Today the kids were home from school so Husband and I took them out to enjoy time with them and let my sister and her husband pack up the house. We took them to see Bolt at the Beverly Center. The movie was hilarious. The kids got popcorn and soda and sat through the whole thing. One of my favorite parts was the pigeons - New York pigeons vs. Los Angeles pigeons. I would even see this movie without kids.
We walked back to the parking lot with the kids and the first sign that things weren't going to go smoothly was that we weren't sure what floor we parked on. I don't think I have to tell you how nerve-wracking walking through a busy parking lot with two hyper children is at the best of times. We wandered two levels and were not getting any closer. 5yr old nephew "O" kept telling me, "I know where we're parked! We're at 3-B! Not 3-G. THREE-BEEEE." "Sure, honey" I replied to "O" looking at my husband with an exhausted eye roll. We decided to divide and conquer so I took the kids and Husband set off into the parking jungle. He returned with a grin... our car was parked in 3-freakin'-B.
Later that afternoon, we took them for a walk. Actually, they rode their bikes and we chased. It was so nice to spend time outside - in January.
After the kids were in bed we went for a long drive to a wonderful restaurant called Geoffrey's in Malibu. It was absolutely breathtaking. We were there after dark so we couldn't see the water but we could hear it's thunderous crash as the waves hit the rocks below us. The air was mild and fresh and we ate, talked and laughed under the stars. It was a perfect ending to a wonderful visit.
Sunday, January 18, Departure Day
- We packed up and left in the morning to LAX. Note: American Airlines has turned into a "No-Frills" airline and next time if we have a choice we wouldn't fly with them again. They charged me for nuts.
- Loooong flight. I really hate flying. It's boring and uncomfortable and loud and smelly and... etc.
- Two things happened at Pearson that have had impact on my life. The first is physical the the second is mental.
1) I dropped our laptop bag and smashed my screen so now it looks like I have a frame of black and green foliage. See photo below:
2) We were waiting for the Park n' Fly shuttle to take us to our car and it was freezing cold outside. There was very little to shelter us and the shuttle was taking far too long. The number of people waiting was building and tempers were getting hot in the bitter cold. Husband and I looked around and both came closer to the decision to move away from this. We had to wait even longer at Park n' Fly while they shoveled our frozen car out of the lot.
Husband is ready to leave Toronto tomorrow. I'm not all the way there yet. I love Toronto and I would sincerely miss it. The thought of saying goodbye makes me sad. At this point, however, I think I'm fighting the inevitable. We're skipping town and it's just a matter of how soon.
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