Travis and I decided to take a vacation and not take the kiddos. We kept going back and forth on what we were going to do and where we were going to go. We decided to go to Catalina Island and break up our trip in Vegas and Long Beach. I had a store meeting Saturday night so Travis came and picked me up and we made our way down to St. George. We got there about 2 am and crashed at Trav's boss' condo. We were up again by 8 am and made our way to Cali. We stayed in Long Beach Sunday night ready to take the ferry over to Catalina Monday morning. We got to the port and the winds were too high to go out. They told us to come back later in the afternoon and see if it had calmed down any. We had a few hours to spare so we decided to go to LA. We went t0 Hollywood Blvd and looked up a few stars.
Audrey Hepburn is one of my all time favorite actresses and Travis was nice enough to help me hunt down her star. I don't know what I would do without internet on our phones. We wanted to get some pictures of the Hollywood sign so we typed it in to google and then used navigation to get there. We took this winding road for what seemed like forever and finally we saw the sign. We met a bunch of kids from Utah state and we took their pictures and they took ours.
After taking pictures we made our way back to Long Beach. We ate at this great place called Rock Bottom Brewery. They probably thought we were weird when we didn't order any drinks, the food was great though. We also went through all the little shops on the pier. I loved the hat shop! They also had great pizza at this little pizzeria where they made everything from scratch on site. I think California is big on that in general. Everywhere we went it seemed like everything was made on site.
We also took a few pictures on the beach. The wind was so cold we didn't last very long. The sand felt good between my toes though, I loved it. We checked back at the port and nothing was going out the rest of the day so we decided we better find somewhere to stay for the night. We saw the Queen Mary from our hotel the night before and thought it would be fun to stay there.
We pretty much got our room and crashed. I get motion sick and so I had taken Dramamine an hour before we were supposed to get on the ferry. It said it was the non-drowsy kind but it still knocked me out. We got up early on Tuesday to grab something to eat and look around the ship.
This is one of the hallways down by our room. In the room they have plaques that tell you what items are original pieces to the Queen Mary. These are just some pictures from the ship. The phone booth is actually to place reservations for the restaurant on board.
This was a shot Travis took from the Queen Mary, California is beautiful! We made our way to the port again and they said we were good to go. YAY!! Finally we were on our way to Catalina. We went and checked into our hotel and decided to walk around for awhile. We walked through some of the shops and then walked through some of the town. It was so beautiful! Everything is laid back and when they don't have cruise ships there the town shuts down at 6 pm. It reminded me of Germany. This is the first vacation that I can remember that I came home and didn't feel like I needed a vacation after my vacation. We walked up to Lover's Cove and the golf course. We walked on the beach, ate ice cream, and took a nap every day. We were also able to see these little guys. We saw seals and dolphins and Travis drooled over all the fish.
We left Catalina early Thursday morning and made our way to Vegas. We hit the outlet mall before grabbing a bite to eat at Cafe Rio. BYU basketball had a game earlier that day so there was a ton of blue and Jimmer shirts. We stayed at Bally's which was a first for us. When we went to check in they upgraded our room to a suit. It was so nice! We got a king size bed, a huge tv, and a hot tub in the middle of the room. We walked the strip and did once more did some shopping. On the way down to California Travis got sunglasses, shorts, a new hat, and new shirts. I got a pair of sunglasses. So, on the way home I got a new work shirt and two new pair of jeans at Lucky. I love coming home to my kiddos, they make you feel so loved. Keira ran out to me and gave me the biggest squeeze. The boys ran out and said, " What did you bring us?"
Audrey Hepburn is one of my all time favorite actresses and Travis was nice enough to help me hunt down her star. I don't know what I would do without internet on our phones. We wanted to get some pictures of the Hollywood sign so we typed it in to google and then used navigation to get there. We took this winding road for what seemed like forever and finally we saw the sign. We met a bunch of kids from Utah state and we took their pictures and they took ours.
After taking pictures we made our way back to Long Beach. We ate at this great place called Rock Bottom Brewery. They probably thought we were weird when we didn't order any drinks, the food was great though. We also went through all the little shops on the pier. I loved the hat shop! They also had great pizza at this little pizzeria where they made everything from scratch on site. I think California is big on that in general. Everywhere we went it seemed like everything was made on site.
We also took a few pictures on the beach. The wind was so cold we didn't last very long. The sand felt good between my toes though, I loved it. We checked back at the port and nothing was going out the rest of the day so we decided we better find somewhere to stay for the night. We saw the Queen Mary from our hotel the night before and thought it would be fun to stay there. 
We pretty much got our room and crashed. I get motion sick and so I had taken Dramamine an hour before we were supposed to get on the ferry. It said it was the non-drowsy kind but it still knocked me out. We got up early on Tuesday to grab something to eat and look around the ship.
This is one of the hallways down by our room. In the room they have plaques that tell you what items are original pieces to the Queen Mary. These are just some pictures from the ship. The phone booth is actually to place reservations for the restaurant on board.
This was a shot Travis took from the Queen Mary, California is beautiful! We made our way to the port again and they said we were good to go. YAY!! Finally we were on our way to Catalina. We went and checked into our hotel and decided to walk around for awhile. We walked through some of the shops and then walked through some of the town. It was so beautiful! Everything is laid back and when they don't have cruise ships there the town shuts down at 6 pm. It reminded me of Germany. This is the first vacation that I can remember that I came home and didn't feel like I needed a vacation after my vacation. We walked up to Lover's Cove and the golf course. We walked on the beach, ate ice cream, and took a nap every day. We were also able to see these little guys. We saw seals and dolphins and Travis drooled over all the fish. 
We left Catalina early Thursday morning and made our way to Vegas. We hit the outlet mall before grabbing a bite to eat at Cafe Rio. BYU basketball had a game earlier that day so there was a ton of blue and Jimmer shirts. We stayed at Bally's which was a first for us. When we went to check in they upgraded our room to a suit. It was so nice! We got a king size bed, a huge tv, and a hot tub in the middle of the room. We walked the strip and did once more did some shopping. On the way down to California Travis got sunglasses, shorts, a new hat, and new shirts. I got a pair of sunglasses. So, on the way home I got a new work shirt and two new pair of jeans at Lucky. I love coming home to my kiddos, they make you feel so loved. Keira ran out to me and gave me the biggest squeeze. The boys ran out and said, " What did you bring us?"
