It was once brilliantly stated by Lauren Hutton that without travel "I would have wound up a little ignorant white Southern female, which was not my idea of a good life." That is the basic rhetoric behind my desire to travel. Not only do I complain endlessly about this miserable city (Las Vegas) but any chance I get to escape this deep fried glitter pit I embrace it sprightingly. Jackie and I ventured in April 2008 to the mediocre city of Anaheim, CA. I have to say that the most fun I had on the whole trip was the early morning ride in Phoebe (yes, we have personified Jackie’s car). We started out the trip with the beautiful sound of Irish bagpipes while we discussed our futures. It’s hard for us to contain ourselves when we start talking about our future move to the UK (or republic of Ireland depending on where we both get accepted). I know that whatever happens, is will be blessed by God and thus a successful relocation. Anyways, whenever Jackie and I both agree that something is fun we always point out that we don’t remember it afterwards (as if our brains can’t handle the excitement). When we arrived in Anaheim we agreed that we didn’t remember the ride there (hence, the conversation was intense and enjoyable). The hotel we stayed up was quite a few notches up from the seedy “Hollywood City Inn” (aka, a death trap for two innocent blondes). Jackie and I were VERY disappointed with the humidity and heat of CA. When we checked in I was of course the one who complained about the poor customer service we received but Jackie (the more optimistic and less outspoken one) glossed that fact over with the complimentary breakfast we were eligible for (as if we would even eat it, hah love you Jack). We decided to start walking over to the park ASAP because we knew that we were too exited to even bring our bags up to our rooms yet. I should have known that my grey vans were not the appropriate shoe choice for the day when the discomfort began instantly. But me, stubborn and strong-willed defeated my instincts and continued trekking into the entrance of the park. Jackie could see me limping and of course starting laughing because she knows when I am in pain and my discomfort amuses her. Whatever, I ignored it and decided I would deal with the blisters and bleeding wounds the day after. After a couple rides, jack and I decided to wait in line for Finding Nemo. After an hour and a half of talking about how much we hate typical America, we boarded the ship (might I add it was very steep and angular and I highly doubt anyone over 200 lbs. could maneuver it safely, which secludes over half of America). We sat next to a really cute mom and daughter and anticipated what we thought would be an underwater adventure full of extravagance. What Jack and I failed to consider was the fact that we are NOT children anymore and of course cool lights and futuristic sound effects wouldn’t excite us. So, the ride went on and we just kept waiting for some sort of aquatic phenomenon to occur. I’d have to say the coolest thing about the ride were the tour guides who had cute Aussie accents. After the ride, Jackie and I of course looked at each other and the tedious critiques began. Next on the list, we decided to go and get fast passes for a few rides to try and beat any congestion. WHY THE HECK WAS IT SO CROWDED?!?!? We kept asking ourselves. We made our 12:30 reservation as the world famous Blue Bayou restaurant in New Orleans Square. We got seated rather quickly and rehydrated ourselves likes two animals. Jack and I both ordered their famous Monte Cristo sandwich except mine was infused with a curly blonde hair. DELICIOUS!!!! Yum Yum. I let the waitress know and she immediately took my plate away. When she brought me the bill, she said “I assure you that nobody in our kitchen has blonde curly hair.” What does this statement suggest? That I am a liar? Or that there is some sort of hair fairy that inserts follicles into random dishes. I’m going with the first one. I decided that she wasn’t worth being condescending to and Jack and I left the restaurant still hungry and extremely peeved. We rode everything we wanted to ride in Disneyland and made the hop into California Adventure. The best part of my day was the delightful conversation we had with the cashier who rung us up at the tower of terror. She was elderly, but one of the rare ones who admire young beautiful girls likes us (humbly emphasized) rather than angry about her life with the never ending “what ifs” and “I wishes.” I wish I could remember her name, for the name of somebody can reveal SO many truths. (Jackie, do you remember?)
All in all, this trip was worth the fungibles we spent on it and truly something I will never forget with my best friend. Next on the agenda, HOPEFULLY Ethopia!