GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I'm in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 By the way...who is this Westward Ho you are speaking of? :rofl3: BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 By the way...who is this Westward Ho you are speaking of? :rofl3: Ya know, I had the same exact thought, but you know me....I tend to keep my thoughts to myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lklasing 16 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I'm totally in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 By the way...who is this Westward Ho you are speaking of? :rofl3:Maybe it's foreshadowing ?!?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 By the way...who is this Westward Ho you are speaking of? :rofl3:She's the 8th dwarf. You don't hear much about her since her arrest for solicitation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Humphrey Bear…Rob 42 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I thought that the 8th dwarf was "Sleezy"...?Late but in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I thought that the 8th dwarf was "Sleezy"...?Late but inThat's just her stripper name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 First?? Disneyland!!!!! Woo hoo, bring it on! And BTW....the stadium is the LA Coliseum, I believe. And that's an old arena near USC. Yes, your first!!!!! I'm so glad you aren't making us wait!!!After the first installment, we got busy, but may be able to post another update tonite if Photobucket cooperates The mountain pics are beautiful!I thought so too!!! Have never seen mountains like that before! Fourth!!! That's a flippin record for me. And what Beckers said. :) Ok I'm calling 3rd since Beckers posted twice. Love the shots from the plane!!Yep, I'd say 3rd! Technically....I'd consider you third. Cause Beckers posted twice and all. Jinx! I edited my post just as you were posting. :rofl2:And now ya'll are hoggin page 1 Fourth or fifth, but whose counting I'm here.Glad you are here!! This page one could be dedicated to all of us boring folks who are sitting home on Friday evening. There have been MANY Friday evenings when I've been there! I'm in!Greenbrier yummmm.Looking forward to more of your report.We thought Greenbriar was a fitting start to our trip! Hey, who you calling boring??Twasn't me!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 :doublebeer:It's a party! Wow, I am super jealous at the cost for your trip!Hope you're having a wonderful time :)It was paid for with endless nights in hotels working way too many hours and many hours in an airplane!! We are having a blast! I'm in. Great pictures from the plane. Looking forward to the rest of the trip.Thanks for reading! I'm in. Can't wait to hear more.Thanks! more to come soon! Yes that LA. Coliseum and the LA Memorial Sports Arena.Carol actually flew just north of it so she's looking south. And if you look to southwest of the stadium you'll see were I spent most of my freshman year, in that darn swimming pool. Lol.USC is directly north of the stadium and the Staples Center, home of the LA Lakers, is about 2-3 miles north of USC.I'll have to take your word for it :) Ok wait. I'm mistaken. That is the Olympic pool and dive well. I think. Our pool was about 7-8 blocks north on campus. You can't see it in Carol's picture.OK :) First Page?Looking forward to your adventure!Yep, still first page! I'm in too! Really looking forward to this TR.Thanks for reading! May be late, but I am here now.Never too late to start reading a trip report! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Count me in!!Thanks for reading! Can't wait to read the rest!!More coming soon Reading along, looks great so farThanks! I am in and reading to get excited for our trip this summer. You will have fun Jason!! and if you haven't already, get that Premier Pass, most meals we've had have been 15% off and merchandise is 20% off! I'm in! :) Were you two of different planes? Wow... I was born in S. Cali and still have extended family down there, but it's been years (and TV does such a good job of making things super pretty) that I had all but forgotten just how bad the smog can be. Yuck! So, anniversary trip...right? Congratulations!! :heartsmiley:Yes, we were on two separate planes. I put Rick on the Delta direct flight with both suitcases and the ECV, and I had a plane change on United in San Francisco with carryon only. I left Atlanta about 2 hours before Rick did, but we landed within 30 minutes of each other. When I landed, Rick said he was waiting at baggage claim 3. When I got down there, no Rick, but what I soon discovered is I landed at terminal 7 and he was at terminal 5, so I had a bit of a hike to get to him, but it all worked out. Yes, our anniversary was Feb 24th, but we picked April because Rick's birthday is April 4th and mine is May 1st, so we're celebrating all three events! I'm in! Thanks!!!! By the way...who is this Westward Ho you are speaking of? :rofl3:LOL!!!! Ya know, I had the same exact thought, but you know me....I tend to keep my thoughts to myself. Yeah right!!!! I'm totally in! Cool! Maybe it's foreshadowing ?!?!Eh..... maybe..... maybe not...... