Back to LA
I'm in LA again for about a week visiting family and friends for the holidays. I woke up at 5:45AM yesterday to catch a 9:00AM flight. The Boy went with me. Since the strike was still going on at the time, two cabs passed us by when we asked them to take us to JFK. I guess they were worried that they wouldn't be able to get back into the city once they left. Our backup plan was to take a cab to Grand Central Station and then take the airport bus to JFK, but we were able to bribe the next cabbie to take us straight there.
At 6AM, there was pretty much no traffic, so we had about two hours to kill by the time we got to the airport. I slept the entire time, and when we got on the plane, I only woke up for the two meals that United served. By the time the plane landed in LA, I was well rested and overfed.
The weather was warm when I stepped out of the airport. I was totally overdressed with three layers of clothing on. The Boy's mom picked us up, and my parents picked me up at the Boy's house.
My parents were hungry for lunch since it was about 1:30PM, so I took them out to our usual Chinese restaurant but didn't eat much since I had no appetite.
After lunch, we shopped around a bit and then went home to take a nice walk around the block. I asked my mom if she noticed that I got a new pair of glasses, hoping that she'd like the trendier look. She suggested I get LASIK.
Later that night, the Boy and I met up to do some Christmas shopping for his nieces and nephew. He found out what his sister got for the kids and was determined to outdo her. We spent hours picking out two toys for each child. It's always fun shopping for kids since I run across the types of toys that I would have loved to get as a child. In pre-school and kindergarten, He-man and Voltron were my favorites. I watched the cartoons religiously and then re-enacted the scenes with a blanket tied around my neck for a cape and a stick for a sword. Most likely, my older, cooler boy cousin got me hooked on this. For Christmas, I wanted the castle set, complete with He-Man, BattleCat and Skeletor action figures. Neither my mom nor my relatives would get me this, though. These toys weren't for girls. I eventually got my wish when She-Ra (He-Man's sister) was introduced, and my mom bought me the She-Ra action figure. A couple of years later when I no longer played with my boy cousin, I was hooked on Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Ponies. For the Boy's nieces, I picked out a My Little Pony Amusement Park playset, the My Little Pony version of Memory, and a Cinderella MegaBlocks pumpkin/castle set. The Boy picked out his nephew's toys. It was 11PM by now, and 2AM on the East Coast, so we both went home and crashed.
At 6AM, there was pretty much no traffic, so we had about two hours to kill by the time we got to the airport. I slept the entire time, and when we got on the plane, I only woke up for the two meals that United served. By the time the plane landed in LA, I was well rested and overfed.
The weather was warm when I stepped out of the airport. I was totally overdressed with three layers of clothing on. The Boy's mom picked us up, and my parents picked me up at the Boy's house.
My parents were hungry for lunch since it was about 1:30PM, so I took them out to our usual Chinese restaurant but didn't eat much since I had no appetite.
After lunch, we shopped around a bit and then went home to take a nice walk around the block. I asked my mom if she noticed that I got a new pair of glasses, hoping that she'd like the trendier look. She suggested I get LASIK.
Later that night, the Boy and I met up to do some Christmas shopping for his nieces and nephew. He found out what his sister got for the kids and was determined to outdo her. We spent hours picking out two toys for each child. It's always fun shopping for kids since I run across the types of toys that I would have loved to get as a child. In pre-school and kindergarten, He-man and Voltron were my favorites. I watched the cartoons religiously and then re-enacted the scenes with a blanket tied around my neck for a cape and a stick for a sword. Most likely, my older, cooler boy cousin got me hooked on this. For Christmas, I wanted the castle set, complete with He-Man, BattleCat and Skeletor action figures. Neither my mom nor my relatives would get me this, though. These toys weren't for girls. I eventually got my wish when She-Ra (He-Man's sister) was introduced, and my mom bought me the She-Ra action figure. A couple of years later when I no longer played with my boy cousin, I was hooked on Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Ponies. For the Boy's nieces, I picked out a My Little Pony Amusement Park playset, the My Little Pony version of Memory, and a Cinderella MegaBlocks pumpkin/castle set. The Boy picked out his nephew's toys. It was 11PM by now, and 2AM on the East Coast, so we both went home and crashed.
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