Last week in California

This was our last week in California.  I am so going to miss Cathy.  I was glad to be home with my Jay and sleep in my own bed alone.

On Tuesday CJ and I went with Cathy’s neighbor Ruth and her daughter Emily and son Adam to the Movies.  We saw Monsters University. All the children really enjoyed the movie. We when got some lunch and took it to the park.  The kids had fun playing and needed that time out.  It had been so hot and everyone had been cooped up in the house.  CJ enjoyed playing with Emily someone her age.  That night we went to a party for Cathy’s work.  They had a pool, snow cones, and the kids got to break a piñata.  CJ had the most fun swimming and did not want to get out of the pool.

Wednesday, we drove to San Diego and went to the Zoo.  This was the activity that CJ really wanted to do.  The whole time we were at the Zoo CJ was telling us all about what she had learned about the Zoo and its animals from the website.  Cathy got CJ a stuffed Panda that had a t-shirt that said San Diego Zoo. She named the bear Pandee and carried it everywhere.  CJ said that her favorite exhibit was the polar bear and panda.  After we left the Zoo we went to Old town San Diego for dinner.  We went to a Mexican Restaurant.  While we were having dinner CJ told Darrell that we do not have burritos in South Carolina.  I just had to laugh.  I guess here we just do not take CJ out for a lot of Mexican food.  We had fun going in the shops and looking at all the old time things.  CJ got a mood ring at the rock and fossil store.  She got to see a cannon and an old covered wagon. 

The next day we got on a plane to head home.  It was a long day on the plane, but we had no problems.  We got off the plane and were so happy to see Jay he then gave us his gift that he was surprising us with.  His surprise was that he had quit smoking right after we left.  CJ and I were so happy.  It is strange not having to wait for him anymore.  It is great. 

On Saturday we did not get a chance to even unpack we got up and drove to Georgia to take Garrett out for his birthday.  It was another long traveling day.  CJ and I have not seen Garrett for a year.  CJ was so happy to see him.  We took him to lunch at a place called Old Clinton BBQ.  This place was featured on a show called Dirty Jobs.  The food was ok and Garrett liked all of his presents.  We when left and came home, on the way home we stopped and got Jay a new tablet and looked at different ideas for CJ’s birthday party. 

Sunday and Monday we just rested did laundry and unpacked all the bags.