It’s now December and we are preparing to go back to the Mainland. Christmas-time is coming! We cannot wait to see the snow and feel cold like on top of Haleakala. The good thing is that we got a taste of cold this Thanksgiving when Amy and I flew to California in order to see Meg, Greg and Glio. My mom and dad were there too! It was a blast to see everyone.
We arrived in California on the second busiest travel day of the year; the day before Thanksgiving. As such, we had to wait a few hours for the clan to come pick us up to get to DISNEYLAND! We kept ourselves fed well that night at Downtown Disney, where Glio showed us how to be a chess piece from Harry Potter. He was a good sword fighter with his balloon sword, too. It was a great evening and we were all tired from our days so we went home to sleep. The good news is that we had Thanksgiving Day at Disney, the bad news is that we were freezing when it was 60 degrees. We don’t stand much of a chance this winter. Wish us luck!
Disney was great fun! It was so great to see Disney with a little one. Glio was psyched to see Mickey Mouse and Buzz Lightyear. We were all psyched to see how Glio would react. He was the best little boy in the park. We went to all his kind of rides, saw Dumbo, did the Merry Go Round, Pinnochio, and we rode the Train (Thomas as he called it). After all that excitement the boy went back to the hotel with my dad and his parents. My mom and Amy and I got a chance to see some of the more adult rides like the Haunted Mansion (all done up for Christmas as the Nightmare Before Christmas). It was really cool! We got into the Indiana Jones ride with no wait thanks to the parade. And then we also went to the Tiki Room (Amy’s Virgin Tiki Experience!) Me and Mom took her there because she had NEVER BEEN! I KNOW!....It was SHOCKING to me too…
Well then the others came back and Glio and I did a rocket ship ride to see Buzz! In line, he decided he wanted Mommy and Daddy, and Uncle T wasn’t enough, but some little girl in line tried to help him out and feel better and not be scared. He was brave and we flew high up! After the Rockets, We saw BUZZ!!! He was so happy. He couldn’t even talk, he just stared! Haha, it was hilarious! The Buzz Lightyear game was a really fun ride. You shoot at targets with lasers and try to outscore your fellow rider. My mom drove us earlier and Amy and I were pretty intense competition, even though Mom was cheating every time I took the lead.
Well we stayed to see Meg’s play on Friday (which was really funny and Meaghan was great!) and then we had to head home on Saturday to get ready for the week’s classes.
Since then, Amy and I and the girls have been trying to get ready for Christmas (buying presents, decorating the house, taking Christmas pictures, meeting vacationing Vancouverians by the pool. The girls baby sat for them one day so they could have one night out at Roy’s in Hawaii. They had fun and the girls were glad to help. My roommates are so kind! Can you believe that after 3 hours of babysitting, they didn’t accept any money? So much Aloha!
Other than that, its been football, football, football! UH took the WAC and went undefeated at 12-0 for the regular season, also buying a bid to a BCS Bowl Game (Sugar Bowl) in Louisiana. We couldn’t make it to the Boise State game, but we did get to see the last game to go Undefeated against the University of Washington. It was an amazing season and every game was a ton of fun.
UH being only college, I can’t help but mention my New England Patriots! I won’t say more, other than to say you’ve got to be completely mental to GUARANTEE a win against any team in the league, never mind the best team both statistically and talent-wise. Ah, I guess he got what he deserved.
Until I feel the urge to write again….
