On Thursday we had to pack up and say a tearful goodbye to our friend Jorge. Not really - he'd already moved on to another group of goofy touristas.
Unfortunately we had a fifth person with luggage to pack into our energy efficient Nissan hybrid. No go. Bolder got stuck holding a heavy bag on his lap in the front seat along with a nice cool can of Bud for our drive to Pasadena. Our plan was to go to the Westin to drop off our bags or check in. I envisioned Bolder's legs being flat like a cartoon character when we arrived. Then Cindo said her eyes would pop out of her head like a cartoon character while an ooga horn played. That was our conversation as we nimbly made our way through traffic.
We were lucky and could check into our lovely rooms (lovely until four adults moved in anyway) and got rid of our bags. Then it was off to Hollywood - the stuff dreams are made of. Or are they....It was really hot. And cheesy - the whole Grauman's Chinese Theater, Kodak Theater, lotsa wax museums so we all can pretend we did see the stars. The Walk of Fame - all the stars in the sidewalk was pretty cool - so it was worth the visit. Hawkers hit us up to go on their very special tour of Hollywood. We didn't.
After an hour or so we drove back to Pasadena and the big lug Judson had arrived and was relaxing in our room. He was starving! We went out to lunch at a place by the hotel, then we went to the pool for a while. More relatives began showing up so it was fun to sit in the lobby and chat. Aunt Marty & Uncle Bill from Denver, Aunt Jean and Uncle Bruce from Green Valley, AZ plus my cousins David and Amy and their spouses. Betso was in Disneyland with the whole Kohan fam - not to arrive back until late. Susi and Jim got in from Grand Junction - parents of the bridey.
We were invited to niece Leslie's house for burgers that night. We tried to follow Jim - who blew through several reddish lights, leaving us in his wake. I tried to be patient, realizing the man had a great deal on his mind. His baby girl was getting married in 2 days! Leslie and fiance Jordan's house in Pasadena was very nice - a bungalow, all refinished nicely. Lots roomier than it looked from the outside.
We had a lovely time chatting and it was nice to have just our immediate fam there (sans Kohans). When it was time to leave, Jud and Amy stayed to hang with the Alvillar girls. I looked upon this day as my detox day and didn't partake in alcoholic bevs. So it was hard to sleep that night with all of us packed into one motel room when Amy and Jud arrived at the hotel later. I had angst - I should have insisted upon 2 rooms....no matter what the cost. No, no - it would have been too much to pay. Thoughts like that kept me awake.
Unfortunately we had a fifth person with luggage to pack into our energy efficient Nissan hybrid. No go. Bolder got stuck holding a heavy bag on his lap in the front seat along with a nice cool can of Bud for our drive to Pasadena. Our plan was to go to the Westin to drop off our bags or check in. I envisioned Bolder's legs being flat like a cartoon character when we arrived. Then Cindo said her eyes would pop out of her head like a cartoon character while an ooga horn played. That was our conversation as we nimbly made our way through traffic.
We were lucky and could check into our lovely rooms (lovely until four adults moved in anyway) and got rid of our bags. Then it was off to Hollywood - the stuff dreams are made of. Or are they....It was really hot. And cheesy - the whole Grauman's Chinese Theater, Kodak Theater, lotsa wax museums so we all can pretend we did see the stars. The Walk of Fame - all the stars in the sidewalk was pretty cool - so it was worth the visit. Hawkers hit us up to go on their very special tour of Hollywood. We didn't.
After an hour or so we drove back to Pasadena and the big lug Judson had arrived and was relaxing in our room. He was starving! We went out to lunch at a place by the hotel, then we went to the pool for a while. More relatives began showing up so it was fun to sit in the lobby and chat. Aunt Marty & Uncle Bill from Denver, Aunt Jean and Uncle Bruce from Green Valley, AZ plus my cousins David and Amy and their spouses. Betso was in Disneyland with the whole Kohan fam - not to arrive back until late. Susi and Jim got in from Grand Junction - parents of the bridey.
We were invited to niece Leslie's house for burgers that night. We tried to follow Jim - who blew through several reddish lights, leaving us in his wake. I tried to be patient, realizing the man had a great deal on his mind. His baby girl was getting married in 2 days! Leslie and fiance Jordan's house in Pasadena was very nice - a bungalow, all refinished nicely. Lots roomier than it looked from the outside.
We had a lovely time chatting and it was nice to have just our immediate fam there (sans Kohans). When it was time to leave, Jud and Amy stayed to hang with the Alvillar girls. I looked upon this day as my detox day and didn't partake in alcoholic bevs. So it was hard to sleep that night with all of us packed into one motel room when Amy and Jud arrived at the hotel later. I had angst - I should have insisted upon 2 rooms....no matter what the cost. No, no - it would have been too much to pay. Thoughts like that kept me awake.
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