Disney Trip 2011 / Getting Sick Sucks

Here is a twofer, we got back from Cali on Saturday and lets just say we had an amazing time. The bear says that this is the last trip he takes during Halloween though, because he wants his mansion back to the original state. When we left Washington, it was 40 degrees and pissing down rain. In 2 hours, we landed in Cali where it was 80 degrees and sunny. This starts the second part of the blog, because I started to feel sick on Tuesday, the day of the Halloween party. The Halloween party was fantastic, who would have guessed that we would ever trick or treat around Disneyland? Not me, not in a million years, but it happened. We rode the rides a whole bunch of times, except for one of my favorites Pirates due to it being refurbished. I wasn't going to let that stop me from having fun, it just felt empty in a way. As mentioned before, I started to feel crappy on Tuesday with each day getting a little worse, but with all the walking we were doing, I powered through. Saturday coming back, the bear and I both were feeling the sickness creeping up on us now that the trip was over. I can't speak for the bear, but mine was kicking my ass and I was so damn cold. The bear took my temp and it was 102. WTF? Here it is Wednesday, over a week, and I'm now starting to feel a little better. I hope this thing doesn't last much longer, and thank god I'm looking into getting a real doctor today.

Returning Home

The flights there and back were amazing to see everything so tiny way up in the air. Our vacation was amazing and we had a wonderful time. Hate that it's over already and that I have to return to the old grind today, but a week worth of catch up should keep me grounded. Even though we brought back colds with us, I still have to get all the wonderful peeps paid. How awesome it is to return with a relaxed attitude about everything. Just to know that my journey is just beginning for the change that I desperately need. Step 1 is complete, finish with the trip. On to step 2, paying off all the credit cards. How good it is to be home, when this doesn't feel like home to me anymore.

Last Post Before Trip

As many of you know (many meaning my Diva who I think somewhat reads my blog) I'm leaving tomorrow to the happiest place on earth. Our plane leaves @10:40 and land @ 1:30 to John Wayne Airport. We will be gone from Saturday  to Saturday. How awesome is that? We've been talking about this trip since February and it's finally here. Everyone who knows me knows how excited I am and how I totally need this trip. So until I return every one will have to be on their best behavior. I will post pics as soon as we get back. Everyone be good!!

Antsy Anyone

We are getting closer and closer to our trip and we are going freaking crazy!! I stare at the clock when I should be working, the bear is pacing around the apartment like a mad man. This is bad and good at the same time. Bad because patience is not our strong suit and good because Disneyland still makes us excited (the feeling I hope never goes away no matter how old we get). I've already checked out which means that I am a walking zombie at work right now. Just a body walking the halls of the lodge when my mind just got off of Thunder Mountain. It's going to be okay because it just has to be.

Monday Pains

Granted, yesterday wasn't bad at all, but we all have those Monday pains from time to time. The dread of having to go to work after having an amazing weekend (or in my case a very relaxed non productive one). I managed to keep my sanity in check long enough to help out my partner in crime keep her composer. I scared the shit out of another co worker to the point where she started to hyper ventilate. I even got a lot of work done that I've put on the back burner for a while. This week I've vowed to stay as busy as possible just to make it go by faster. I get rewarded big time with my flight to Cali. Just a word of warning though, there will be absolutely no answering of the damn phone or calls made while I'm away. It's strictly vacation time for me. It's going to be as if I don't even have a jobby job or a life up here. Just me, the bear, and the happiest place in the world. The suck part is when I return, it's going to be Monday again sigh!! Oh well until I get there, FUCK IT!!

Cheers (I'll Drink To That)

Friday was very very entertaining before dinner, during dinner and after dinner. I was feeling pretty good getting to Fujiama's and texted a few of my cohorts to see if they had arrived yet and nothing. I walked to the parking lot and noticed that our receiver was there already so I finished my smoke and headed inside to see her at the bar nursing a beer. I sat next to her and ordered a beer myself and we started to talk. The bartender then asked if we were with a party that was in tonight and she told him who we were with and started to sell the place which was freaking awesome. It was at this moment I noticed that there were $5 Long Island Ice Teas on the menu for Friday and was like give me two. Everyone arrives at this point and we all sit around our hibachi grill giving our orders to our server and drink orders as well. The bear had told me to try a Mai Tia. Two later, I think I fell in love with them because they made me feel good. I sat next to our IT and Retail guys, they were just a kick in the ass and I couldn't help but join in on the laughter. Our griller was good but I was told the guy that was behind us was better and I could hear them doing their thing and it was just hilarious. After dinner we all met in the parking lot as we lost two of our party, being 5 left we decided to head over to P & Q. I rode with my partner in crime, as we followed our boss man around the parking lot of the mall just to end up where I had suggested to park to begin with. We enter the bar and notice that the couches were free so we sat and just talked for awhile, then it was time to break out the singles for a little juke box action. I had Rhiana playing in the car, blasting Cheers from her last album but didn't even think twice on playing it on the box. Instead I played a few of my usuals and a few new ones. After about an hour we say good bye to my partner in crime as she needed to get back to her daughter. Around 11:50 the four remaining decide that is was time to call it a night as well, as our songs ended, so did our drinks. To end the night I had Rhiana's song in my head which made me a happy guy as I fell asleep. CHEERS TO THE FREAKIN WEEKEND, I'LL DRINK TO THAT!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du9pzz2bZ24

Patience

Why is it everytime I get closer to a trip I become a dick. I'm not sure what goes off in my brain that sets me off. I'm surprised that I even have friends when I return from vacation. It's so fucking stupid that I get this irritated with people. I just want to stay home for the next week and do nothing while waiting for our vacation, but then I would be bored doing nothing. I believe I get really impatient waiting for something and the closer it gets the more impatient I become. I really don't get it, I've waited this long for the day to come and now that it's only 9 days away I want it even faster. Call it excitement if you will, but I should be happy and not angry. Oh well, the best thing I can do is stay positive and be patient and my fun will be here soon enough. Only 9 days away and we'll be in Disneyland. I'm too fucking excited maybe that's my problem lol.