a little bit of {EIGHTEEN} and a whole lot of California

So, I haven't had the chance to blog the last few
days. But, yesterday, June 25, my dear 
Melissa Lynn Willard turned eighteen!! 
woot! The day before she had a little family get
together and I was able to join, along with Cody,
Robby, and Scott, to celebrate the occasion. We 
had cake, cupcakes, and icecream. Along with salad 
and biscuits. She opened presents. And then we 
played some phase 10. And then we went home to 
sleep/attempt to pack for California.

So yesterday, we hopped in the car around 11:00 and left!

The drive was longish. But it went by quite 

quickly. A lot of sticklies were partaken of.. 

not very comfortable. We went to a carnival that 

night after dinner and whatnot. It was expensive, 

but overall pretty cool. We rode a ridevcalled 

xtreme. Trust me, extreme it was.

Really fun though. 

Today we woke up late.. but then we headed over to

Randon's apartment, where Cody and Scott are 

staying, and we made french toast! Oh baby. 

It was enough to kill us.

It wasn't thoroughly cooked.. And not

very good. The attempt of making it was given a

full effort, but it just didn't turn out..

So then we headed to the beach. And I can tell

you that none of us expected the cool weather

that we have received.. We all packed shorts and

short sleeve shirts. Not jackets. Those weren't

even considered a packing option. Nope. The beach

was overcast.. and quite chilly. There were giant

seagulls attacking Cody's backpack. And squirrels 

eating our cookies. Overall a pretty solid day.

Now we're back at Randon's apartment. Melissa,

Cody and Scott are in the other room watching a

movie. So I supposed I should go join them so they

don't think I'm ignoring them. ha! But I had to 

come into the living room for an internet connection.

Anywho. Cali is treating us well. Two more days! 

Wish us luck of returning with tan bodies!

Also, I'm sorry I didn't include pictures of all

these magnificent events. The internet is too slow

for me to take the time of doing that.. so. Bare 

with me. They'll be on facebook sometime next week.

And I'll possibly post a few on her. (: woot!

So. Here's to Melissa's eighteenth, California,

and the longest blog post I've ever created! {I think} (: