Second Trip To L.A.

I caught a second wind after being sick for a while and when DH said " Do you want to fly to L.A. with the kids on Friday?"...I was like " Hell, yeah!!".
Anything that would get me out of the house .

DH have been flying back & forth to L.A. for several weeks now and this week he couldn't come home because of some big company meeting he has to attend. Instead of him flying home , me & the kids came and spend Friday evening with him ( w/c btw is his bday ).

I remember thinking while packing our stuff that this might flight might turn out really good or really bad . The last time we were in an airplane with the kids was when Shinjo was still crawling and he just slept through the entire flight.
Now I dunno what to expect or how is he going to tolerate being inside a plane ,strapped in his seat for a couple of hours.

At the airport....I forgot how strict the security system are.
I had to take off our shoes and put the stroller,back pack and other stuff in the conveyor..."whew...what a hassle"

I thought we were late because of the rush hour traffic but the plane was about an hour late so me and the kids just hung out at the airport lounge looking at the planes taking off.

While in the plane.... Boy it's so Tiny!!!!
I felt bad for any person who has any weigh problem flying in this small planes.
It's so small and compact that you are literaly touching elbows with the person next to you.
I've always flown in jumbo jets so when we board the plane , I was like " oh gees..I hope the kids wont freak out and feel claustrophobic".

Two hours flight to LAX airport...
Everything went smooth..
The pretty flight attendant served drinks and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
Shinjo was doing really good looking out of the window and eating ice chips ( yeah I know it weird but he kept asking for ice cubes w/c I had to bite with my teeth to break them into smaller pieces so he wont choke). Princess did ok too. She had to use the bathroom and she was brave enough to ask the flight attendant for help because mommy had to stay with her little brother.

LA airport was huge!!!
Our luggage took so long to arrive and by this time Shinjo is already getting tired and cranky.About 30 mins later we got all of our 3 black duffel bags and DH is waiting outside to pick us up.

It was hot & humid in LA. I think it was about 85 degrees but the sky was so clear and stars were out that night. It was a beautiful night arriving at L.A.

Princess Posing At The Airport Waiting Area. Kids Fell asleep almost immediately after arriving at the hotel

After having dinner , kids were out sleeping like a rock
The next day , we drove around town and into Malibu.
It was a pretty sight and so many people having picnic near the beach , some biking, some rollerblading. It was a beautiful place ..no wonder the rich and famous prefers to live in this area.

The Famous Hollywood Sign. Inside Universal Studio Where They Shot The War Of The World

The Universal Studio Theme Park. We didn't go inside, we just drove around lurking & taking pictures

The Beautiful Malibu.No wonder the rich & famous prefers to live here.

Monday, DH is back to the office and me and kids are hanging out in the hotel watching movie. We might take a swim at the pool later when the sun isn't too hot anymore.

I'm Back..sorta:)

Geesh it's been 3 weeks since my last post.

March and April have not been good to me...I mean I have been getting off and on this misserable allergy and when you two kids relying on you every single day you just can't afford to get sick. I just keep telling my mind that everything's gonna be okay ( pat myself in the back).

Warning to all mothers out there who uses different house hold cleaners because they can be toxic. My biggest suspision was I got expose to a very strong carpet spray cleaner and I forgot to use rubber gloves. The same night I started having hives all over my body and my hands just itch like hell!!!! Then my immune system crashed and I started sniffing and caughing......uughhhhhh!!! You get the picture...not very pretty , yah..it was quite a sorry state of me.

I got over it but the itch in my hands remained...grrrrrr!!
Now I'm so paranoid with everything I touch.
But I can help using spray or any kind of cleaner like in the bathroom or the kitchen...
So I got sick again and back to the doc for the 2nd time.....took some blood samples ( Yikes I just hate that coz everytime I go to a lab to get my blood drawn my veins retrieve into hiding ). Thank god we have good insurance plan. Grabeh ang mahal magkasakit dito sa tate..sa totoong gulay lang :(

I can't wait to get healthy again.....ayaw ko na mag take ng benadril for my hives coz it just makes me so drowsy.

Update On Our House:

Ang tagal din pala ng procedures dito when you want to build a house.
We started in January and nothing got done till all the permits and financial stuff were all in place. So far the picture below is what it looks like now. I don't know when its going to be finish but I am quite excited...di ko lang pinapahalata :)

Some trees and bushes were cleared and the ground was leveled so that they can start building the foundation. We will come back next week and check in on the progress

That's all I have for now.
I hope I'll get back on my feet again and will have more interesting topic to post.

Ciao!

L.A. Stay Got Extended

More work was assigned to DH and so we had to stay with him another week here in Beverly Hills. For some complicated issues about billing and distance from work etch etch .. we had to check-in into 3 different hotels around LA. This one that we are staying right now is the most expensive one among the 3 hotels that we stayed but its also the one that I'm the least comfortable..Why?? Because its just too fancy for me.. I don't know if I'm from a different planet but every time we go out I see people that all look like movie stars or models. I've never seen so many pretty faces wearing designer clothes and shoes and purses. Our hotel is a few minutes walk to the vary famous Rodeo Drive where swanky designer shops and boutique lined the street. The kids and I went there to take some pics. If I only have millions of dollars , this is the place to shop , unfortunately my wallet is only good for Target store maybe Macy's if they're having a sale. Its just nice to actually see this place that I often hear on entertainment news . I was hoping to sight some movie stars but no luck but I saw a lot of cool cars ,porche,Maserati,corvette,Lamborghini etch etch..they are all just park out on the street. It must be really nice to have x-amount of money to spend .

Rodeo Drive is only 3 blocks long but its probably THE most expensive three blocks of shops in the world

Lots of people were walking around Rodeo drive that day and many of them are like me, just taking pictures and not planning on spending hard earned money here

We were debating whether to take the kids to Disneyland or not coz we thought they might be still too young to enjoy and remember this trip but then we thought we may never have this chance again ( who knows) and since hotel,gas and food are paid for the company then we might as well to some touristy stuff while we're here. So last weekend we Grant took "three" kids to see Disneyland Park ( I'm the 3rd kid lols )

Here are some pictures of us at Disneyland Park. We went there 2x and the pictures we took during the day was not in this computer. I will post the rest of the pics later.

Its totally worth every penny when you visit this place.The kids were just so excited and happy

Shinjo didn't like this ride. I was scared myself

Shinjo and Princess will have plenty of memories to remind them of this trip

The Dumbo Flight ride was one of the kids' favorite

This was taken at about the closing time of the park which was 12 midnight but the kids are still wide awake

Princess' chillin at the lobby of the hotel

More pics later.