I was going to stop writing this blog, and I may still stop. But I have a few minutes to kill…

We had an awesome time in Los Angeles. The weather was perfect. The AirBNB in Cypress (by Anaheim) was probably the best house I’ve ever rented. We got in and went to Universal Studios the next day, fighting through traffic. Matt threw up on the Simpsons ride. We were underwhelmed by Super Nintendo World.

The next day the girls went shopping at Downtown Disney. Matt, Jack and I went to an Angels game. We tried to find a public beach but everything we saw was packed beyond packed beyond packed – nowhere to park.

Sunday we picked up Ted at the airport and went out to eat at a pizza joint.

Monday was a magical day at Disneyworld. We got there right at 8am and stayed until 11:30PM. We park hopped between the two parks, and ate lunch at the Jazz Kitchen. Jack got Ted to buy a lightsaber. All was good.

Tuesday we tried to find a beach along the way to San Diego and finally found a nice little spot. We at our sandwiches then continued on to the beautiful city of San Diego. We went in to beautiful Petco Park to see the Padres play the hated Dodgers. I’d heard my whole life that Petco was one of the best (if not THE best) MLB stadium around, so expectations were high. And wow, did it deliver. We were part of the highest attendance ever in Petco’s history. It was a historic game where the Padres came back to tie in the 9th inning and won it in the 10th. The whole place was shaking. Matt and I went to the clubhouse store and had to wait in line for like 30 minutes to buy shirts. I have to say, the Padres fanbase is big. They are lucky too.

Wednesday we flew home.

Jack turns 14 tomorrow. I remember when I was 14, because that is my favorite number. 14 is when Ted came home from the Army and brought his no-name Eddie Van Halen rip-off guitar home with him, forever changing my life.

I just bought tickets for a summer 2025 trip to Seward. It is going to be beyond awesome, like the awesomist trip ever. It will have an overnight stay in Chicago, flying out of ORD at a decent time of day, staying the night in Anchorage, taking the scenic train to Seward, another whaling boat trip, a climb up Mt Marathon, Fireworks (4th of July), a parade, and more. I’m glad that Laina is going because I really want her to see Alaska and just how beautiful it is. Everyone should get to visit.

Maybe we’ll get to go on another cruise too. Or maybe a roadtrip to Dollywood. Life is good. I have no complaints.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot – I’ve been going crazy print ZOU3D animals on the 3D printers. We had our big yard sale and I sold a decent number of animals there. That proves that there is a market (how big, I’m not sure). One lady bought some animals for her two kids then returned later, saying that the third kid wanted some too. So it’s been fun, running my little business, keeping busy printing, and all that. I’m in the Flow when I’m printing something. I know that I can always tweak something to make the next batch better, and I know that I have the skill to do it. It’s a lot of fun!