The last week feels like it was 3 weeks wrapped into one. It was very busy and fun and I’ve quite enjoyed myself. In Utah, the Dave Matthews Band concert was CANCELED for the second year in a row. It is just not meant to be!!! We couldn’t believe that this could happen again. But it did. And just like last year, we tried to make the most of it. Probably the highlight of the trip was going out with my cuz and riding Segways through Thanksgiving Point gardens. Neither of us had been on one before and neither of us can wait to do it again. It is seriously so fun. I also got to visit with some family and it was really nice to see everyone. We ate lots of delicious food and hung out with the kids and just enjoyed the few days we were together. I’m so grateful that they let me stay and took the time to keep me entertained!

When I returned home, my brother, sister and nephew came to visit for the long weekend. My sister also brought a friend who was celebrating a birthday. She had never been to Disneyland before and since you can get in free on your birthday, we decided we just HAD to go. We were taking a huge risk going, not only on a Saturday, but the Saturday of a holiday weekend. And it totally paid off. The crowds were relatively mild and the weather wasn’t too extreme. So we had a great time and even got on most of the rides. Not to mention, my nephew was just a dream – well-behaved, liked seeing Mickey, enjoyed the rides, had fun dancing and running around the park. Everything was “Coooool.” It couldn’t have been much better. (Phew!)

While they were here, we all went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach too. None of us had been there before so it was cool to see the place. The price was right – only $12 to get in on a Sunday evening and it was much bigger than I imagined. But unfortunately, the nephew had enough sight-seeing and after about an hour, it was time for a meltdown. Poor guy. We really wear him out when he’s here!! After looking at all the fishies, we decided on sushi for dinner (sounds so wrong) and he sat patiently through that. So he ended up getting himself together and being a good boy the rest of the night. Couldn’t ask for more. The sushi was great as usual and after dinner we watched a movie on PPV and got a little rest.

Everyone left on Monday and as usual the visit felt too short. I miss them, but I’m so glad my sister took the drive all the way here for just a couple days. We finished up the weekend playing a little poker with our friends. It was a lot of activities crammed into one week, and I’m still wondering where the time went. Labor Day has passed and summer is officially over. The holidays are right around the corner. In the blink of an eye it will be 2010.

Oy!