So Cal (part 2)

Day 3: Catalina Island
We headed over to Long Beach to catch the Catalina Express for our hour ride on the Pacific Ocean to Catalina Island.

Catalina reminded me a bit of Cabo San Lucas, but much smaller and nobody trying to sell you things everywhere you went. I liked it here on this little island. It was a bit breezy making it a bit chilly outside. But once we got on our segways for our tour of the island I forgot all about the breeze. Those segways were a blast! I had so much fun! Neal and I were the only ones on the tour. It was very interesting to hear the history behind the island. William Wrigley, as in Wrigley gum and the Wrigley Field, played a huge part of developing Catalina. He has two huge mansions there today.


Us in front of the Avalon Casino (which isn't really a casino).

Look at us no hands!
If you ever get a chance to ride a segway, do it! I highly recommend it!

In order to to get a car to drive on the island you have to put your name on a list for 25 years! In the meantime they just drive golf carts around. Some of these people really pimp there ride!

Just relaxing at the harbor with our friend....NOT
On the way home the Ocean was a bit rough. We had some choppy waters and I was a little bit scared for my life.

Day 4: Newport Beach
I love the beach! I am telling you I really could live in So. Cal. I would wake up every morning and go running on the beach! It would be a great motivator! The hills we have here are not too motivating for me. I loved this day. We rented some beach cruisers and cruised around Newport Beach for about an hour and a half. I could have done it all day! I was having the time of my life! I was having so much fun enjoying the warm sun and the pretty scenery that I forgot to put on sunscreen and I ended up getting fried. But oh well, it turned in too a pretty nice tan, hopefully I just don't get caner now. One of the locals told me to put some apple cider vinegar on it. It worked like a charm. I didn't peel too much and for me I have a good tan. (Compared to my brother I look like a ghost).



After riding around for awhile we relaxed on the beach!

Tried to play in the water, but it was FREEZING!



For dinner we headed up to Anaheim and walked around Down Town Disney.


I thought this was appropriate! :)

Day 5: Whale Watching
Well I wish I had some cool pictures to show you of some whales or dolphins, but unfortunately we didn't get to see anything, but these cute little California Seal Lions:(

We just took a 2 hour cruise out on the ocean! Oh yeah and I got in a fight with a 60 year women. She was the biggest you know what I have ever met. First of all she came and sat down so close to me. I whispered to Neal, "Can she get any closer?". I didn't worry to much about it. Until I stand up to have this picture taken....

I literally stood up, took 3 steps, and turn around while Neal stands up, but does not move away from the bench and our bag was still there, when this witch moves over and takes my seat! I say to her nicely, "Umm, excuse me I was still sitting there." She barks back, "Oh I didn't know you had to make reservations to sit here." She said some other mean things that I can not exactly remember. I looked at her not sure what to say, wondering to myself what has happened to society. Isn't that just common courtesy? So I just went on with what I was doing and Neal takes a picture of me. It really pissed me off and I was really annoyed. I mean who does that? So I stomp over to my seat and I sat on her and then made some room for myself on the bench! Haha. Then she yelled at me some more for sitting on her. And I just acted like I didn't even hear her! Dumb lady! I hope I never meet anyone so rude again!

Our last stop, Laguna Beach. Before our flight took off we went into Laguna Beach for a nice lunch overlooking the Ocean.


Last picture of the trip. The plane ride home!

So. Cal

Neal and I decided we needed to go on a vacation before PA school started in the fall. We decided to go to Southern California. I loved it there! I could live there, but first I would need to purchase a BMW, Mercedes, or Porsche. Everybody drove nice cars! It was cool to be in Neal's mission and it was fun to hear him tell me the stories of what happened and show me some of the places where he lived. We left on my birthday and I was glad to get out of Utah and the crummy weather, we woke up to snow on my birthday.


Our first stop was the Newport Beach Temple. It was gorgeous! I wish I would have got married there! As a missionary Neal got to help open this temple.
We spent the day shopping. That was my birthday present! I didn't have much luck at first. We went to Fashion Island and everything was really expensive. When we saw the $2,000 dollar dress we knew it was time to go shopping elsewhere!


Neal took me out for a nice birthday dinner. I even got a yummy desert and we had an ocean view seat! It was perfect!

After dinner we went to Corona del Mar and had a bon fire. It was so much fun! Because it was Memorial Day lots of people were also having bon fires. What a wonderful way to spend my 22 birthday. Thanks Neal for making it so special and one that I will never forget.

Day 2: Hollywood
I loved Hollywood Blvd! I loved the Walk of Fame, but I am a little sad I didn't find Jennifer Aniston's Star. Maybe she doesn't have one. We went on a tour of Hollywood and our tour guide told us that you pay $30,000 dollars in order to get a star.





On our tour we were taken up to this point where you could see the Hollywood sign and it had an amazing view of LA. We even saw Jason Bateman jogging. Our tour guide said he saw Matthew McConaughey jogging a few weeks ago. I was definitely keeping my eye out for him! :) The house we saw were amazing! We saw the house that Michael Jackson died in, Bill Cosby's HUGE house with a 9-hole golf course as his backyard, the Hilton's, Osborne's, Justin Timberlake's, Tom Cruise's, and many more. They were all unbelievable!

We had a little bit of time before our next tour so we went into the wax museum on Hollywood Blvd. I am not going to lie. It is a little bit creepy! At first, I couldn't tell who was real and who wasn't. And it really freaked me out to look them in the eyes! But we had fun! We have tons of pictures but here our a few favs.





After our tour of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Bel Air, and Rodeo Dr. We headed over to Warner Brother's studio for another tour. It is pretty cool to see what happens behind the scenes.

We got to see where they were filming Pretty Little Liars, where they filmed Gillmore Girls and Jurassic Park. We got to go on the actual set of the TV series Chuck. I got to go on the stage for the Ellen Show. And the best part of it all was that we got to go on the set of Centrall Perk set. Yes, the Central Perk set of Friends! I was in heaven! It was awesome! It is kinda cool to think that I was standing where Jennifer Aniston has stood many times! You would not believe how small the set was!




We went to a few different museums


This museums was full of cars they have used in different movies. We went to a museum which had costumes and outfits from a bunch of movies and a whole section of Harry Potter. I even got to put on the Sorting Hat and was placed in the Slytherin House. BOO! Neal got placed in Gryffindor!

After our tour we headed out to Santa Monica Pier. We were starving so we grabbed some grub at the pier. I think I embarrassed poor Neal. I hate birds, I am so terrified of them! It is not even funny! I think it is safe to say that I have a phobia of birds. And of course on the pier there were birds everyone. As I was eating the pigeons would get extremely close to me, I was afraid they would walk over my feet. I was a mess. Every time one would get remotely close I would scream. Everybody was looking at me like I was a freak. And Neal the great husband he is shooed them away for me!


We had fun at the pier. We rode on the ferris wheel, on a mini rocket, a roller coaster, and some bumper cars. Me and Neal were acting like little kids. It was great!
On our way home, we took a little detour to the LA Temple.

It is the biggest Temple I have ever seen! And so beautiful!
Well that is it for now. Stay tune for day 3, 4, and 5.

Birthday Boy

Today is my sexy husbands birthday! He turned 26! I just wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday! I love you Neal

Long or Short?

I said after I would graduate that I would cut my hair shorter. But now that I am graduated I am scared and don't know what to do. So what do you guys think? Long or short?