Oxnard Airport

Had to walk on the runway to board plane!

So...I went home to DFW for a week. After driving to and from LAX a couple of times, I decided to give the little airport by my house a try..OMG. It was so fast and easy to get in and out. You have to arrive only 30 minutes prior to flight and it takes 17 minutes to get to LAX....Hello, that is faster than driving to LAX!!! Here are a couple of pics of the one terminal airport that only United comes in and out of!!

The one terminal!! Holds 30 people.

The one baggage claim!

Mickey's Halloween Party

This month Mickey held his 2nd Annual Halloween Treat party at California Adventure. I joined my friend Elsa's family and headed over there for the party!! Adults and kids were encouraged to dress up for the party, so I decided to make my own costume this year!! I made the poodle skirt.

The party was pretty cool...Disney closed down the park and then decorated for the event. You had to purchase a special tickets weeks in advance and that is what you used to get into park. Only about 7,000 tickets are sold, so the rides are super easy to get into. Overall all, I would recommend this party!!

Mickey Fall Decoration

I was on a mission to creat the exact fall decoration they have at Disneyland for my house. It actually turned out pretty good!!

Disney HalloweenTime

It is my favorite time of year, Halloween. This year Disneyland had their 1st HalloweenTime. It was so much fun. They turned both parks into a Halloween adventure. I have to say that Disneyland is decorated a lot better and has more stuff going on than California Adventure, but overall both parks are great.

Mickey and Minnie had on costumes and where in Town Square to take pictures, but unfortunately for Ron and I, we got there as they where starting to leave. They turned the Haunted Mansion into The Nightmare Before Christmas...So cool. We spent the entire day there and still didn't get a chance to see everything that was going on.

I like to think I am a young person, but yesterday I realized that I am starting to get old. We went to Six Flags - Magic Mountain for Freight Feast. I have been to Six Flags over Texas and Fiesta Texas and rode all the rides with no problem. Yesterday, after 2 roller coaster I had the worse headache you could imagine. Needless to say...We were done for the day. We walked around and checked out the ONLY 2 shows they had going and all the haunted things throughout the park. Overall, if you are a rollercoaster freak...This is the place for you. This park is nothing but big rollercoasters.

Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Ron took me to Disneyland for their 50th Celebration, since it ends this week. We had a great time. A little disappointed in the activities for the day since a lot of the rides and shows we like where closed, and not to many characters out and about. I think it has to do with the fact The 50th Celebration ends this week and Disney's new Halloween Celebrations begins. I am excited about that since I love Halloween...Already made the hotel reservations!!

As we walked through California Adventures asking each other, now what do you want to do....All of a sudden, it was Mater and Lighting McQueen!! It was so cool to see them - life size!! I had totally forgotten that Cars was a Disney movie. After the exciting day at the park, we headed out to Downtown Disney to catch a movie!

Victoria's Tower

I have been slowly building this kitty tower for Victoria. Now, I don't mean assemble...I mean BUILD. I went to The Home Depo and got all the supplies and have spent the last month working on it. She seems to like it!!

Star For A Day - Hollywood!

Kelly in front of Holllywood Blvd & Roosevelt Hotel (Where Marilyn Manroe passed away)

Ron and I ventured into Hollywood this past weekend. It was everything I pictured it would be. We took in a movie at Mann's Theater . Went into Disney's Soda and Fountain shop...We didn't have anything since we ate at Sprinkles, but next time we will. We saw Laura Croft, Supergirl and Wonderwomen taking a break from saving the world. Oh yea, we also walked around the street and checked out the stars on the sidewalk. To end a great a day, we ate at Hooters!! Overall, it was a cool place to visit. We will go back since Disney has a movie theater there, El Captain. Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D...I am so there!!

Ron at Mann Theater

Beverly Hills - 90210

Kelly in Beverly Hills

Went to Beverly Hills this past weekend. We crusined down Rodeo drive and then parked and walked around Beverly Hills for a while. It reminds me of Waikiki with all the BIG name stores. Went to the Whilshire Beverly Hotel ( I think that is right) seems much bigger on TV.

I like many millions of Americans TiVO Oprah everyday. One of her shows said if you are ever in LA, go this Sprinkles Cupcake Shop. Ofcourse, Ron and I had to go and try these great cupcakes. OMG...The cake was great, but the frosting is pure sugar....if you enjoy sweets, you will enjoy this place. If you don't...well, grab a flavored milk!! Ron had Black and White and I had Red Velvet. I have to say, if you are a baker...this might be the business for you. This place was PACKED and at $3.25 a cupcake, living can't be to bad!!

(Red Velvet on top, Black & White on bottom)

Fort Worth, Texas

This past weekend was my grandparents 40th Wedding Anniversary. My mom thought it would be a great idea to surprise them with me...(smiling). I arrived on Friday night and we stopped by Saturday morning to see them. I wish I had a picture of my grandmothers face...She forgot my name because she was so surprised...hehe.

Santa Barbara

Stearns Wharf

Santa Barbara Mission

Santa Barbara Mission

Ron has been gone a little over a week now and I decided it was time for me to venture out on my own and check things out. I headed to Santa Barbara for the day. I was not to impressed with Santa Barbara. The Stearns Wharf was nice, the harbor was nice, but I found everything to be really crowed.

