Happy and Happier
With apologies to my Disney-lovin' wife, my reasons why Angels Stadium is actually The Happiest Place On Earth:
OPENINGS
Disneyland: Bunched together on Main Street USA waiting to be let in.
Angels: Raising the 2005 pennant after an F-18 flyover during the National Anthem.
CELEBRITIES
Disneyland: People in felt costumes.
Angels: Lisa Tucker from American Idol (I don't watch but not a bad voice on
that 16-year-old), Wally Joyner (my favorite Angel as a younger man threw out the first pitch), and the New York Yankees.MUSIC
Disneyland: The soundtrack to Toy Story and "It's A Small World".
Angels: "Calling All Angels" by Train.
THE CROWD
Disneyland: Huge and running to get ahead of you in line.
Angels: Seated around you and cheering for the good guys.
BEVERAGES
Disneyland: Coke.
Angels: Pepsi.
FOOD
Disneyland: Churros.
Angels: Panda Express.
EXCITEMENT
Disneyland: The Amazing Sit On The Curb Parade!
Angels: Orlando Cabrera hits a 2-run homer leading the Angels to a 4-1 win over The Evil Empire.
In the interest of saving my marriage, I'm kidding here. Disneyland was a blast. James had an awesome time and we enjoyed watching him experience so many new things. He met so many of his favorite characters, got all their autographs and took pictures with them. He rode Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and The Matterhorn, and he went through the Haunted Mansion twice...all stuff I never would have done as a 5-year-old. After each ride he made sure we knew that he did NOT have a good time. Later, of course, when we asked what he wanted to do, he would say he wanted to go on either Space Mountain or The Haunted Mansion.
For the record, California Adventure isn't all it's cracked up to be. We could have easily spent all three days at the main park. But James did get to meet Mr. and Mrs. Incredible there, so the day wasn't a total loss. We kept up a break-neck pace for all three days and were very glad to see our home Saturday. It was finished while we were gone and looks totally normal now, so we have even more to be grateful for.
Lisa took 390 pictures and I shot over an hour of video...so this week's posts may take a while to download.
A couple of other notes and then I'll put off more thoughts until later. First of all, there were a couple of adorable kids two rows in front of us at church yesterday. They were sitting with the Smith family but were impossible to recognize due to the fact that they were HUGE. Somebody told me later their names were Madison and Reese, but I'm not sure I believe them.
On a sad note, we caught up with a little of our missed TV last night and saw that Dave and Lori, everybody's favorite nerds were eliminated. They played a great game up to the last, but just couldn't get ahead. This past week, Dave participated in a game of kayak polo in Italy, getting in his vessel as Lori belted out, "May the Force be with you, honey!" We'll miss them but will now turn our cheering towards BJ and Tyler, the hippies.
Spring Break this week. It's good to be home.
posted by Thurman8er @ 2:19 PM
3 Comments:
“Experiences” are so much better when you get to share them with a little one. Sounds like you had a well-deserved good time.
“Nerds and hippies” are probably the terms the kids at our ball park use when I play “D.J. with the music between innings and batters.
I'll be hitting golf balls very near there tomorrow, Randy. Anytime after 12:00 and I'll be there.
Steve - no fair talking about hitting golf balls!
Remember my golf motto, "Drive for show but putt for dough." Not that I endorse gambling on a golf course. One can “carry over” when it comes to “skins” protection.
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