Trip to CA for Aindrea’s Wedding

Hannah and I went out to Cali to see cousin Aindrea get hitched to CJ, and what a beautiful wedding. It was like a fairy tail come true, from the big cathedral church to the Cinderella coach that took them to the reception.

Aindrea was stunning in her dress, just like a princess. Hannah had a great time dancing with Alsie, Kristin, and CJ. It was great seeing everyone and watching Hannah interact with her family. Poor Stephanie couldn’t get any time off because she started her new job at k12.com so she stayed home with Nate Dog. I can’t wait until we are able to get the whole family out to visit.We arrived Thursday morning and went right to Balboa Pier for lunch at Rubys, a walk on the beach and to meet up with Jen and John.

We rode home in Auntie Pattie’s conv BMW and took the ferry off the island for the scenic route. Uncle Ric (Unc) then took us all out to Senior Reuben’s for dinner where an exhausted Hannah fell asleep.
We were able to play at Disneyland on Friday and the amazing thing is we were all able to get in for free because of old friends who either signed us in or called in a favor to get someone else to sign us in – 9 total if you count the locals who already had their season passes.

Hannah got to meet some princesses, ride some rides and watch a parade before she went home with Auntie Pattie and Unc. The cousins left for a short time then came back (minus Stacey) while Jen and I dragged poor John all over the park for rides and shopping including a sprint over to DCA for Soarin then back in time for fireworks. We outlasted Chris and his girlfriend Stephanie who left for good right after the fireworks, but we kept going to get on Space Mountain and Big Thunder in the rain.

Saturday was the wedding (see above)

Sunday I hung out with Chris at the LA Car Show while Hannah kept Auntie Pattie and Unc on their toes, and then we had a fabulous early xmas dinner then went and looked at some Christmas lights. I was then able to borrow the ranger and go hang with Lance for a couple hours.
Monday Unc drove us to the airport and said goodbye, and I am sure he went right home to nap and recover from the whirlwind weekend.

We had an amazing time hanging with the family and we couldn’t have asked for better hosts and I am very thankful that Jen and John drove all that way for a day!