the diAry of angi b.

summer '09 random sight-seeing

we find ourselves driving around California on a whim or on purpose. we've been doing this since we've met and will always be wandering around aimlessly until they take our driver's licenses away from us when, you know, the time comes. john, sean and chris found this spot in PV awhile back and on our way back into l.a. from Salvang we stopped to smell the proverbial roses and enjoy the pacific before sunset. A rocky cove awaited us at the bottom of this steep pathway. The descent was easy , and gorgeous scenery takes my breath away. And then... the ascension back up the steep pathway which literally takes my breath away. My thighs burned as I grunted in utter resentment towards my children who were skipping all the way up without strenuous effort. I was the last to reach the top, breathless and so-outta shape. My sensitve son Sean, 12, jogged back down a bit  as I approached  the top encouraging me to keep going "almost there..." he says. My cheerleader.

Sight Seeing in PV

crying while eating

cRying whiLe eatinG this made me smile today. how innovative is this??!

Fun In the Sun

john and the kids are on spring break this week (and so is my mother,our children's caregiver, who is M I A .... sort of.... somewhere in nevada. ha!) so while I'm slaving away at my day job he is out romping around with our 4 children at disney's california adventure park. our annual passes expire in june so we're taking major advantage. of course dominic is a tazmania devil and loves to run amuck. there's an open court area right across the bay from this ferris wheel where you can sit and enjoy the view. it's the p e r f e c t place for dominic because of its wide open spaces and rows of open ascending seats. he just runs up and down and across and back again over and over and over and over again and again and again and again. wish i had this kid's energy. lucky for us we have the teenager,princess J and sean to chase after him on our behalf.

(photo by John B - see, i always give you credit!)

HE SAID/SHE SAID

before heading out to california adventure john calls me at work because he could not find the mini-cooler. so he goes on to rant about how i never put things away where they belong. so i sarcastically spew out some places where he can look (under the table, on the chair, here, there, everywhere). he said he knows how to look for things he was just frustrated that it wasn't where it belonged. so i said 'sorry i'm not perfect!' and hung up on him. then i had an emotional moment because i felt guilty about not being perfect. then i got mad at myself for feeling guilty about that. i am not perfect nor should i feel guilty about not having the household in total order. there. words to live by. he found the mini-cooler by the way. typical john.

(thanks L for being there by no small coincidence i'm sure of that.....)

The Clean Scene (by Mr.B)

... John hung out with Jesse & Eddie last night in the OC. Jesse, our roaming link to the underground, dj'd in Westminster last night and here are a few observations from John (kinda cool) .....

" I honestly didn't know what to expect last night. I thought I was going to a typical, Orange County night club with the usual drinking and smoking routine. So, to my surprise, I was introduced to a 21 and over night club that promotes "no drinking or smoking". Right away I assumed that attendance would be extremely low. A club where people don't drink? How bizarre is that? Yet, the place was over-flowing with people and the most unusual part of it all - everyone was having a blast. I was amazed that people were dancing their @$$$$ off  with out being intoxicated. I'm reminded of the teen clubs I attended as a teenager back in the day where 7-up and Coca Cola were the norm. Now that I think about it, I remember having a blast too! "

"The way the morning broke was quite unusual" -Front 242

Snapshot of the Japanese Museum

Last month I volunteered to chaperone on one of Jessica's GATE (gifted and talent education) program field trips. We went to the Japanese-American Museum in downtown L.A. Awesome architecture!...and PERFECT overcast day for photos (though I had to do this quickly before it began to drizzle)

Imagine 40++ kids in one rickety-rackety yellow school bus (no seat belts-what's that all about??)  stuck in morning commute on the 10 Freeway. The bus driver asked the children to use their indoor voices and to speak only to their neighbor. HA! Is she new?

Once inside the museum, we were not allowed to take any pictures. Imagine uttering those words to a scrapbooker who just SURVIVED the yellow bus ride into downtown L.A. or to a group of camera-toting tourists.(thanks Michel for that funny observation!) At least I got a nice shot of the building...