We returned home yesterday afternoon and boy was it bittersweet.
We were so happy to see the kids again, but returning to the "real world" wasn't too much fun after being in paradise for a few days. The Terranea Oceanfront Resort was amazing to say the least. We were greeted with champagne as we entered the resort and right away we recognized some basketball stars that were checking out from their stay. Rumor had it that Rashard Lewis had gotten married there the night before and he had a lot of teammates there as guests to the wedding. I'm sorry, he's the only name that I was given, otherwise I would have listed them too. After checking in, we went up to our room which was magnificent. From the ocean side view, to the incredible bed with a million pillows, I could have easily moved in :) We continued our stay with a day at Universal Studios on Monday and instead of a day at the beach on Tuesday, we decided to stay at the resort (because you literally didn't need to leave, they had everything there). Our day at Universal Studios was really fun and jam packed full of excitement. We were given VIP passes and we had our own tour guides. These guides brought us to the front of every line, treated us to a buffet lunch, and never left us alone at all. We went from one ride/attraction to the next without even a break. The 360/3D King Kong was the most incredible attraction we saw all day, just mind blowing how they do that. We were on the tram ride at the time and we thought we were going to be eaten alive by King Kong. At one point, King Kong is fighting with a dinosaur and there's apparently blood splatter, but they were really spraying us with water. I literally brought my hands to my face (in the dark) to see that it wasn't actually blood! I'm so gullible :) The only bummer about the trip was the drive to and from, it was about 45 minutes, which kinda sucked. However, that's the way it goes when you travel to a resort :) Another fun thing that happened was that I got to meet Jenni from the hit show Flipping Out on Bravo. I watch that show all the time, it's currently on my DVR, so when I met her I was the one who was flipping out :) We went to a dinner buffet the first night and were mingling with the other guests when I thought I saw somebody that looked familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it. My actual first thought was that she looked like Julia Louis-Dreyfus a little (from Seinfeld). Then it dawned on me who she actually was, Jenni Pulos. I was then told that she was one of the Old Spaghetti Factory owner's cousin! OMG, now I remember! We were at a dinner with her several years ago when she mentioned that she was going to be on a new show coming up, but I completely forgot all about it. Now, I watch her show all the time because I love it and I had no idea that it was their cousin :)
how funny. Anyway, I had my picture taken with Jenni and it was really fun to sit and chat about the show with her. She's very nice and down to earth, a real sweet person.
We were so happy to see the kids again, but returning to the "real world" wasn't too much fun after being in paradise for a few days. The Terranea Oceanfront Resort was amazing to say the least. We were greeted with champagne as we entered the resort and right away we recognized some basketball stars that were checking out from their stay. Rumor had it that Rashard Lewis had gotten married there the night before and he had a lot of teammates there as guests to the wedding. I'm sorry, he's the only name that I was given, otherwise I would have listed them too. After checking in, we went up to our room which was magnificent. From the ocean side view, to the incredible bed with a million pillows, I could have easily moved in :) We continued our stay with a day at Universal Studios on Monday and instead of a day at the beach on Tuesday, we decided to stay at the resort (because you literally didn't need to leave, they had everything there). Our day at Universal Studios was really fun and jam packed full of excitement. We were given VIP passes and we had our own tour guides. These guides brought us to the front of every line, treated us to a buffet lunch, and never left us alone at all. We went from one ride/attraction to the next without even a break. The 360/3D King Kong was the most incredible attraction we saw all day, just mind blowing how they do that. We were on the tram ride at the time and we thought we were going to be eaten alive by King Kong. At one point, King Kong is fighting with a dinosaur and there's apparently blood splatter, but they were really spraying us with water. I literally brought my hands to my face (in the dark) to see that it wasn't actually blood! I'm so gullible :) The only bummer about the trip was the drive to and from, it was about 45 minutes, which kinda sucked. However, that's the way it goes when you travel to a resort :) Another fun thing that happened was that I got to meet Jenni from the hit show Flipping Out on Bravo. I watch that show all the time, it's currently on my DVR, so when I met her I was the one who was flipping out :) We went to a dinner buffet the first night and were mingling with the other guests when I thought I saw somebody that looked familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it. My actual first thought was that she looked like Julia Louis-Dreyfus a little (from Seinfeld). Then it dawned on me who she actually was, Jenni Pulos. I was then told that she was one of the Old Spaghetti Factory owner's cousin! OMG, now I remember! We were at a dinner with her several years ago when she mentioned that she was going to be on a new show coming up, but I completely forgot all about it. Now, I watch her show all the time because I love it and I had no idea that it was their cousin :)
how funny. Anyway, I had my picture taken with Jenni and it was really fun to sit and chat about the show with her. She's very nice and down to earth, a real sweet person.
Wow I almost forgot to mention my day at the spa! I was greeted by a soft spoken gentleman by the name of Micah and he brought me back to the room. I was first going to have a therapeutic massage, but I was afraid it might be too rough on my bones, so I chose a clay wrap. He started with a salt scrub, then washed it off. Next, he applied a warm clay all over, wrapped me in warm blankets and after a little while, washed that off. Finally he applied what felt like a thousand pounds of moisturizer to my skin (it was so incredibly soft). I took a cart back to my room, I felt like I couldn't even walk, it was so relaxing :) I would highly recommend a clay wrap to anyone who is ever given the opportunity, it was quite incredible :)
Finally, we're back to our regular lives and John just kissed me goodbye as he went off to work :( I'm sorry that he has to hurry off, but at least he just returned from two well deserved vacations and should be nice and rested.
Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie
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