Our Santa Cruz Trip

Our trip turned out to be so much fun. Here we were all worried and stressed out that the fire was going to ruin it, we were so wrong. The trip up was great. Mikey took a good nap, and never once asked the dreaded question "are we there yet". He is such a pleasure to take on trips. So we arrived at our campsite, it was great. As usual I have to do the setting up before I can do anything. I am such a neat/control freak when it comes to camping. I have to have everything set up and in place, from the floor mat, to the table cover -Everything. That is one thing Mike does appreciate is how organized I am. Our friends Jim and Esme laughed and said that I brought so much stuff, but did I want for anything....nope.

So Friday night, we just hung out and had a simple dinner, and went to bed around 11. Driving and setting up take alot out of a person. The next morning I woke up and made my famous breakfast skillet for breakfast burritos. It's always a hit. That was a great morning, I started off with a bloody mary and continued drinking Mimosa's throughout the day. It was great, I had a buzz all day. After breakfast we went to Capitola and the kids played on the beach and the ladies went shopping. Pearl and I got some adorable shirts. Later that evening back at camp, I made a great simple dinner of carne asada and fresh salsa with tortillas. Then we went and got into the jacuzzi. I slept like a baby.

On Sunday we went to the Boardwalk. It was so much fun. I forgot there was so much to do there. The only disappointing part was that it was cold, so we didn't get to enjoy the beach like I would have liked to. We rode some rides, played some games, and again did a little shopping.

The campground itself was really cool. Very family oriented. It was so nice having full hook ups. I had my DVD player hooked up, listening to music, heating my curling iron and blow drying my hair at the same time. How great is that? They also had nice, hot, clean showers. Such a plus, and the bathrooms were nice and clean. They had an arcade room, and a train, a jumping pillow (like a bounce house w/o walls), movie's on an outdoor screen every night and so much more.

It was such a fun and relaxing trip. We were never "in a hurry". That's one thing I love about Mike. He never makes me feel like I am rushed on trips. We just take it easy. Mikey had a great time. We love our little tent trailer. We sleep so good and comfy. Well back home now for a week and then were off again to LA.