My grandpa, my mom, and me getting ready to go on Star Tours at Disneyland
My mom and I went on a little trip last week. We went to southern California to visit my grandpa and his wife. They will be moving to Peru by March (that’s where she’s from) and building a hotel there so we knew that it could potentially be a lot of years until we are able to see them again.
It was a fun time. My mom, my grandpa, his wife, and I went to Disneyland. We had a great time. As I had been there with the kids in October, it was like the continuation of that trip almost, for me. I got to go on all the really good rides that I didn’t get to go on last time. Hailey is technically tall enough to go on everything but she is a big chicken. I managed to get her on the Indiana Jones ride and she has been mad at me ever since- it terrified her.
We ate so much on this trip. Latin cultures are known for the ability to feed you until you think you will quite literally burst open. My grandpa’s wife does this. She ordered in Peruvian food from a place one night and cooked her own Peruvian food another night. Everything was so delicious and it’s offensive to her if you don’t take second helpings. So to be extra nice, I had thirds on some things.
Aside from that, there were all kinds of restaurants and since we are from a town with very very limited dining options, we were more than willing to eat out whenever possible on the trip.
So needless to say, I packed on a few extra pounds. Oh well, such is life. Food is enjoyable and I can lose the weight. In fact, I may have already, I haven’t weighed in a few days. I’ve been running again so it’s quite possible. I really missed running. I missed that euphoria that kicks in about halfway through a run and the feeling of accomplishment afterward. It’s almost cleansing in a weird way. Any frustrations or aggression I have, I run through and by the time I’m done it is gone. Probably just out of mere exhaustion but… it’s gone anyway.
On another note, I will soon be doing a review and giveaway for a Packit lunch bag. But if you just can’t wait for me and want to enter for a giveaway now, click that link and like their page. They’ll be doing their own giveaway when their facebook page hits 2,000 likes.
