My summer started with a lovely trip to Palm Springs, California. The beginning of the trip was less than lovely though. Just as we pulled into our first In-N-Out stop in Redding, Ca. our air conditioner stopped working. It sucked. Redding was hot! REALLY HOT! and it was just in the high 90s. So we drove the rest of the way to Palm Springs with absolutely no air conditioning. The family would stop at convenience stores just to get the biggest fountain drink cup full of ice (Fun fact: if you only get water or ice in a fountain drink cup, it's only 25 cents!) We momentarily stopped in San Francisco to drop Emily off at the airport to fly out to Germany. If you must know, I cried. I actually cried before my mom did. We were both just a big crying mess.
So by the time we pulled into Palm Springs, the car was a big hot box. The particular day that we pulled into Palm Springs, they had record breaking temperatures of 116 degrees! Do you know how hot that is? Really, really, really HOT! The trip was amazing after we got out of the hot box. Bryce had his first taste of staying in a condo. And let me say this- Once you go Condo, you never go back. We spent our days by the pool, barbequing, shopping, strolling along the paths of the golf course, mingling with strangers, and having absolutely no worries. Molly and Wynn joined us half way through the trip and that was so much fun!
One of the best days of the trip was when Bryce and I drove to L.A. to go to Six Flags. It was so much fun! We got up at 6 A.M and got to the park at 10:30. When we finally got back to the condo from our awesome trip to six flags, it was 1:30 AM! I was so tired and my feet were killing me. But outside of that, the trip to six flags was really, really, really awesome. We went on 9 roller coasters, 11 times total. We rode the Batman twice and another one...that I can't remember right now. The Green Lantern was a little disappointing. We waited in line for an hour and the ride was less than a minute. I guess that is expected though..a little bit. The most extreme ride we went on was X2. Definitely left us with headaches. It was worth the headache though!
Palm Springs is definitely one of my favorite places to visit. It is such a relaxed environment and everyone is so kind. It may be hot, but it is beautiful. I can't wait to go back. I'll post again about the rest of my summer! Here are a few pictures of our trip :)
G.O was helping me pack for the trip :) Best kitty ever!
Bryce and his big beer! Mine is just water.
This parrot whistled at me while I was walking through the JW Hotel. It could also say "Cracker!"
There were geese and swans in our backyard everyday! Bryce was able to make one eat out of his hand. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of that.
Date Night :) We went to the Cheesecake Factory and then to the midnight premiere of Transformers 3!
Goofing around in a gift shop in downtown Palm Springs!
More goofing around :)
Cheers for Mom and Dad celebrating 28 years of being married! Even Wynn put his juice box up to celebrate, so CUTE!
Cousins :) and Bryce :) Molly was so much fun to have on this trip!
So I am really hungry for this right now! It was angel hair with shrimp in vodka sauce. So good!!
