Just My Rambling

We went shopping before Christmas and the mall was totally packed! People were lining up for Coach bags, bulova watch, DKNY and other branded products. I guess the economy is not as bleak as reported. For us, Christmas was a quiet affair. First of all we were travelling and we were also trying to teach C the true meaning of Christmas. Gifts are good but they should not be the main focus of Christmas. So we just got the kids some small practical gifts. It was a fun and yet meaningful Christmas.

If you ask C what her favorite part of this vacation is, it is not Disneyland or Legoland. It is the pools and Jacuzzi at the various hotels. Besides spending lots of time around town, we spend a lot of time at the pools. Now that C is able to swim, she enjoys the pool a lot. I wish we have a pool at home but I think it will be too cold at our place for a pool. I think even the rheem pool heaters will not help. We will probably end up with an ice skating rink instead of a pool most of the year. Maybe someday when we move to a warmer climate, we will be able to have a pool at the house.

This Christmas vacation has been an awesome one. We are on a 2 weeks vacation and a very long road trip. We visited Legoland, Disneyland, Las Vegas and even Grand Canyon. Legoland was a first visit for all of us. I was surprised that it was so near the coast. I wished we had more time to spend there because I would have loved to stay a couple of days near the water. We also took the opportunity to drive around San Diego while we were there. I noticed that there were lots of houses with pool there. It reminds me of our Florida houses. However I did notice that many of those pools do not have safety fence around them. I hope that the owners will check out the pool fence san diego to put up a fence around the pool for safety sake. C loved Legoland. I think it is because there were lots of age-appropriate rides for her. I think we might be back to visit soon.

Happy New Year! Can you believe that it’s already the third day of the new year? Our Christmas vacation was a blurry of activities. First we started off the vacation with a trip to Mickeyland which would have been super fun except that we had to meet up with the heaviest rainstorm in many years. So it was a very rainy vacation but on the other hand, lines were really short at the rides. After Christmas, we went shopping, lots and lots of shopping together with other family members. Seriously it was hard shopping with a whole entourage. One wanted to shop for bags, one wanted to check out briggs and stratton and another wanted to check out kids stuff etc. Next year, I think I will go shopping by myself. Then we ended the vacation with a trip up the mountains for some tubing. It was really cold but it was super fun. I think we will have to do it again before the winter ends. But for now, it is back to school for the little one.

Yay, we finally decided that we will be heading down to Disneyland for our Christmas break this year. Lil’ C has been asking us to go for a couple of years but I think this year she is old enough to totally enjoy all the activities there. Initially we were deciding whether the Orlando vacations or the Anaheim vacations would be better but we finally decided that we didn’t want to take such a long flight, so we are heading to Disneyland in Anaheim. I am still keeping it a secret from Lil’ C so that she will not be disappointed if the trip does not work out. I am so looking forward to this vacation.

The best thing about camping trips is that I don’t have to worry about ab workout or any other exercise. The whole camping trip is a gym to me. From loading the car, setting up camp to taking down the camp is a whole workout by itself. We also usually end up doing a lot of hiking and bicycling during the trip. We even did kayaking on one of the trips. But why am I still not losing any weight?

My little princess-crazed girl has been asking if we could go on Disney vacations soon. It is too bad we moved away from Florida when she was little. It would have been a lot cheaper to visit Disney World if we are Florida residents. Oh well, I guess we should start saving up if we are going to Disneyland sometime soon. I am really hoping to visit Disneyland end of this year but it all depends if I can earn enough money for the trip.

I love April! It is spring, the days are getting longer and mostly it is tulip season. I love tulips and every year I look forward to the tulip festival. Last year we did not go to the festival because the blooms were a little messed up due to the harsh winter. However this year we had a mild winter and so the blooms are gorgeous. Thousands of multi-colored tulips all lined up are just beautiful. Even the couple of dreary looking metal buildings look nice among the flowers. Here are a couple of photos. Don’t you think they look beautiful?

I love my vacation. The only thing I don’t like is the heat. Coupled with the fact that I have not been drinking enough water, I have been getting acne on my face. However thanks to my freckles, I usually don’t get too many. I really don’t know what the reason is but apparently if you have freckles, you will not have acne. True or false? I am not sure and I don’t really bother as long as I don’t have a major acne breakout, one that is severe enough to check out www.severeacne.org. But just in case, I better make sure that I start drinking plenty of water.

One more week to go! I can’t believe that our vacation is almost over. 3 weeks have flown by so quickly. Too bad that a lot of time were wasted on travelling between places or we might have had more time to spend with family. But I guess we’ll take whatever we can get. We did manage to spend a little time with family and ate a lot! I have forgotten how much people eat here but no one seems to gain weight except me! I am sure that when we get back, I will have to do intensive exercise else I will be looking for the best fat burner.