Thursday, August 5, 2004

Family Vacation

Sorry, no Cartoon Chronicles in this entry. I have a vacation story to tell. On August 1st, I took a little road trip with my family to the smog-rich regions of Southern California. It was me, my dad, step-mom, little sister, and neice. We dropped my sister off at her godparents' house in LA so they could take her to Disneyland. Then the rest of us headed even further south; to San Diego to visit my Uncle Bruce and Auntie Sue. My Auntie and Uncle had been cooking all day, waiting for us to arrive. It's a funny thing when your aunt loves to cook and your uncle is a former US Navy chef... a lot of food tends to pile up. We had fish, chicken, rice, ham, mashed potatoes, and carniasada. Then there was cake. And a glass of red wine to help us go to sleep that night. My dad and step-mom slept in my cousin Sissy's old room (she moved out), and I slept on the fold-out sofa. I had to share the sofa with my 2 year old neice, Camryn, though. Note: She's still potty training. Monday was pretty dull. We all basically talked in the backyard all day-- except for my dad, who slept until dusk. Auntie took me to the store with her, where I got some imported tamarind candy from the Philippines. It was good, but sour as hell. After my dad woke up, Uncle Bruce took me and him to buy some DVDs to watch that night: Cabin Fever, Barbershop 2 and Once Upon A Time in Mexico. Tuesday, we finally did something. My step-mom, Auntie, cousin Sissy, and Sissy's baby Taleya went to the mall. Me, my dad, Uncle Bruce, my neice Camryn, and cousin Dishin took a look at Petco Park. For those of you who don't know, Petco Park is the name of the stadium for the San Diego Padres. It was bought out by pet supply store Petco. That's right, Petco. Pacbell Park doesn't seem like such a bad name anymore, does it? That night, me, Sissy, and Auntie went to Viejas Casino, which was built on (you guessed it) an Indian Reservation. I know what you're thinking (but Manic Webb, you're only 20!). Well, you only had to be 18 to go into that casino. Add the casino trip to the glass of Arbor Mist my Auntie gave me after dinner, and you can almost say I spent the night drinking and gambling. Rather than risk another night on the fold-out sofa with Baby Pees A Lot, Sissy took me to her apartment and let me spend the night on her couch. While I was there, I played a one-sided game of Dominos against her boyfriend, Tony. I lost so badly, it's not even funny. Didn't stop him from laughing, though. Before heading back to LA to pick up my sister from her godparents' home, I grabbed my step-mom's digital camera (which I'm still teaching her to use) and we snapped a few family photos. Then we headed to LA, picked up my sister, and took a few more fotografias. And here they are! Pictures of my family on Vacation! My Uncle and Auntie Been together over 30 years, those two. Uncle, me, and Dad I'm one of the shortest members of my family, you know. Sissy, Elina, Taleya, Auntie In that order. Jene and Kelina My little sister and her godsister. Dishin and Me Me and my oldest cousin. Standing in that freaking hot San Diego sun. To the 3 people who read this for the Cartoon Chronicles, I'm sorry and I'll get to Scooby Doo next time. Much Love

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