The Sewing Mom

My step-daughter, her husband and their beautiful baby were just here this past weekend and we had so much fun. That little girl is growing so fast that we’ve decided to do our best to head out to Los Angeles, possibly for Thanksgiving to see her again. We have so many memories out there, it’s where I met my husband, where we got married and where we owned our first home. We left California in 1991 and I’ve only been back a couple of times since. There really are so many great things to do in Los Angeles and the surrounding area, that I have no doubt we could keep ourselves busy.

The last time we were out there was when my step-daughter got married a few years ago. We went out a week before the wedding and spent 5 days in Anaheim visiting Disneyland and California Adventure. I’ve been going to Disneyland since I was a little girl and it was so much fun sharing that experience with our own daughter. I’m hoping that if we do go in November that we’ll be able to take our granddaughter to see Mickey Mouse, even though I don’t think she will be big enough to ride too much.

Another one of our favorites was always Knott’s Berry Farm. They don’t have all the giant roller coasters that Magic Mountain has, but they do have a lot of fun rides and great shows. We didn’t get to go there the last time we were in town, so that would be something fun to put on our to do list.

I think one of my most memorable experiences I had in Los Angeles was getting to see Michael Crawford perform in The Phantom of the Opera, it was absolutely incredible. I still love the music from the performance and listen to the cd regularly. That show gave me my love of live theater, something I’ve tried to share with our daughter by taking her to see Broadway productions.

We never really visited the museums in Los Angeles, but if I went to New York, I’d be sure to visit the Metropolitan museum of art, mainly because of all the historical paintings that are there. In fact, strangely enough, I just this morning read that San Antonio has its own Metropolitan Museum of Art. That’s a heck of a lot closer to Dallas then New York, so maybe I’ll check that out first!

With airfare becoming so expensive and all the add-on charges like fees for luggage, it’s becoming questionable, even with our high gas prices, if flying is the cheapest method of travel, especially when you’re talking about an entire family traveling. One thing I’ve done to help me plan our upcoming trips in July was to sign up for online travel guides from Trusted Tours and Attractions. I’ve all ready signed up, but if you sign for the newsletter now, you can win a handheld GPS system. Hurry though, this offer ends on June 30.