Weekend Getaway

We did a quick get-away with the kids this weekend. We went a couple nights to Monterey - last year we took the kids and went to the Aquarium - they had a Great White Shark and they let it back into the wild - well another one got hurt this year so they got another one. I love the weather and the ocean so it was a fun trip.

Before we got to go though - we had a scare - my grandma wasn't doing well in the hospital and we feared for the worst - I dashed out there, the men were golfing so the kids watched themselves for a while until Linda picked them up for me - so she had all 10 little kiddies for a while. But grandma pulled out and is ok now - she is fiesty! I was planning on being there for about 2 hours but right when I left a new doctor came - he was fantastic!!! He took about 25 mins explaining things to me & my grandpa so I stayed - but the only bad part is the meter ran out so I got my first parking ticket!! Oh well, well worth it.

Ian is really cute - he was our tour guide - he got the map and directed us exactly where he wanted us to go. He wants to be an Oceanographer - he told us that last year and I thought he'd forget about it - but he always says it so we'll have to see! He led us straight to the Octopus first...


Before we got to the Aquarium though we had a nightmare time with our hotel - last year the hotel we stayed in - rhymes with Whyatt - didn't have heat until 3am - mind you it was between Christmas and New Years when we went last year. This year we thought - hummm, there are a lot of us we should get a Suite, so we went to the Embassy - when we got there - only one room left - a smoking room, when we opened the door you could smell the reeking without stepping foot inside. No Thanks. They called another hotel for us - said to come back the next night for free - and we had to pay for 2 rooms - unfortunately it was quaint, but it was near like a cute downtown walkway, apparently people like to sit at all hours of the night on the benches and TALK LOUDLY......oh well.

We had breakfast and then rode one of those bikes for everyone - poor Mike did most of the work - my hip was acting up so I'd just help on the uphill portions and rest on the other parts. It was fun though.


Later we took the kids to indoor miniature golf - they do the black light inside - it was super fun.

The next night we went back to the Embassy at 6pm...the room wasn't clean - it was the "presidential suite" whatever - so they were going to give us dinner so we said, okay, clean the room we'll go eat. Then they only wanted to give us 50% of the dinner, I told them to check - hellllooo - we have 4 kid meals and 2 regular meals - it was super cheap - we weren't buying filet mingon & lobster and wine - it was $60 - finally they comped us......but here is the kicker.....

wait for it..................we get up to "The Presidential Suite" - it has 3 rooms basically - a sitting room with a love seat and a TV, a room with a dining room table and couch & fridge, and the master bedroom with one king size bed....well the couches were couches and NOT hideaway beds!!! We only had the ONE bed for all 6 of us! So we still had to call down and get roll-away beds. What an adventure...the kids had a great time.


Well now we are gearing up for Thanksgiving. I'm so thankful for my friends & family and where we live - so many things we are blessed with....hope you all have a wonderful holiday.