Fort Worth for 2 Days!!

My Thomas Hat!!
Me and Thomas...How cool is that?

Went into Texas for 2 days this past weekend. I had a blast and I finally got a full nights sleep!!

They had training for the EMS over transporting patients in a helicopter...Got to check that out. Thomas the Train came into town and had a little fair things going on...went to that.

Girls Day in Beverly Hills

Candice, Jessica, Cora and Kelly at Sprinkles Cupcake Shop.

Cora, Chloe, Kelly and Jessica in front of Beverly Wilshire, Pretty Women Hotel!!

Some girlfriends of mine and I went to Beverly Hills for the day a couple of weeks ago. We had a great time!!

Small Danish Town called Solvang

Today we had a blast!!! We headed for a small Danish town just North of Santa Barbara called Solvang. This town was in the comedy Sideways. The drive up the coast and through the mountains was so beautiful. Clear blue skies, snow on the tops of the mountains and amazing views of the ocean and lakes.

Once we got into Solvang, the fun began. We went to Solvang Photograph and had our picture take in the old western outfits. The photographer is the only person in the US currently using this particular camera that took our picture. It was not a digital camera; it is a 100 year old camera that actually takes the old looking pictures.

Then we headed down the street and ate lunch at a place called Bit o’ Denmark. It was okay, not the best food in the world, but we wanted to eat Danish food since we went to Solvang. After we ate lunch we walked the street of Solvang taking pictures and shopping. Once we had finished our day trip we stopped at none other than Olsten’s Danish Bakery. They hold claim to the best Danish bakery in Solvang. We grabbed some pastry’s to bring home with us. From what we have tried, I think the claim is true.

Santa Barbara

Since Ron still has not left for the middle east, we have been trying to take advantage of the borrowed time we have together. Last weekend, Feb 18 to be exact, we headed North to Santa Barbara. State St. is under construction, so it was not as nice as it normally is...but everything was still open for business so we spent the day roaming around the street. After a few hours of on State St. we headed to check out the Santa Barbara Mission.

So...Ron and I started talking about city's in the US that are famous for one street in there town. We came up with a few; LA - Sunset Strip, Vegas - Strip, Key West - Dewell Street, New Orleans - Bourbon Street and Santa Barabara - State St. Do you guys know if any other cities that are famous for a street? If so, let me know...We are on a mission to visit them all...LOL.

I'esha's Visit to Cali

I'esha and I planned an exciting weekend in Cali in honor of her birthday. Her first night here, we went to Hollywood to check out the Jimmie Kimmel Live show. It was really cool...We got on TV and the comedian was SO FUNNY!! After the show we went to the Disney Soda Fountain shop. It is an old school soda shop where we got this great sundae.

The next day we headed south the Disneyland to celebrate her birthday the right way...at the Happiest Place on Earth. We spent the day running around the parks and acting like kids...It was fun. We had dinner with all of the Princess and even went to Mickey's house to visit with him.

On her last day, we took a drive up Pacific Coast Highway 1 and stopped at Neptune's Net...This cool fish/burger place that was in the Fast and the Furious. The fish was really fish and tasted great. A must stop if you want something fast and not to expensive. But beware...The restroom are outside port-a-potty. Then we headed into Beverly Hills to grab a cupcake at Sprinkles. This time around I had the carrot cake cupcake...It was so good.

Sled Dog in Training

Kehau has been with our family for 4 years. Since day one, we knew she was meant to be a sled dog. How did we know?? Well, take her on a walk and you will soon find out!! Kehau will pull your arm off if you are not running with her or walking fast enough. One day we watched The Dog Whisper and he told a family to take their dog on a bike ride to burn all of her energy. Sounded like a great idea to me...So, off Ron and I went to take our dogs on bike rides. It was a amazing....Kehau pulled the bike like she already knew what to do. For the last six months or so, we have been taking the girls on bike rides. We finally got a good photo of Kehau!!

Sunset Strip....

Stacy FINALLY turned 21 and we all headed to Sunset Strip to celebrate and dance the night away!! We ended up going to the Saddle Ranch Chop Shop and Rumba Room, Latin Dance Club. We grabbed a few drinks/food at the Saddle Ranch and then headed up to road to the Rumba Room to 'Shake Our Assets'....hehe.

At the Saddle Ranch, we had this drink called, Adiose Mother F****r...It was NASTY!! It is the drink below in Blue.

Going to Miami.....

We spent the holidays in Miami and Key West this past week and had a GREAT time while we where there.

South Beach:

We spent the day on the beach in South Miami. I was so excited to be able to swim in a warm ocean again.

Hollywood, FL:

Did you know that Florida also has it's own Hollywood? I didn't, but we went out one night to Hollywood and had a blast. It is a small little town and everything seem to be located between a 3-4 block area. We spent the evening in a small local bar called O'Hara. They had a live band and great drinks.

Hard Rock Casino:

Hard Rock has a Casino in Miami. It is located near Hollywood, FL. It reminded me a lot of Downtown Disney. They have the hotel with casino, which had mostly slot machines. Then on the outside they had a little mall area that had bars, clubs, shops, restaurants, etc...It was a fun place to and check out and the hotel was amazing, but it is a very young crowd.

Key West

This past week we headed to the southern most point in the continental United States (Since this little stop in Hilo is actually the southern most point in the United States) and had a great time on holiday.

Key West:

We drove the 150 miles from Miami to Key West. The weather was nice and the view was amazing. The water on the way down there was so clear, it reminded me of Hawaii. We saw several little places we would of liked to stop and hang out, but there was a sign that said, "Crocodile Crossing", so I decided...Nope!

Once we arrived in Key West we checked into our hotel room at the Hyatt Key West Resort....WOW. The room was amazing. I headed across the street to The Key West Winery. Now, if you are into wines, you have got to check out there site and order the Category Five....It is so good!! I also tried the Mango flavor and bought that, so as you see everything is great there! The guys who own the store...GREAT!!

At night...Duval Street is the place to be!! Bars, food, shops, etc...It was a fun night!

J-O-B

It finally happened....I got a job!! I will be working here at Point Mugu for the Department of Navy. I am not 100% sure what I will be doing, but that is okay. The good news is that I will start at the end of Dec or early Jan.

This great news was a reason to celebrate!! Ron, Sam, Stacy and I head south to the Merriest Place on Earth...Disneyland. It was all decorated for the holidays, so it was really the Merriest Place on Earth. We made dinner reservations at Ariel's Grotto in California Adventure. Overall, it was a great celebration!

New Living Room

As many of you already know, the movers broke a lot of our household items. We have started to replace the items. The first thing we decided to purchase was a living room set. The Navy policy is that you have to keep all broken items until the claim in settled. So...we put it in the back yard and the girl have already started taking full advantage of the oppportunity.

Halloween Night

This year we did a grave yard theme in the entrance to our house. On Halloween night Ron dressed up and scared the BIG kids when they walked up. Most of them screamed and then would walk away telling their friends, "I was not scared..." LOL...it was a fun night and all the kids looked really great in there Halloween outfits!

Texas State Fair

Mom and Randy took me to the State Fair of Texas while I was in town. We walked around and sampled some of the great fried food they had; fried coke, fried cheesecake, etc... The fried coke is NASTY.

Randy and I also started talking about how small Big Tex looked. We remember him being much bigger as kids...LOL.

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!!