Category: 2009 California Trip

Today was Yulia’s Spa day. We got her a half-day spa treatment in the Spa section of the Wine cave. She had the first appointment of the day, and that … Continue reading Rhymes with orange

We found a nice Kennel to babysit Oscar for the day, which was perfect. We made plans to go to Six Flags park, and the other option was for one … Continue reading Africa Hot

We went for a morning swim, and after that and some coffee, we got ready to head out to the wineries. We took a while getting ready, and left for … Continue reading Wrong glass, Sir…

I was surprised to find out this morning that this was our last day in San Francisco. I could have sworn that we had another day, but apparently not. That’s … Continue reading To the Wine Cave!

I finally switched pens after most of the trip. I use a Moleskine notebook for daily notes, and have some small metal pens that I have been using so far. … Continue reading Who walked a crooked mile…

We took the cable car from directly in from of the hotel. We weren’t exactly sure how the whole system worked for tickets and everything so we basically just jumped … Continue reading Hello Dali

We got out of Anaheim as early as we could, every time we drive through LA we get stuck in some horrible mess of traffic, so this time we used … Continue reading Smack forehead here for 500 points

Last Day in Anaheim. Despite a total lack of sleep, we still got to the park plaza around 9-ish. We decided to start the day at California Adventure for a … Continue reading Wheel. Of. Fish.

We got an early start today. We were out of the hotel and on the shuttle by 830. most days we couldn’t get out before 9:45 or so, so this … Continue reading Steamboat Oscar

As expected, the crowds were light on the 5th. Pretty much everyone who had been at Disney the night before was too tired to show up the next day. Except … Continue reading Tigga, Please…

After exiting the shuttle bus, Oscar ran, dragging us on his leash, to the Disney Kennel Club. He seems very excited to be able to get some sleep after staying … Continue reading A safe insane 4th

Oscar the wiener dog made sure that we didn’t sleep too long. He started baking early to valiantly defend us from the cleaning lady. We loaded a sleeping Sasha into … Continue reading Dog Tired