I thought I would have posted before now, but the final two weeks before our departure were quite eventful. Marcus was trying to wrap up at work, I was trying to wrap up the school year with my two perfect students, Colin had a birthday party, we had a farewell party and... stuff started breaking. I had been trying to figure out pool issues for weeks, and it turned out I had many. Our new pump wasn't programmed correctly, the pool sweep needed a tuneup and our pool guy disappeared. I didn't get that all sorted out until last night as I talked to our new pool guy over the phone. Our washer broke. I must say a big major thanks to our friends and neighbors for allowing me to launder around. The biggest break was the sprinkler valve mid day Monday. It was NOT what we needed! Marcus got that finished as light was disappearing and the store was closed. If that fix had not worked we would not have been able to leave until the next day, or the sprinkler was fixed whichever came first. We managed to get through all of that and still maintain our schedule and most of our sanity.
I have to say... we feel so lucky to have such great friends!! During the party, we were presented with a poem, some gifts, and lotsa hugs and well wishes. I swear we have the best friends ever!! As we were hitching the trailer Monday night, neighbors stopped by to wish us well and say goodbye. At 6am, we were greeted by Julie who took photos of us as we drove off. She is so efficient, she already has them posted on facebook!
The trip to Anaheim was great! Good weather, no bad traffic, pretty flowers blooming by the roadside. We even saw a red fox! The boys were happy. It was all good. We were feeling mighty proud of ourselves! That is, until we started the set up! Even that was going well until we tried to unlock the door and get in. No such luck. We pulled we pushed we pried we shoved we stomped, we swore? Maybe. What do YOU think? Anyway, we decided to have lunch first. Afterward Marcus got out his trusty tool kit and managed to finesse his way into the trailer. We then tried to slide the front door into place, but it wouldn't quite go either. We finally got it to sort of stay in place and called it good. Our theory? Putting the bike racks and or AC on must have somehow torqued the trailer. It seems bent a bit. We will have to see whether unlatching the bike rack helps.
We finally got all set up and even had some down time. Marcus took a much deserved nap! we found a fun restaurant for dinner( it was our 23rd anniversary after all) called Fire and Ice. It is a Mongolian BBQ. The food is great, the atmosphere is fun and we all enjoyed it tremendously! (Though we all agreed my chocolate cake is way more betterer!)
On our trip we decided to wear pedometers. We each have the same kind and we are tracking our steps and having a friendly competition. We will post our steps at the end of each blog.
Steps for May 25th:
Ann 6989
Marcus 2880 ( he wasn't wearing his properly)
Derek 8417
Colin 8462 (he was determined to win... adding jumping jacks before bed.)
We also decided to borrow some good ideas from our friends the Bolings who went on a trip like this last summer. We will rate the day, share VIP for the day, and give a quote for the day.
Rating for May 25th.
Mom 8 I was in a great mood and had a lovely time at Fire and Ice, though set up was a bit of a downer.
Dad 8 Set up was frustrating, but the drive was great and Fire and Ice was nice.
Derek 9 Fire and Ice was great! The day was Great!
Colin 9 Had a great time at Fire and Ice!
VIP for May 25th
Derek with a score of 36 our of 40!
Quote for the day from Ann: "What else can break?!"
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