The highlight of the trip was the Santa Barbara Mission. Est. in 1786, this hilltop structure is called the Queen of the Missions for its twin bell towers. It was a beautiful place to visit.

Our Guest the Possum

Possum arriving

Possum just chillin

Possum when he finally left

Yesterday, we had a visitor in our backyard - a possum. Izzy was the one that found our little friend and welcomed him/her on over. Thank goodness Kehau was asleep in the house (or else our little friend might be dead..LOL) After several hours, he/she finally left.

Hot Summer

Izzy in front of fan.

Kehau in hole she has dug.

This week, LA and surrounding areas are under a heat advisory and man it has been HOT. I wanted to take a picture of the girls to show you exactly how they are dealing with the HOT Cali weather.

Beach

Today I went to the beach for the first time...OH MY GOSH!!! The water was ice cold. I put my feet in and it was like stepping into a bucket of ice water. Needless to say, I just spent my time on the beach and enjoyed the view. Here is where I was at today...Nice beach and great view.

Settling In

We are finally settling into our new place. We moved in on Friday, July 14 after living in the Marriott for three weeks. On that same day, our household goods arrived from Hawaii. Things didn't go to good with that...LOL. Here is just a short list of things they managed to break:

-Sofa
-Stereo
-Master Bedroom Set (Headboard, Footboard, Dressor and Night Stands)
-TV (No..Not the BIG one, the spare bedroom one)
-Microwave
-Grill
-PS2
-and many, many more items.

It was so bad that the moving company wanted Ron to go and get his camera so he can take some pictures of the items inside the crates.

We have successfully unpacked everything and got the house all together. I was really impressed that we got it all done within a week. It finally looks like a home. The house is SO MUCH bigger than our house in Hawaii. We went from a 2 bedroom, 900 sq. foot townhome to a 3 bedroom, 1800 sq foot house (not including the yard). That brings me to the yard. We actually have a yard the dogs can run around in. We also have a gopher in the yard, but housing said they would take care of that next week.

The yard continues on the other side of the house where the grill is at.

Little of Hawaii in California

We have found a little of Hawaii right here near us in Ventura....L&L .

Santa Monica Pier

I have always seen the Santa Monica Pier on TV and since we didn't have anything to do on Thursday, we decided to check it out. It was cool...A boardwalk pier that has games, rides, shops and restaurants. There was a nice Mexican restaurant at the end of the pier, but we decided to eat at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Kids would have a blast at this pier!!!

Malibu

After two weeks, we finally started to venture out into the area and check things out. We headed up Coastal Highway 1 to check out Malibu....OH MY GOSH!!! Malibu is only about 10 minutes from the house we are going to moving into next week. The area is beautiful. ALL of the houses are HUGE.

Since Ron and I are such HUGE fans of the TV show Two and a Half Men...It was cool to drive into Malibu and see the area. We have no real idea where the introduction shoots are taken, but we stopped along the highway and took so photos. I can see myself enjoying this beach A LOT when we finally get settled.

California

Things are good here in Southern California. We are starting to learn our way around this place. It is day 6 of living in the Marriott and it might be a couple more weeks before we move into a house.



Here is a picture of our little place at the Marriott. We are living on the second floor and right outside is a HUGE golf course. When we arrived here we noticed that there was a football field on the property. My mother had informed us a while back the the Dallas Cowboys do their training in Oxnard, CA. So, natually I thought..Well, this must be where they stay. Ron thought I was crazy. After doing some research on the web, I was right...The Dallas Cowboys do stay in this hotel and train. They will be arriving here on July 28. (Hopefully I will be gone from here by then.)

The weather here has turned GREAT. We did find out that the dogs are allowed to go on the beaches here, so I am sure the girls will be excited.

One BIG THING...I was able to go to the store and buy a 12 pack of BIG RED. How cool is that?? After 6 long years of having my poor mother mail me Big Red, I am able to finally get my own.

Few Updates:

1. Housing: We are on the waitlist of Navy Housing. Will talk with the guy Monday to see how long before we hear anything. We are looking out in town just to be on the safe side, however, with the dogs it is HARD. Either the price is REALLY high or it is in the ghetto.

2. Job: I am searching for a job. Have sent my resume to a few places and I am looking forward to hearing from them. Hopefully I will find something within the next month or so and get back to a normal life. Ron starts work on July 15.

3. Stuff: Our Jeep arrived here last week and we got a call on Friday that our Honda arrived one week early. Ron was not excited about this at all...We have to drive back into LA to get it. It is over a 100 miles to pick up the POV's in Long Beach. Our household goods are still on their way...Hopefully it will not be long before they arrive.

4. Girls: They are doing well. Living in close quarters with each other is okay. The only down side of living in a hotel is that we can't just put them in the back yard to "take care of business". We actually have to walk them several times a day. Ms. Izzy is getting spoiled in the fact that everytime I put my shoes on she thinks she is going for a walk. Other than that...They are great. I think they want to move as much as we do...hehe.

5. Difference: This is mainly for all of my Hawaii Friends. The price difference here is CRAZY. We went to the commissary and I can't get over the price difference for things. Example; Eggs - $1.98 (HI) verse $0.88 (CA), Milk $4.99 (HI) verse $1.98 (CA), etc...The gas appears to be the same, but all other items appear to be totally different. Ron and I both must look like kids in a candy store at the commissary.