May Flowers

Here are all the gorgeous flowers Dad planted in our garden this year:  

 

This tree got damaged by the wind last year, so we didn't know if it would survive.  We are glad it did.

 The cats are enjoying the warm weather.  They loved to go out and sit on the deck and the patio.  

Seal Beach, California

On Tuesday,   We flew to Long Beach, California and stayed at Ayres Hotel in Seal Beach.  We ate lunch at Panera Bread.  We went to the Manager's reception and had some appetizers.  We went to Walmart to get groceries.  We went over to Ryan and Sara's house and ordered take out from Sunset Pizza and Pasta.  Dad got to meet Neve for the first time.

On Wednesday,  we went to Grower's Direct in Costa Mesa to get some fruit.  We drove back up the PCH to Seal Beach.  We went to Kohl's.  We went to Downtown Disney and got some beignets and a mint julep.   Dad decided to play in the powdered sugar and got the table and his lap really messy.  I bought some pins.  We ate dinner at El Torito in Long Beach.

On Thursday,  We drove up to Los Angeles.  We ate lunch at Subway. When we parked the car, the wheelchair rolled off the sidewalk and into the car.  Good thing Mom wasn't in it yet.  We walked around Graumann's Chinese theater and Hollywood and Highland.  The star I saw the most people taking pictures with was Marilyn Monroe's.   We saw them setting up barricades in front of Jimmy Kimmel's theater, getting ready to film his show.    We ate dinner at the Crab Cooker in Balboa.

On Friday, Ryan had a Birthday.  I made a card for him and got him some of his favorite candies and some DVDs.  We went to the Long Beach Towne Center and went shopping.  I bought some books at Barnes and Noble and shirts at Old Navy.  We went to Bella Terra to get Ryan a jacket from REI.  They didn't have the jacket in his size, so Dad got him a gift card.  We ate lunch at Mimi's Cafe in Newport.  We got Ryan some balloons, butter pecan ice cream, a party hat and whistles for his birthday.  We ate dinner at Mama D's in Balboa and hand the waiters sing happy birthday to him.  I had the fettucini alfredo.  

On Saturday, We went to Disneyland. It was packed!  We went on Captain EO and the Storybook Canal Ride.  We met up with Ryan and Sara.  It was Neve's first trip to Disneyland.  We stopped at the Lemonade stand and Mom and I tried their frozen apple juice drink.  We went on the Haunted Mansion and the Mark Twain riverboat.  I was wearing a black and white striped shirt and some guy told me I looked like a prisoner.  Mom and I watched Neve while everyone else went on Big Thunder Mountain.  I went and got some mint juleps from the Mint Julep Bar for us while we waited.  We got clam chowder for lunch at the Royal Street Veranda.  We went on the Jungle cruise.  I bought some pins in Tomorrowland.  We got some Popsicles.  We went on Astro Blasters with Neve, while Mom watched the stroller.  We rode the train all around the park.  Mom bought some antenna toppers and a cute onesies, t-shirt, and pajamas for Neve.    

Today, we went and walked on the Newport Beach Pier.  We went and checked out of our hotel.  We went and walked around main street in Seal Beach and walked on the pier.  Mom bought some earring to match the necklace she bought on the last trip.  In the afternoon, we flew home.  

Horror Mashup Literature

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Alice in Zombieland
Android Karenina
Death Comes to Pemberley
Cinder and Ella
Emma and the Werewolves
The Eyre Affair
Jane Slayre
George Washington Werewolf
Gossip Girl,Psycho Killer
I am Scrooge
Jane by April Lindner
Jane Bites Back
Little Vampire Women
Mansfield Park and Mummies
Mr Darcy, Vampire
Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
Romeo and Juliet and Vampires
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
The Undead World of Oz
The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts, and Zombies
Wuthering Bites