February Adventure

Last month was so much fun. I was able to attend my cousin Jan’s wedding in San Diego, show my cousin DJ around Chicago, and visit my brother Jay and his wife Ivy in New York. All in a few weeks.

You can view a slideshow of my adventure, including Mommy’s and Tita Maricor’s stay in California, here.

Jannelle’s Wedding

1. I went by myself - which was a hard thing to do, to leave Troy and the girls behind - but I had a great time. I felt like a kid again, just hanging out with the cousins. Of course, now, they’re all taller than me!

2. I specifically told Troy not to feed the girls pizza, and what does he do? Serve them pizza the first night I was gone!

3. Met my sister’s GPS and named her George. Jorga, for short. ??? Haha!

4. Carrie showed us her school. Worst tour guide ever. Hehe!

5. Ate In-N-Out burger for lunch before going to the wedding. I know Troy is going to be so jealous.

6. Checked out some shops in downtown Coronado looking for a snow globe for Mica. Didn’t find one.

7. My flight home got cancelled because of bad Chicago weather - bummer. Fortunately, I was able to get a business-class ticket for the same flight as my cousin DJ is taking. And then learned that South West airline seats are all coach. Boy, do I feel special! Haha!

DJ in Chicago

1. Drove DJ around Chicago. Just ran a red light twice, stopped on a green light once, and drove through potholes a few times - all unintentionally.

2. Walked along Michigan Avenue in freezing 11F weather, and that’s not considering the wind chill! DJ actually took the cold weather pretty well. All that’s missing in his winter outfit were gloves, so we went shopping for one that day only to find out that all the stores were out of good, affordable gloves.

3. DJ almost saw the Wrigley Field and Soldier Field stadiums. Almost.

4. Had a blast watching kids try to walk on the icy sidewalk in Mica’s school. They just kept slipping and falling. One kid got tired of trying and just jumped on a snow pile, face down, just to escape the icy sidewalk. Felt bad for laughing so hard - but it was really soooo funny.

5. Mica and Rinoa showed DJ how to have fun in our backyard during winter - aka, they went sledding and snow tubing.

6. Made DJ taste Chicago pizza.

Visiting New York

1. Flew to Long Island with Troy, DJ, and the girls. Met Mommy and Jona at Jay and Ivy’s apartment.

2. Received a $1000 Armani Exchange gift card and so decided to shop at their Fifth Avenue location. Bought something for everybody, except for DJ who can’t decide what to get. Witnessed two sales ladies argue over me. Received two free water bottles and two free shirts because it.

3. Watched Little Mermaid in Broadway. Couldn’t stop singing “Under The Sea” after, haha! The line at the restroom was so long after the show that Rinoa didn’t make it in time. Had to stop by Toys R Us to buy new pants for her to change to.

4. Had to take a group picture in the middle of Times Square since Jay insisted in bringing his tripod. Was alert to grab the camera right away before someone snatches it - haha!

5. Ate dinner at Dallas BBQ. Huge place, and even after midnight, it was still packed. Then stopped by Roxy’s to buy cheesecake. $70 for a whole cake. Jay said we had to try it.

6. Ate brunch at Mesa Grill. Saw Kevin Pollak there. Of course, at that time, no one could remember his name - had to google it now as I write. Had grilled mahi-mahi with roasted pineapple-cascabel chile sauce and caramelized pineapple green onion salsa.

7. Walked, walked, and walked some more. Unless we’re underground waiting for a subway train.

8. Ate at probably the BEST Chinese buffet ever! Thanks Mommy!

Like I said, so much fun. There were so many more highlights in all my trips but then I won’t be able to finish writing if I list them all.

Thanks to Jay and Ivy for a wonderful time in New York. Until next time for both the East and West Coasts! =)