The Weekly Capture

 

dino humor in the starbucks line // rainy roads on the way to Anaheim // dinner with these 2nd cousins // balloons get me every time // coolest store // chilling while I get my West Elm fix on

 

 

Yep. I'm a bit late this week. We spent most of the week at Disneyland, and while we had a wonderful time, I'm dreading the photo editing. Not only did I take hundreds of photos, but my kids did too and we're all going to share. Look for a post soon about our trip.

 

Today I'm sharing a few non-Disney photos from my cell phone. Made the choices a bit easier!

 

I'm not sure why I find the car decal so amusing, but I do. Made me chuckle.

 

It rained on the drive to Disneyland. We took 2 cars and the plan was to let the kids drive one until Riverside. But I always think Riverside is just outside Palm Springs. It's not. So my kids got to experience driving through some narrow, windy roads with lots of traffic and rain. They were not happy when we stopped for lunch. They gladly handed the keys over for the remainder of the drive.

 

We met family for dinner and had lots of fun visiting and letting the babies hang out together. So glad this happened!

 

We planned on taking a day off from Disney to hang by the pool and relax but it turned out to be windy and cold. Family voted to go to a mall (of course, I'm surrounded by teenagers) so I did a bit of research and off we went to the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. It's the country's 4th largest mall. Other than the holiday decorations, I was not impressed. It's too large to go from one end to the other (although we did) and I thought it was a bit snooty there. Not my scene! But they had this great bouquet of balloons. I wanted a photo op with Tater, but the kind lady in charge said NO.

 

The only store I really enjoyed was the Land of Nod. I've seen the catalog, but not a store. It was amazing. I mean, really amazing. Everything was bright and colorful and soft and fun. And the staff was so friendly. It's a bit pricey, but I think well worth it for a special gift. There was a rainbow striped throw that I can't stop thinking about (hint, hint Santa). If you get the chance, you should stop and check out the store. It is pure color inspiration!

 

We drove home through San Diego so of course we had to stop at the West Elm in Mission Valley to stock up on grapefruit scented diffusers. Heavenly. Mark and Tater hung out on a comfy couch while I touched everything in the store. That store is definitely on my "Happy Place" list!

 

Hope you are having a great weekend. Time to head to work.

 

Linking up with Jeannette at Life Rearranged.