It's been one crazy ride

Please keep your arms, legs and feet inside the ride at all times. Please fasten your seat belt and keep it fastened until the ride comes to a complete stop. Enjoy your ride.

I think that phrase or a phrase similar has been burned into my head.

You see, my family, feeling the need to run away from the terrible weather and the below freezing temperatures, ran away to sunny California for five days. Well, it wasn't exactly sunny and warm the first day, but hey, it wasn't freezing and we didn't have to shovel snow. What more could you ask for? Good times.




Let me share some of my pearls from "The Happiest Place on Earth."

Even though it would be much easier on other airline patrons, my kids are still small enough to be carried on instead of checked.


And I thought parking at the mall was bad during the holidays.



Two kids, one single stroller. What is it they say about necessity being the mother of invention?



When you tell your two and a half year old that they aren't allowed to cry at "the happiest place on earth", they listen.



Threatening that you can't see Pooh Bear carries more of a punch than telling them "I am going to e-mail Santa".



Okay, stay tuned for more pictures when blogger is being more cooperative.


Also I learned some interesting facts about California:

~I will never live in California. Everyone there is blonde, skinny and has big boobs. I only have one out of three and it isn't the skinny or blonde. Them ain't good odds.

~California Wal-Marts and Targets do not have a "super" on the front. We had to actually go to a supermarket to buy groceries. I liked it!

~Getting lost in Orange County isn't fun. Orange County is one scary place. We got many funny looks when we got lost in the Korean District. No one in the car speaks or reads Korean, so we were lost for quite some time. The freeway traffic is SCARY!!! I remember thinking about that scene from "Clueless" when she takes them on the freeway. Totally me!

~On the third day of strictly Disney, your six year old would rather be at the hotel watching re-runs of "Full House".

~Only in California will they advertise on the radio "Tummy Tucks for only $3995.00 and 30% off almost any other surgery".

And one final note.
We only had one celebrity sighting. Guess who it was?

Go on...Guess!!!!

David Arquette!!!

He snuck onto our Southwest flight after we had all boarded. He sat next to an old couple that I am sure didn't know who he was four rows in front of me. He was wearing a black and gray beanie and trying to look inconspicuous.

I totally knew it was him.

My husband didn't believe me.

When we were walking through the airport I said "Jeremy, I am SURE that is David Arquette." He heard me because he put his sunglasses on and started walking faster. I would have never had the nerve to ask him for his autograph, but it was funny that he was acting like I was some crazed teenager.

Yeah, wearing a dark hat and sunglasses in the middle of an airport when you are all by yourself doesn't make you AT ALL noticible.

When we went to pick up our baggage, he had meet with his entourage...hanging back away from the rest of the crowd. There was a sign that said "Celebrity Ski something or other" over where he was getting into a security van.

Dude, he is a lot shorter and skinnier than he is on screen. He is a lot sexier too. He was seriously grungy-sexy. I never thought he was that good looking until I saw him in real life.

So here is my question...Why is the guy on Southwest?




And that concludes our ride. Please stay seated until this post comes to a complete stop.