Las Vegas

On Monday the 20th, We drove to Beaver and ate lunch at Valerie's Taco Shop.  We drove down to Vegas and we stayed at the Las Vegas RV Resort out by Sam's Town.  We went to McDonald's for dinner.  Mom was very dizzy and could barely walk.

On Tuesday, we went to Circus Circus.  We went to Fremont street and went through the Downtown Container Park and got some kettle corn.  We met my uncle and aunt at the Rio and had dinner at the Carnival World Buffet.

On Wednesday, we went to MGM and the showcase mall.  We got some macadamia nuts at the ABC Store.  We ate lunch at Firehouse Subs.  We ate dinner with my aunt and uncle at Noodle Bar at Harrah's and saw the broadway musical, Million Dollar Quartet.  It had the music of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

On Thursday,  we went to the Premium Outlets North and I got some necklaces at Hot Topic.  We went to Taco Bell for lunch.  We went to Caesar's Palace and walked through the Forum Shops.  We ate dinner at Phillip's Seafood and I got a lobster roll.

On Friday, we went to the Bellagio.  We walked over to Bally's and walked through the new Grand Bazaar shops.  We went to the Premium Outlets South and I got a pink sweater wrap.  We ate dinner at the Seafood Buffet at Sam's Town.

On Saturday, we drove home.  It was pouring rain all day and miserable.

Mental Health Literature

All the Bright Places by Niven
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (25 times)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Every You, Every Me by David Levithan
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Seal Beach

Mom and I flew into Long Beach airport on Wednesday March 11th.  We went to the Long Beach Town Center to get groceries at Walmart.  We ate lunch at Chick-Fil-A.  We stayed at the Pacific Inn in Seal Beach. We had a view of the pool from our door and a view of the Taco Bell from our balcony. We unpacked.  We gave my niece Neve her birthday presents.  I got her some dresses and a stuffed lamb.  Mom got her some clothes, toys and made her a Frozen themed blanket.  We got her a card, with Minnie Mouse singing Happy Birthday.  She kept handing me the card, wanting to hear the music.  We went to El Torito for dinner.

Thursday, Mom and I went to Bella Terra.  We went into Ulta, Burlington Coat Factory, Old Navy, Barnes and Noble, and Kohl's.  We went and ate clam chowder in a bread bowl at the Boudin SF Bakery for lunch.  We went to Grower's Direct and got some fruit.  We could see the Carnival Imagination docked in Long Beach.  We drove up to Long Beach and got a lobster roll at Pier 76.  We walked around the Shoreline Village and Mom got some gemstones at the Raindance store.  We got ice cream at On the Boardwalk.

Friday, Mom and I went to the shops at Rossmoor.  We went to Kohl's and Target.  Mom bought Neve a cornpopper vacuum and she giggled when we pushed it for her.  We went to Downtown Disney and got beignets and mint juleps at the Jazz Kitchen Express.  I bought some pins and Mom bought some antenna toppers.  We could see the Carnival Inspiration docked in Long Beach. We took Sara and Neve to Bella Terra to find some clothes for Neve.   We went to Carter's first.  Ryan met us at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner.  Mom and I shared a Banana Cream cheesecake for dessert.  We took Neve into Old Navy.  She liked to pick up piles of shirts and throw them on the ground and have me pick them up.  She also went up to this mannequin on a platform and kissed the mannequin's toes.

Saturday. we walked on the Seal Beach pier.  There wasn't any ships in Long Beach we could see.  We walked down main street in Seal Beach.  I bought a necklace at The California Cottage.  There were dogs everywhere.  I played blocks with Neve.  We went to the Santa Ana Zoo, which had birds, monkeys, anteaters, camels, llamas, and ostrich.  We went to their nature show and saw a snake, tarantula, owl, and a hedgehog.  Neve walked around the zoo, pointing to the animals and playing in the dirt.  We tried to go to the Crab Cooker in Newport, but we couldn't find a parking space.  We ended up going to Pitfire Artisan Pizza in Costa Mesa and I had the pepperoni pizza.  We got a cupcake for dessert from Susie Cakes.  We went to the South Coast Plaza to find Neve some shoes.  We went into the Disney Store and I got a lemonade at Corner Bakery.  When I came back to get Mom at foot locker, the doors were locked and I had to wait for an employee to let me in, so I could push Mom out of the store.

Sunday, we packed up our suitcases.  We ate lunch at the Crab Cooker in Tustin and went to Kohl's.  After our nap, we went to dinner at Ryan and Sara's house. Sara made us chicken cordon bleus.   From their house, we could see the Carnival Imagination docked in Long Beach.  We walked to their local playground and watched Neve swing and go down the slide.  We had rice krispy treats for dessert,

On Monday, we went to the Lakewood Center to shop.  I bought a book at Bookoff.  We flew home. Dad picked us up from the airport.  We went to Spaghetti Factory for dinner.

Diary Reading List

Books about diaries or are diaries themselves:

• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
• California Diaries by Ann M. Martin
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
• Girl Online by Zoey Sugg
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 
• The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
• Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
• Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
• The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith 
• The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Z for Zachariah, by Robert C. O'Brien

College Literature

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis
Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
Sweet Valley University by Francine Pascal
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

African American Literature

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Huston
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Push by Sapphire
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Music of 2014

Albums I Bought:

• Alex & Sierra: It's About Us
• Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze An Appreciation of JJ Cale
• Lea Michele: Louder
• Into the Woods
• Maroon 5: V
• The Music of Nashville Season 2, Volume 2
• The Music of Nashville Season 3, Volume 1
• Pentatonix: That's Christmas to Me

Albums Most Played:

• Ariana Grande: My Everything
• Iggy Azalea: The New Classic
• Michael Jackson: Thriller
• Miranda Lambert: Platinum
• Carrie Underwood: Blown Away
• Frozen Soundtrack
• Alex and Sierra: It's About Us
• Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
• Maroon 5: V
• The Beach Boys: Endless Summer

Artists Most Played:

• Ariana Grande
• Carrie Underwood
• Michael Jackson
• Maroon 5
• Kelly Clarkson
• Iggy Azalea
• Alan Jackson
• The Beach Boys
• Miranda Lambert
• Barbra Streisand

Songs Most Played:

• Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
• Break Free by Ariana Grande
• Beat It by Michael Jackson
• Fancy by Iggy Azalea feat Charl XCX
• Something Bad by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
• Cupid's Got a Shotgun by Carrie Underwood
• Let it Go by Idina Menzel
• Thriller by Michael Jackson
• Scarecrow by Alex & Sierra
• I've Had (The Time of My Life) by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

Songs of 2014:

• Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
• Break Free by Ariana Grande
• Fancy by Iggy Azalea
• Something Bad by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
• Leaving California by Maroon 5
• Scarecrow by Alex and Sierra
• Stay with Me by Sam Smith
• All about that Bass by Meghan Trainor
• Happy by Pharrell Williams
• Loves Runs Out by OneRepublic

Christmas Lights

Places which have my favorite Christmas light displays or giant trees:

• The Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City:

• City Creek Center in Salt Lake City, Utah:

• Layton Park in Layton, Utah

• Ogden Park in Ogden, Utah:

• Roy Fire Station and Park in Roy, Utah:

• Station Park in Farmington, Utah:

• Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah:

• Trolley Square in Salt Lake City:

• Downtown Disney in Anaheim California:

• Pier in San Francisco:

• Cozumel:

• Santa's Enchanted Forest in Miami, Florida:

• Disneyland in California: