The most magical place on earth...

Where else can you go to the movies, see an awesome play, eat gumbo in New Orleans, window shop in Tinsel Town (Hollywood), go clubbing, visit the past and go back to the future all in one day? Why at Disneyland Parks of course!!

Hello my beloved friends, hope all is happy and well with you all?! Lately my husband and I have been caught up with family affairs and job hunting and decided to take a day just to ourselves and wanted to go to the movies. We were suppose to just go to the theatre at the local mall, but at the last minute my husband decided it would be more fun if we went to Disneyland since we have passes and haven't gone in awhile.

All I can say is, it was really packed! We never gone on a Saturday, so I was surprised at how absolutely crowded it was; we could hardly walk to where we wanted to go without being in the middle of a huge crowd! Anyway, we went to the movies in the city walk and it wasn't so bad. The theatre wasn't so crowded and we made it just in time to see the movie start (we saw "Warm Bodies," but I don't want to talk about it and ruin the movie incase any of you readers haven't seen it yet).

After the movies, we walked down the city walk and decided to go into the park and do all the things we haven't been able to do yet. When we got into the park, OH MY GOSH was it crowded!! We decided to cut through the stores, which I of course recommended ( so I can see all the cute stuff they have naturally). We managed to make it to New Orleans and stopped at the Royal St. cafe which is located just behind the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. I managed to find us a table and sat there while my husband waited in line and bought us a bread bowl with gumbo and a side of apple fritters. He originally ordered steak gumbo, but they gave us vegetarian instead (what's that about?) but we didn't really mind since it was so crowded and it cost the same amount no matter which gumbo you ordered, so we ate it and it was still delicious (I never liked gumbo, but the flavors and ingredients were just so yummy, I wouldn't mind trying every kind they have)! After lunch, we walked around and managed to make or way to fairy tale land where we tried on hats at the mad hatter shop, then we walked a little further into tomorrow land where they had this really cute ewok beanie that I REALLY want and hope they still have if I get a job soon.

We got tired of the crowd, so we decided to walk down main street and cross over to California Adventure, which was A LOT more roomier compared to Disneyland.  We were able to walk around the whole park and didn't have to worry about crowds.  We went to see the Aladdin Show that was playing at the theatre in Hollywood and didn't mind waiting 20 minutes because our seats were absolutely perfect!  We sat in the orchestra section and was able to see everything and the Genie really hit the nail on the head with all of his new zingers and side jokes, which really had the crowd rolling on the floor laughing.  I think my favorite line was when he came out pretending to talk on the phone which was really his lamp and told the crowd to hold on because he was talking to Jerry Springer (I think the joke would of been funnier if he said Maury Povich), but he acted shocked and said "WHAT, the DNA test results are in? PAPA SMURF IS MY FATHER?!!!!"  that was just one of his many funny jokes during the play. After the show, we took a hard left down Sunset Blvd and found a hidden arcade area and played to hoops (the basketball game) for awhile, which my legs were so sore afterwards; WHAT A WORK OUT! After we got tired of playing games, we walked out into the club scene, because the Mad Hatter Tea Party started which is where a live band plays current party hits, while the bars are open and they have two different dance club scenes for you to enjoy.

My husband and I aren't really party people anymore, so we decided to ditch the loud music and crazy youngsters starting to get drunk and instead took a stroll back towards the front of the park, stopping to window shop at all the old fashioned stores where they set it up to be just like you stepped into the past and are back in the 1930's- 1940's.

After visiting the past, we decided it was time to come back to reality as it was now 7:00p.m. and we were pretty tired from the day, so we headed out of the park, still stopping to see all of the shops and live entertainment down City Walk.  Once we got back on the tram, into our car and headed out of the park and towards home, I turned to my husband and said, that was the BEST DATE we had in awhile!  We didn't buy anything or spend a lot of money, I think the total we spent on that whole date was $30 and that was for the movie, for us to eat and for gas to get there and home.  See my beloved you don't have to spend a lot of money to have a good time, all you need is an adventure and the one you love!...Until next time




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What will he do next?

Greetings my wonderful friends around the world and in my head! Hallo meine Fruende, Namaste and 안녕하세요 !! I hope everyone is doing well?! I just wanted to stop in and tell you all about what the hell is happening to me lately.


If you have been following me in my previous blog post, then you know so far I have been unsuccessfully looking for a new job, I have been doing A LOT of baking and I have been babysitting my toddler nephew to try to make ends meet. So pretty much it's been a roller coaster ride for me, although, I am still truly blessed and feel that the Lord is working in my life right now. :D

I bet you are wondering why I titled this blog "What will he do next?" Well, let me just tell you!!!  Siiiigggggghhhh, I just need to take a minute and catch my breath, because it's about my nephew and I need a moment so I don't pull my hair out.  

Okay, I think I'm able to talk about it now...So as you may already know, I am a Child Developmentalist (Yeah, I think I just made that word up), so I take child development VERY seriously.  Since I've had my nephew, I have been teaching him on a daily basis, working on not only his motor skills, but also his cognitive skills. Well I think, I've been doing an extraordinary job, because he has become a baby genius and he's barely 19 months old!!!  In the last 9 months that I have worked with him, he has managed to walk before he was 1, his vocabulary is 40+ words, when average children at his age only speak 12, his problem solving skills are shocking as well as his hand/eye coordination; did I mention he is already at a novice level of using an ipad?  The reason why I am telling you all this, is because he is going through his terrible 2's early!!! He wants to climb on everything, run everywhere, go everywhere and he has managed to outsmart both my husband and myself at every obstacle we tried to put in his way to keep him confined.  

Just today, we were in our classroom (oh yeah, I converted one of our rooms in our home into a classroom to dedicate more learning and advancement time with him). While I was setting up our lesson plan for the day, I closed the door of the classroom, because my husband was in the living room with the cable guy and I didn't want us to disturb him, so as I was setting up, I turned around to start the lesson and my nephew managed to quietly turn the nob, open the door and sneak out without me noticing.  When I found him, he had managed to climb up onto our high queen sized bed in our bedroom and turned on the t.v. and was watching his Disney cartoons; Aye, Aye, Aye this crazy boy.  Also, while my husband was outside, our darling nephew managed to turn the lock on the door nob and locked my husband outside.  That was actually pretty funny, because my husband is always "accidentally" locking me out of the house, so I'm glad he finally can experience how I feel! Our nephew has also managed to figure out how to by pass all of our baby safety devices, such as the door nob cover, the oven  handle covers, etc. which really worries me, since they were created to keep babies safe and secure, yet I managed to catch him opening the cover with ease and turning on the stove at full blast!!!!! Oh dear what will he do next?!!!

At any rate, my plan is to make him the next Stephen Hawkins, so I am actually starting to teach him how to read and am introducing him to math.  Am I creating a monster or a genius? I don't know, but wish me luck!!! Until next time........




      

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