For my last undergraduate spring break my boyfriend decided to take me to the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. Lucky me! We started our trip at 6:00 am on Monday morning and after a few minor set backs (we had to put air in the tires, get gas, and turn around after 20 minutes on the road when we realized Clayton forgot his swim trunks at home) we were on our way.
After several hours of driving, a Starbucks stop, and a small disagreement over which CD to listen to we hit California. Woo-hoo for us!
Unfortunately we got turned around somewhere towards the end (dang Google directions) and instead of ending up on Huntington Beach we were lost. Thankfully the ever prepared Clayton used a GPS application on his Blackberry to figure where we were. Turns out we were just a few streets away from Newport Beach, so we decided to roll with it. We found parking (everything is metered next to the beach= lame) and a cool pizza shop. We decided to split the lunch combo since we had been snacking on granola bars and breakfast tea all morning.
If you're wondering, yes that is a ton of cheese for that salad. I ended up eating maybe a fourth of the super rich and delicious fresh mozzarella.
After lunch we wandered down to the beach and found an open area to lay our beach towels down. The afternoon was filled with sunbathing, Frisbee, jumping into the waves (that was just me, I found out Clayton doesn't really like the ocean), and attempting to construct a sand castle that ended up looking like a turtle in the end.
The ocean was gorgeous. We should get one in Arizona.
If anything happened, I knew the Frisbee would save me.
This last picture of us on the beach cracks me up. We were trying to get ourselves with the ocean in the background. Clearly we are not great at photographing ourselves in coordination with our setting.
After the beautiful afternoon we set off in search of our hotel. Oddly enough we found that Huntington Beach and Newport Beach are only 10 minutes apart. Thirty-five minutes later we found the Best Western Meridian Inn & Suites. After checking in we were upgraded to a suite room instead of the regular room we booked online. Holla!
Overall Feelings of Day 1
Road trip: entertaining
Lunch: super rich but delicious
Beach: amazing
Room: freakin' sweet
Meeting Clayton's Grandma: a cool yet sad experience
Watching your bf get hit on by a 250 lb. woman in a tight black tube top with painted on eyebrows and bouffant hair at the bar: hilarious
More to come tomorrow!
If anything happened, I knew the Frisbee would save me.
This last picture of us on the beach cracks me up. We were trying to get ourselves with the ocean in the background. Clearly we are not great at photographing ourselves in coordination with our setting.After the beautiful afternoon we set off in search of our hotel. Oddly enough we found that Huntington Beach and Newport Beach are only 10 minutes apart. Thirty-five minutes later we found the Best Western Meridian Inn & Suites. After checking in we were upgraded to a suite room instead of the regular room we booked online. Holla!
Overall Feelings of Day 1
Road trip: entertaining
Lunch: super rich but delicious
Beach: amazing
Room: freakin' sweet
Meeting Clayton's Grandma: a cool yet sad experience
Watching your bf get hit on by a 250 lb. woman in a tight black tube top with painted on eyebrows and bouffant hair at the bar: hilarious
More to come tomorrow!
I hope your break was adventurous.
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