Tourist time!

One of the fun parts of living in an area for only a short time is that I'm kind of a resident but kind of also a tourist! Jeff and Hillary were kind enough to invite me to spend another fun weekend with them in LA (thanks, guys, for not getting sick of me yet! :-) Friday night we hung out in Hollywood, had a delicious dinner from Osteria Momma (SO YUMMY), and then went to Milk for the best desserts ever! I mean, how can a place selling carrot cake ice cream NOT be amazing?! 

All the carb-loading the night before paid off for Saturday's trip to Disneyland/California Adventure; we spent 15 hours walking around the parks!! The weather was perfect: almost 80 degrees and sunny (hot!). Even though I've been to Disney World before, Disneyland was still a great time! It's a lot smaller (obviously only one park v. three in Florida), and everything is jammed into what small space they have. BUT Carsland was really cute, and the World of Color was a beautiful show to end the night! Space Mountain took the prize for best ride (and it's WAY better here than in FL!) Plus, since we're in California, there were churro stands every 10 feet in the park... Overall, a really fun day.

Sunday, we headed out to Universal Studios Hollywood, for day 2 of our theme park extravaganza. Like Disney, the park here is much smaller than the one in Orlando with a ton of stuff crammed into a small area. The studio tour was really interesting - it's pretty crazy to see where movies/shows you like are filmed, and realize how much goes on to make the scene in Hollywood turn into the scene that actually airs! Universal didn't have quite as much to offer as Disneyland, plus it was RIDICULOUSLY crowded, so we didn't close down the park today, but we did have a fun time! 

Now the perfect end to a fun-filled weekend would be to have Monday off for President's Day, but alas... healthcare breaks for no one, regardless of their role in US history! Happy President's Day friends!