Sunday, February 15, 2009

Sisters Weekend Slide Show



As you can see from the slide show I had a blast. For a moment I almost didn't go because Holden got really sick with a fever and throwing up. He had it for 2 days. But I still went and glad that I did. On the Friday after dropping off kids where they needed to be I met up with Chris in Vegas and had breakfast. We were only together for an hour and then he had an appointment to get to. I then had 5 more hours of driving. I have to say having a quiet car was WONDERFUL. I got to enjoy a book on my mp3 player.

I arrived at our hotel first. Alison and Heidi showed up about 30 min later. We didn't go out because it was down pouring rain. We were kinda bummed. So we talked, watched movies, ordered pizza, talked about our families. Then we went to bed.

The next morning we got on our Grumpy shirts and hats and headed to Disneyland. It was raining for a few minutes in the morning, but our prayers were answered and it cleared up. We rode everything in the park. The longest we had to wait in a line was 25 minutes and that was for the Matterhorn. Everything else was 5-15 min. It was fun. We even went to Fantasy land and went on all the kid rides. After finishing everything in the park we went shopping in Downtown Disney. We pretty much went into every store. If was nice not having our husbands hurrying us along since this is the part they hate. We then left the park and went out to dinner to Denny's and by this time it was raining again. We went to our rooms and got in PJ's and enjoyed some wonderful treats that Alison made (pumpkin cookies, pumpkin dip with graham crackers, banana bread and tons of chocolate).

The next morning which is Sunday it was raining really hard so we decided to hang out in our rooms and be lazy. We watched 27 dresses and then got ready in the t-shirts Alison had made for us that said "Sisters Weekend 09" we also wore hates that said Evil on them since we are the evil sisters. he he.... We arrived to California Adventure around 2pm which was good because they were closed all morning because of the rain. I had never been there so it was a new experience for me and loved it. We rode everything and the lines were 10 min waits. I have never seen the parks so empty. We loved the roller coaster the best. We rode it 3 times. Soaring over California was amazing too, it felt like you were flying. But my favorite part of the entire day was dragging my sisters on the Tower of Terror. The entire time in line I was teasing them. I was laughing so hard and I have to say Alison looked a little flush right before we got on the ride. We were in the front row and needless to say Heidi and Alison had their eyes shut the entire time and I was laughing and enjoying myself. We bought the picture that they take when your on the ride. I was smiling and sure enough Heidi and Ali had their hands over their eyes. It was a priceless picture. Alison bought her a pin saying she survived the tower of terror. For those who don't know what that ride is, you are in an elevator and it takes you up and then drops you and it does it about 4 times in a row. IT WAS A RUSH!!!!

I was a little bummed because my camera battery died so I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted. Alison and Heidi are suppose to send me their pictures and if there any that are different from what I posted I will add them later. We left when the park closed and went to Denny's again for dinner. We were so tired. We went straight to bed. The next morning which was Monday we got all ready and packed up and watched another movie and then had to say our goodbyes. I didn't show tears until after I got into the car and was alone. I loved the time we spent together and the bonding that we had. I can't wait until next year when Heidi is the one in charge.

My drive home was a long one. Very bad weather. Rain in the lower elevations and tons of snow in the higher. I even pulled off to the side of the road so the snow plow could clear the road for me. It was very tense. My neck and shoulders hurt really bad, by the time I got home. I was happy to see my family. I did miss them. I got all the kids a big sucker and told them where I went. They were bummed they didn't come but glad I had fun. Holden loved the fact I saw Buzz Light year and Woody.

Anyway, this last week was busy getting home life back in order. But I hope you have enjoyed reading about my weekend. I will never forget it.

11 comments:

TisforTonya said...

yeah... 'cause I wasn't already jealous enough :)

glad you got out and enjoyed your sisters - sometimes a girl just needs to be a girl instead of a mom for a day or two!!!

Paige said...

You guys know how to have fun! Loved all the pics!

Mark and Kellie said...

Sounds like you had a fun time! OK Chris, are you ready for our guys only trip to all the major league baseball parks?

DJ Shanks said...

Wow! That looks and sounds like fun! I know you deserved a getaway! I hope you got more than 3 hours of sleep! I can't imagine how you have functioned on that! It makes me so tired to think about. Good luck with all you're doing. I'm glad you got to have a sisters weekend. We'll have to do that. You'll be in charge -- what can top Disneyland?!

jillha said...

Fun!!! That's so great you three spend time together like that. Glad you made it home safe.

Meg said...

What a blast!!! And, what a great idea! I have sisters...we should do stuff like that together! Thanks for sharing! I love the pictures!

Mom G said...

So glad you are home safely and had a great time. That will be something to always remember. Hope we can do a "girls only" experience sometime after I get out to Utah. It was fun to see your pictures and hear about the adventures of the "evil sisters"!

Steve and Kim said...

So fun! Loved the pictures - brought back good memories. Glad you and your sisters had such a great time!

Annette said...

What fun! The pics look great. It would be fun without kids slowing you down.

LJ said...

Loved the pictures! It sounded like a wonderful trip and I just love the idea of a sisters getaway every year. What a perfect time to go to Disneyland too when it is less crowded! It was so fun to read all about your adventures. Maybe we could start planning a sisters/sister in law getaway for the Gibson ladies too! I would happily be in charge if everyone else was in- I know it may be hard because of work schedules and new babies and everything- but we have to do SOMETHING since the reunions are no longer now... Anyway, the Grumpy shirts and Evil hats (you should get Kim one of those- she named her Wii Sims tow E-ville!) was such a fun idea too. Thanks for sharing your trip adventures too. I'm sure Chris missed you tons and was relieved to have you back. Now you get a cruise with no kids to look forward to- I'm only just a tiny bit jealous! :)

Mark and Kellie said...

Cruise? What's this about a cruise? Did Chris outdo my $5.00 Valentine present for Kellie?