more. We rode the Transformers ride twice and went on The Mummy. We also enjoyed Shrek 4-D and the cute new Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem ride. We watched the Water World show and the Animal Actors show as well. Once we headed back to Anaheim we went and walked around Downtown Disney and I was able to get my souvenirs :)
May 11th: This was our last day at Disney and it also happened to be Mother's Day! Today we got some pictures with characters, watched the Aladdin production, walked though Sleeping Beauty's Castle, had an AWESOME spot for the 'Magical' firework show...and it truly was magical!! We {of course} ate churros's again, rode Indiana Jones and Tower of Terror as many times as we could, rode the cute Storybook Land ride, and I finally got to go on my favorite kiddie ride Ariel's Undersea Adventure because it was finally open on our last day! Since it was Mother's Day we left Disneyland for about 2 hours and headed to our hotel because my missionary brother was calling. We couldn't get our Skype to work due to connection issues, so my mom held up the phone to the computer and we were able to {kind of} hear what my brother was saying. It was SO good to hear his voice and that was the best Mother's Day gift my mom could have asked for.The 2 other times I've been to Disneyland with Petey we have made it a tradition that the last ride we go on is Peter Pan's Flight so we continued with the tradition and did that as our last thing in the park.
May 12th: We flew back home and began the craziness of getting ready to move. We had such a fabulous trip and I'm so glad we were able to do this to celebrate my hubby's graduation and to get a fun vacation in before he starts his real grown up job!!!! I love him and I'm so proud of him!
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