Note: Today, guest novice blogger Natasha Peralta adding a story here. A little background: Natasha works at King Coffee I frequent often, as in every day, and I’m encouraging her to try her hand at sharing with her future self what she was doing during her early adulthood. Without further writing from me, I’m turning the keyboard over to her.
The night before we left, I went up to Chino Valley to pick up my younger sister, Jackie. We were supposed to leave at 6:30 in the morning, but Aaron forgot his wallet at work, so seeing we were over near Indian School, we decided to stop at Reap and Sow Coffee, which at night is a club for concerts. At 9:00, we were on our way to California. This was my first time driving to California, and I was really anxious. I was taking it out on Aaron and Jackie, which had everyone in a shit mood. In between picking up Aaron’s wallet and getting to my older sister Reigna’s house in Altadena Aaron had lost his wallet again, but this time it was lost for good. Despite a very stressful morning, none of it really mattered once we were there.
Here we are on Saturday morning at Disneyland. I would compare my feelings to how I felt when I went for the first time at eight years old. We were giddy. A week prior, when we checked the weather, it was supposed to rain both days we were there, but the weather was perfect.
This is us on Matterhorn. The few times I have been to Disneyland, this ride has been closed. I’m happy I got to experience it with them.
No one wanted to get wet. We only had to wait 10 minutes for Splash Mountain. This is the last time I’ll get to ride Splash Mountain. Soon, they will be changing to a Princess and the Frog ride.
Me, Aaron, and Jackie on the Guardians of the Galaxy ride in California Adventure.
This is another photo on the Guardians of the Galaxy ride, but with all of us. I might look excited, but I was scared. I’m not a fan of rides that drop. It’s embarrassing to admit, but other people on the ride noticed were assuring me it was not scary. It ended up being one of my favorite rides.
The Cars Ride in California Adventure. This is our second day at Disney. I was never a fan of the movies, but the ride was cool.
Aaron’s first Disneyland turkey leg.
The Dumbo ride was even more enchanting and special at night. I wish I had a picture of all three of us packed on the little seat.
John told me about San Pedro Fish Market when I started planning our trip to California. We got the shrimp tray. Eating seafood on the harbor was an incredible experience. We were lucky, and the mariachi band was there. None of us had been somewhere like it. Thank you, John.
Monty’s Good Burger. A hip vegan burger joint with several locations all over LA. I’ve been wanting to go for a while and am so glad I did. The best vegan burger I’ve had. Even Aaron, who rarely eats vegan, loved it.