The Happiest Place on Earth

Wednesday morning we got up very early so we could get a full day at Disneyland and California Adventure. We were on the road by 8:30 am, after a quick stop for bagels, and soon we were there. The parks weren't crowded that early and after joining some other friends we got in line for our first of many rides of the day. We rode Thunder Mountain, Indiana Jones, The Matterhorn, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story, California Screaming, the Hollywood Tower of Terror, and the giant Ferris Wheel. We also did the Haunted House, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Jungle Cruise. We even rode some rides more than once.

We saw Gwen Stefani and her husband, Gavin Rossdale, and their kids

which was very exciting, since the girls really wanted to see a celebrity up close. I have to admit that we were all pretty excited. We also were informed that there had been an earthquake, although we didn't feel it. We think we were on The Matterhorn when it happened. The parks had to close down the rides so they could perform safety checks. But, they soon reopened and we were back to having fun. The only thing they canceled was the World of Color light show because the earthquake apparently damaged some of the lasers, but we had such a wonderful day that I don't think anybody missed it too much. By the time we got back in the car to go home it was 1:00 a.m and we were all exhausted.

So Much To Do, So Little Time

Well, it's been days since we've had time to write in our blog. We've been so busy that by the time we roll home we're totally exhausted.

On Tuesday morning we got up early to go to our Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tour. When our guide found out that Kayla and Katie are avid fans of the show Pretty Little Liars he set out to see if he could get us onto a set, and sure enough he did. The girls were thrilled to get to go on a sound stage and immediately recognized the bedrooms of some of the characters on the show. They didn't get to meet the stars because they were filming on a closed set, but it was still exciting.

After completing our 2 hour tour we headed to Pink's which is a famous Hollywood landmark (a hot dog stand). People stand in line for hours to get these hot dogs. Fortunately for us it was the middle of the week and early enough that we only had to stand for about a half an hour. The hot dogs were good but I don'tknow if I'd stand in line for them again.

After Pink's we went into Hollywood to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum for some face to face with the stars. They were so realistic that it was kind of spooky. We wandered around for a while checking out the stars on the Walk of Fame,

then drove up into the Hollywood Hills for a close up of the Hollywood sign.

hollllywoood;]

so today, i was woken up at 7:10. i was not very happen, at all. but by like 8 we were on the road to go to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour. it was actually really cool! we got to see the whole set of Pretty Little Liars and they were even filming while we were there too! But after that we went to Pink's, which is some famous hot dog place. i don't even like hot dogs so i have no idea why i ate one. but i guess it was alright with cheese covering like the whole thing. hehe :]

after Pink's we took a walk down the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and into the Kodak Theater. then we saw Michael Jackson's Star by the Mans Chinese Theater. then uhm, we went to the waxing museum which was pretty coool. its like all of these statue celebrities and they loook so real! hehe. ahh after that.. oh gosh i don't even know what we did? oh yeah. we went to Beverly Hills to get Sprinkles Cupcakes and then headed home! we decided to make tshirts & watch WipeOut;] and now i'm so tired i don't even know what to write or what else happened today. DisneyLand tomorrow! kbuhhbyee!

The other Venice Beach

So, after we gave everyone the low-down on the seedier side of Venice Beach, let me say that there is another side to Venice. There are beautiful houses lining canals with lovely wooden bridges crossing the canals. The girls fell in love with this house and decided they want to buy it. When they found out the cost, they applied for a job at In-N-Out. (Just kidding)

:)

so im really tired and i dont feel like writing a lot. so today was a crazy day. we saw a lot of interesting things at venice beach. when we got done brunch, we took a walk on the boardwalk. we went down so i could take pictures of the waves to send to my brother to make him jealous. so we took some pictures of the ocean, and then we took some jump shots with brianas camera. they were pretty funny. while we were taking the pictures, this guuy in like whitey tighties walks like right infront of us. it was very disturbing. after we took the pictures, we went back to the"boardwalk" we all got henna tattoos. we also saw these adorable little maltese chiwawah puppies. they were 9 weeks. i wanted to take one home :) well then we saw elvis, the naked devil, and some pretty weird things and people. then after venice beach, we went shopping. we got some makeup from mac. and then we went to some other shops. we got some shirts and fabric stuff to make shirts for disney. then we went to in-n-out for some burgers and fries. it was delicious. tghe we went back to the apartment and changed into comfy and warmer clothes. then we went to see eclipse. lemme tell you, this movie theatre was amazing. the seats were like just woah. i loved it. i wish i had those kind of movie theatres near where i lived. actually when i get older im going to build one down there. well after we saw eclipse, we went to cvs to get some brushes for our new makeup. i got a new makeup bag. its cute. not that anyone reading this cares but i dont care that you dont care. so deal with it. so then we went back and i took a shower and now im sitting here typing this about to fall asleep. so im going to go to sleep now. good night :)

there's no place crazier than Venice Beach, California

so today, oh goodness. where do i even start?! let me say that last night katie, noah, & I tried pulling an all nighter but it hardly worked. we were out by 3a.m. and woke up at 9 this morning. god knows why we were all up at 9a.m. anyways, we did our showers and got ready for the day, dropped noah off at marci's, and headed to brunch with Yas! we went to Venice Beach and some interesting things happened after we had breakfast at C&O's.

first, we walked around and katie finally got to put her feet in the Pacific Ocean. then, we took some jump shots by the water with Yas and they came out pretty funny. not to mention some guy in his underwear, which was very disturbing, was just walking along the beach infront of our picture taking. after that little extravaganza, if that's even how you spell it, we walked around Venus and katie & I both got henna tattoos. Mines on my back and hers on her hip, and we also both have superman sign on our foot. we were walking down one of the streets on our way back to the car when we saw the Naked Devil so we decided to take a picture with him.

while we were in the car on our way to shop in Santa Monica, i spotted a guy with some kind of sword galloping as if he were on a horse. like who do people in venice beach think they are?! then, he got off of his imaginary horse! like i didn't understand if that was a joke or not. we did a little bit of shopping in Santa Monica and then headed to In-n-Out Burger. best fast food place ever!

we got home from in-n-out and were literally in the apartment for like 10 minutes before we saw Eclipse. & i have to saw i have never seen a nicer movie theater. the bathrooms were so clean and cool looking, the actual theaters itself had lounge chair thingys, & the movie was amazing! we went to cvs afterwards to get a few things and out of no where katie just comes walking down the isle with a cane and talking like she was 80. it was so funnny. uhm, so yeah. now im sitting here writing this blog but i should really be asleep because we have to get up at like 7 tomorrow for the Warner Brothers Tour. oh gosh, i almost said Jonas Brothers Tour. that would have been embarrassing. okay i think it's time for me to go to sleeep. nighty night!

And Now For Something Completely Different

Tonight I am curled up on the couch while Briana, Kayla and Katie are at the movies. I can't believe how much fun we've packed into 2 1/2 days and how much more fun we have in store for us. We started the morning heading to Venice Beach to meet Briana's friend, Yas, for brunch. You know you're in for a unique experience when the local CVS looks like this. Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.

After breakfast the girls decided to try on some new fashion accessories before heading down to the beach so Katie could finally put her feet into the Pacific Ocean. Even though the sand was warm, the ocean was too cold even for our fearless girls. So, after jumping for the sheer joy of it, and taking pictures of some awesome waves for Matt, we decided to head down to the boardwalk to seewhat else Venice Beach had to offer.