Anyway, I though I would tell about my trip to California last week. Sally and I left on Sunday night and stayed with our awesome friend Tanya that night. We had a blast with her and her 2 adorable little kids on a part of the Manhattan Beach the next day. Yes, we did get a little fried in a few spots, but it was so nice to just relax, eat junk food, and build sand castles with the kids. So FUN!
We checked into a hotel near LA that night and on Tuesday we went to a Price is Right taping! It was sooo fun! No, niether one of us got to win anything, but we did sit just a few rows behind contestants row! It was also very interesting to see the process of how they filmed the show. We had to be there really early too, to get our "order of arrival" passes and then went shopping for a while until 1, when they wanted us to be back for "processing". We actually didn't get inside the studio until 4:30 in the afternoon! They interviewed every single one of the 300 people in the audience. It was QUITE the process, to say the least!
On Wednesday, we found our way to Six Flags where we promptly went on 2 REALLY crazy roller coasters and go sick from them! Ya, after those, we pretty much rode all of the water rides and then went back to Manhattan Beach for some more beach fun. We felt really old, because we couldn't handle all of the rides...but they were just toooo extreme for us! I think I am just used to all of the fun and NOT crazy Lagoon rides in good old Utah! :)
We had to come home on Thursday because Sally had to work that night and I had to work on Friday, so it was a pretty short trip, but very worth it! Here are a few pictures of our adventures.
Beach fun! This is Sally, Tanya, and little Andrew. He was a great little buddy the whole time we were there. Such a cute kid!
Yes, we took turns burrying each other...it was quite the experience! Let's just say that there ended up being sand in places you never knew there could be sand! :)
This is the other little buddy we had! Her name is Ally. She was so cute!
Andrew and I. He is the only guy who wants to hold my hand these days... :)
Sally and I waiting in line during our "processing" for the Price is Right.
My official Price is Right name tag! AWESOME!
This is how frozen yogurt affects us... :)
Yes, this is what I wanted to do after riding this ride! You can see the horror we went through in the background...
The last night there at the beach. It was GORGEOUS!
So, that was my short little "off-track" adventure and now I am back to the grind, but it really is going pretty well. I am a little stressed about teaching everything I am supposed to before end of year testing at the end of the month, but I think I am getting to the point that I know what I am doing a little better. I am really enjoying the kids too. I know I will miss them when the year ends, but life does go on I guess! :0 I did have a student that didn't come back this time because of the whole Swine Flu thing. His mom decided to pull him out of school because she didn't want him to get it. Crazy! I feel bad on all that he is going to miss out on! He was such a sweet kid too. I will miss him. Also, I have had MAJOR girl drama going on with about 3 or 4 girls in the class. Girls are so mean sometimes! It is just frustrating as a teacher, because I feel like I don't know how to handle it, because I never really got into fights with my friends. Any suggestions? I just have told them to apologize and forget about it! I am just soooo tired of it! Ahhhh!
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HOLY SMOKES! I want to come with you one time (I'm serious!). Good luck at school--I'm so burnt out I don't know how you are doing it! :)
Don't worry, I am burned out too! Just keep hanging on! I still have 6 more weeks too!
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