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 She's the 8th dwarf. You don't hear much about her since her arrest for solicitation.I thought that the 8th dwarf was "Sleezy"...?Late but inThat's just her stripper name.Ya'll all need a hobby :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Have some time to continue this report.... We have now both landed at LAX, gotten our luggage, found our shuttle stop, and made our way to Anaheim. FYI - We used SuperShuttle. Very similar to how Mears shuttle works in Orlando. You can book a round trip online. You proceed to the SuperShuttle stop out on the sidewalk, check in with the host, and wait on them to call you to a van. We needed an accessible shuttle, so that took a few minutes more. We were loaded up with one other family, and actually made pretty good time to Anaheim. We were the first stop. Our hotel. Hotel Indigo Anaheim on Katella. It is about 3/4 of a mile from the Disney gates, and is part of the IHG Rewards hotel group where I collect my stay points from my work travel. This is an AWESOME hotel. We booked a standard king room, but were upgraded to a mini suite, with 2 queens, a sofa sleeper, mini fridge, and lots of extra room. The hotel was recently converted from Holiday Inn Express to Indigo, and it is really amazing. I'll have some room pictures soon. But anyway, here are a few pictures of our afternoon upon arrival. We didn't have any plans, except for dinner, and acquainting ourselves with the area a bit. The daily sky picture (and so far, every day has been exactly the same!) Looking down the road from our hotel towards Harbor Blvd If you head down Katella in the other direction, you will run into Garden Walk mall. It has several good restaurants, a movie theater, and some high end shops. Some of the restaurants are California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory, PF Changs, McCormick and Schmitts, and our destination, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company If you need something from your server, you flip it over to this sign and that is picture limit.... more to come Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Now for our dinner! Appetizer. Those are some kind of potato bacon cheese bites I had the It's Stuffed Shrimp Rick had the shrimp feast Now we are wandering back to our hotel This fountain was at the hotel next door Now we are heading towards Disney. Since we had bought our Premier APs in Florida, we were told we needed to stop by Guest Relations to activate them on Disneyland's system. and that's all that has uploaded so far..... and it's bedtime... More later! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lklasing 16 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Bubba Gumps looks really cool, and y'all look like you're having a great time. Looking forward to the next installment! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Bubba Gump's...that place looks super cute :) I'm not a seafood person, but Tom likes it so we'd probably have to stop in!! Weather and hotel both look nice! Excited to hear the rest :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 The shrimp feast looks excellent. I wish we were somewhere with all that sun.Rainouts rule the day here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 That sky and weather is beautiful and why SoCal is so expensive. Great looking hotel. And great location. Wish that hotel was redone before our last visit. We would have stayed there. Instead we were jut south of you at the Embassy Suites. We had to take a shuttle to Disney were you got to walk. Lucky! Did you have a room facing the parks? Great pix. Keep em coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Bubba Gump looks like a neat place to eat, and that shrimp looks delicious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 It's a dreary, rainy Monday here. Seeing beautiful blue sky and palm trees is wonderful. Oh and all that delicious shrimp. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Looks like you've had a good start. My uncle's pathology lab used to be on Katella. It's been years since I've been in that area and from the little bit you've shown it appears to have change quite a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 We usually go to Bubba Gump when we are in Gatlinburg. Did they do the trivia questions there too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Solid middle of page 3 bragging rights for me. I'm glad that you like the hotel. That's where we almost stayed in December, until a better deal on a closer hotel popped up. I'm also glad to hear that you're enjoying great weather. I hope that continues for you. Have you ever eaten at the Bubba Gump's at Universal Studios in Florida? I imagine they're the same. Keep it coming. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Sadly no Premier AP or AP at all for me. Had N awesome deal fall I. My lap to get the driveway paved. Just couldn't pass. Between that and my compromised card the money just wasn't there. Enjoying your report so far though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Sadly no Premier AP or AP at all for me. Had N awesome deal fall I. My lap to get the driveway paved. Just couldn't pass. Between that and my compromised card the money just wasn't there. Enjoying your report so far though. That sounds way too responsible. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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