California summer!

 So, I’m in CA now. I’ve been writing on a personal blog and totally forgot to link to it on OD. 

I’ve been here since early June, and I’ll leave end of August. I LOVE it. My brother came with me and spent a month here before leaving. We did SO much- Newport, Huntington, Bolsa, Sunset and Doheny beaches, Little Saigon Asian market, Disney land, Yogurt land, you name it. It was a blast. I’ve been watching a girl with Angelman’s syndrome (youtube it, but don’t google it if you have kids or want them because then you’ll get all uptight and worried) all summer and it’s been a tremendous learning experience. She’s amazing. She’s 17 and non-verbal and I feel like there’s a ton she has yet to tell me! 

Her mom bought us the CA resident 3-day passes to Disney and since she’s disabled we got passes that allowed us to go to the front of lines on the rides. I’d never been before and we had an AMAZING time! Then I sprung for the freaking almost 80 dollar ticket so my brother could experience it too. It was magical, just like they say. We spent the WHOLE day taking L on every ride she loved again and again, then we took her back home and then came back. We rode a few more rides and then waited two hours in front of the Disney castle just so I could get front and center seating for the fireworks. Most magical experience of my life, to date. I’m the luckiest girl in the world! My brother too, haha. 

Friday is my last day of my 5 weeks with L. I’m really sad, but excited- their house is only 45 miles from San Diego, so I’m going to bite the bullet and drive down because when is my Colorado car ever going to be that close to San Diego again?!? I’m SOOOO excited to go to the San Diego Zoo for the first time and get to see everything on Friday, I can’t wait. 

We spent the whole day Sunday on the beach and everyone fried and I’m officially tan as a Spaniard now. It’s amazing. 

I’m falling into my summer skin, and I love every minute of it.!