by kenny

We piled in the car with Brett and Cathi and headed to Temecula for a day of wine and giggles.

Our first stop was at the ol' CCBC campus. It was like pulling teeth trying to get past security, who must not have believed that we could possibly been alumni. We spent just a few minutes looking around.

Cathi was a superfreak at organizing the day and getting us all kinds of coupons and discounts. We got 2 for 1 deals, and even a free drink at one place. Hoorah for Cathi! We laughed a lot, drank awesome wine, had sushi for dinner, and came home with a tons of complimentary wine glasses. We can't wait to do it again. Thanks Brett and Cathi. We love you guys!

by kenny

We went to the Rice's again tonight. We played a mean game of Fireball Island, and a few rounds of Cranium. Good times.

by laura beth

I got to spend today with Heather Kelly, or as Kenny calls her, Heatherface Kelly, or Heavy Head. I love this girl. We've had good times since we've been here-lunch at Portillo's, Sweeny Todd, SCCTM, Ellen, her birthday at Brenden's, Trapped in the Closet...but this particular day was extra wonderful.

Heather and I met up with some of her friends in Corona Del Mar. From there we drove to the entrance of Crystal Cove State Park. We walked the gorgeous beach for and hour and a half to the beach cottages, then up to the Shake Shack for a date shake. Crystal Cove is the bee's knees as far as a State Beach goes. You could spend at least a couple days there, looking in tide pools, walking, photographing...There are wildflowers on the cliffs and we saw hummingbirds everywhere. It's just great, and I highly recommend going there. Pack a picnic and for a $10 parking fee, you have all day entertainment. There's even a decent restaurant near the cottages.

After hiking back up on the cliffs, Heather and I drove to her mom, Carol's place in Laguna Beach. We had dinner with her, and walked across PCH to the beach at the Montage Resort. The property where the resort sits used to be the Treasure Island trailer park with a private beach (part of The Long, Long Trailer was filmed there-a great RVing movie!), and now it's a hoity toity resort with a public beach. Treasure Island was also filmed there. Billy Bones! Arrrgh! The water and beach there are sooo pristine. We then went back to Heather's friends' house to have a BBQ and play Balderdash. All in all, a wonderful day with a wonderful friend. Lots of beachy outdoor goodness.

by laura beth

Bill and Julie left today.

Smoothies at Juice It Up, the farmer's market, Philly's Best cheesesteaks (authentic--Julie vouched for them), In-N-Out, day trips, hanging around the house...we had such a wonderful time with them. Bill even got to play music while he was in town-at the farmer's market and at the House of Blues. It was hard to see them go.

by laura beth

Bill had never been to Disneyland, and since we were on a kick, we decided to go again. Thanks to a friend who works there we were all able to get in for free. Also, Kenny bought this software called Ride Max. Based on the date, day of the week, time of day you go, and rides you want to go on, it maximizes your day at Disneyland, and minimizes the amount of time you spend in waiting in line. And it really works.

Julie and I are both prone to motion sickness, and although I had been fine on the other visits to Disneyland, I agreed to take a Dramamine with Julie. Big mistake. We were total zombies the whole day. However, we didn't get sick, and we still had a pretty sweet time. Julie did not at all like my favorite roller coaster at California Adventure, but they both loved Space Mountain. Julie and I also worked up the courage to go on the Hollywood Tower of Terror, after we had talked each other in and out of it several times: "I'll go if you'll go...but if you don't want to, I'll totally stay here with you." I had been on it one other time, but it was real real scary and I had butterflies at the thought of going again. We did it, though. We were gripping hands so hard our knuckles turned white. It was superduper!


On the way back to Ratface's we noticed that the moho was overheating. Guess we better take care of that.