These are the three things that consumed MOST of my recent trip to LA! It is a good thing that I am just as big of a nerd as the people I choose to hang out with cause we were super "geeked" out all weekend.
It started with a quick breakfast, and then a movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D!
Now lemme tell you something, I am used to being in Dallas, so when I pay $18 for a movie, I don't expect much, but apparently in LA they feel the need to give you a little more for your money. Starting with gold coins in a little "pirate's booty" sack. Unfortunately we were not allowed to buy our Sprite with it, GAY! So, we hobble down to our seats (cause I forgot to mention that Nate broke his foot, and was on crutches ALL weekend! PRESH) and when I say we got a pre-show, I believe that to be an understatement. The "pre-show" ended in confetti, and this was all BEFORE the movie had even started! I was sooo confused, but then the movie followed directly afterwards. My opinion on the movie: If you like all the other "Pirates" movies, then you will like this one as well. Very well done, and entertaining, although the confetti may have something to do with my opinion!
THEN IT WAS NAP TIME! Thank the Lord!
After naptime, it was MAVS PLAYOFF TIME! Whoop! MFFL!
We went to a spot called "the Spot!" so you know you are in the right place! It is Game 2 against the Miami Heat and we are already down one game after losing in Miami 92-84. F! We posted up, ate some grub, bumped into a few friends, and got ready to try to come back and tie up the series. There, of course, was one SUPER obnoxious Heat fan that was yelling and chanting the WHOLE game, while the rest of the bar seemed more interested in making sure the LeBron lost making them Mavs fans by default! But I will take it! As we started the 4th quarter, I made a vow that if the Mavs came back and won I was going to run over to the guy and run circles around him cheering relentlessly in his face! But OF COURSE as Dallas closed the point deficit and it looked like they might magically take the win, THAT guy is no where to be found! Puss!
The next day... SUSHI! I love myself some sushi.... delicious! After some intense games of Words With Friends and belly full of awesome, we were headed to Disneyland.
YES I SAID IT!
Our plan was quickly derailed when we realized that if we postponed Disney to the following day, we could get better seats at Star Wars in Concert. I know what you are thinking to yourself, and YES it was UN-freaking-believable. Even Anthony Daniels, who played the original C3PO, was there narrating. But by the end, even LA locals were shivering while shaking their plastic light sabers, so we knew it was time to go! After an EMERGENCY CRIPPLE potty break, and detour through the Hollywood Hills, we finally made it back in one piece.
The next day was a big day.... DISNEYLAND for the opening weekend of the new Star Tours 2.0: 3D Interactive Star Wars Experience!
And not thinking about the fact that it was a Saturday and going to be completely overrun with children and overweight people who walk WAY too slow for their own good, it was quite entertaining having to wheel Nate around in a wheelchair the entire day. Perks, it was just plain funny, we got to cut a little bit of the line on most of the rides, and it gave me a chair whenever I needed one! After thinking we were going to die in the Temple of Doom due to a ride malfunction, and some really expensive, mediocre park food, and Ty's new $50 Yoda Backpack that I just knew he couldn't live without, our day was complete.
Stop to buy some tequila and beer on the way home, and Saturday is concluded with a crappy horror film! PERFECT!
Wake up Sunday, my last day, and I am feeling unsettled because of HOW settled I feel. I'm sitting on the balcony overlooking the LA skyline as the sun comes up. I get my doodle/notepad that I never leave the house without in case I have a dose of genius pop into my head and have to write it down! Made a few necessary phone calls, kicked my feet up and just enjoyed the beautiful sun, and a pleasant breeze.... 70 degress MAX.
B-E-A-Utiful! Hell, I even have my cardigan on... well apparently no one told me that you can get super sunburned just sitting in the sun. And because of my LACK of concern over the fact that it wasn't even warm out, My chest and shins proceeded to get a nasty, painful sunburn that is now peeling off of my body! :) But it was worth it. Best reflection time I have had in FOREVER!
Clean up the house a bit, and head to meet my cousin Jeron's BF, Wes (<--- LOVE HIM!) for none other than SUSHI! Then off to the airport!
This trip did a lot of things for me... but mostly cleared my head!
There is really no better way to know if you belong in a place than if you take lots of deep sighs in contentment. Life in Dallas has been beating the shit out of me for years and as much I would loved to have moved a LONG time before now, I finally feel good enough about myself and where I am in life, as well as Tyler's age and the situation with my ex to even consider a move like this! If I want to continue to make moves and grow, then I don't really feel like I will be able to do it in Dallas. So...
This trip was a big deal to me! I wanted to see a number of things:
1. Could I relax? Collect my thoughts?
2. Do I feel loved and supported?
3. Could I make a life here?
4. Could I work and support myself, and my child away from everyone and everything I am used to having around?
I can honestly say the thing that has been holding me back is ME! I have allowed other people and their negative thoughts and guilt trips hold me back. So, this is my way of letting everyone know that I have made the decision and am currently setting groundwork for a Nov. 1st move to Los Angeles! It's a move that has been a long time coming and severely overdue. As scary as it is, and as hard as I anticipate it being I truly feel like it is the right decision! Gotta get this show on the rode, cause I am not getting any younger, and my life certainly isn't getting any longer!
Ready......
Set...
GO!
