California Trip: Part 1

After High School Graduation, most people take some sort of monumental celebration trip with their friends to the beach to celebrate.  And I think we all know what goes on there, let’s just be real about this.  Not being really into that sort of thing, I opted to skip that trip, and instead head out to LA and visit my Aunt, Uncle, and two cousins.  And I think I got the better option.

In the week and a half that I was out there, I met celebrities, traveled up and down the coast, went to DisneyLand, SeaWorld, and Universal Studios, and spent precious time with family.  I mean what could beat that?  All of my friends that went to the beach admitted that they were jealous of me for the experiences that I had, and while that was in no way my goal, it just reaffirmed that I had made the right choice for me as opposed to going to the drama-filled beach trip.

Perhaps one of the most memorable moments of the trip, and one of the first major things to happen was happening across the red carpet premiere of the film “The Proposal.”  Yes, the Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds film.  No, I’m not kidding.  My Aunt and I were going to just walk down the street and when we got out of the car we noticed large crowds and wandered over and saw the signs, and BAM!  We made it to the front of the crowds and managed to MEET BOTH STARS!  When Sandra came around, we almost got crushed to death by these huge biker-looking guys and Sandra literally said, “hey, you’re crushing these little ladies up here!” I’m not even kidding.  I wish I was.  My Aunt even made it onto Access Hollywood!  How cool is that?!?!?

Sandra Bullock at the premiere

The next night we attended a show taping of the ABC Family show, “Ruby and The Rockits,” staring Alexa Vega (the girl from Spy Kids).  Sadly, this show was cancelled after only one season, so you may not even know about it.  But, I was part of the first ever studio audience!  If you’ve ever seen the show, or know about it, the episode that I saw taped was the second episode, the father/daughter dance episode.

One of my favorite aspects of the trip (because I’m still a kid at heart) was going to the theme parks.  Over the course of the ten days I was there, we visited Universal Studios, SeaWorld, and DisneyLand.  I’m not sure which was my favorite, but Universal wouldn’t be the winner.  I’ve always loved aquatic life, so the dolphins and orcas were just incredible to see up close (and you know I was all up in that splash zone with my little cousins!), and Disney is…. Well it’s Disney, what’s not to love?

"Shamu Rocks!" (night show at SeaWorld)

Stay Tuned for PART TWO of my California Trip – coming soon!