Labor Day
Posted by marshall Tue, 07 Sep 2004 13:29:58 GMT
It's been a busy but very enjoyable weekend. Lara and I went with our friend Danielle (who both works for MAF and goes to Trinity) to Castle Park in Riverside on Saturday for some mini-golf. We did one round of 18 holes, and then we were ready for a break from the warm summer sun. We drove down to Newport Beach and went to El Torito Grill for a mid-afternoon dinner, and then we visited Fashion Island for a while. The stores at Fashion Island all closed early at 7pm on Saturday; we stayed until they forced us out, and then returned to Castle Park for another round of mini-golf (Castle Park has 4 courses), this time without the sun. After that we all returned to the apartment and reviewed some classic Strong Bad messages (including the one for Labor Day).
On Sunday we went to Cuca's for some Mexican food after church, and then Lara and I spent the afternoon doing various projects at home. We went to 20somethings in the evening, and then I joined some friends at Denny's while Lara got some extra rest at home. I demonstrated the fork trick to the table, and taught a couple of others how to do it. Special thanks to my friend and former roommate Allen Cheng for introducing me to such a fine late-night diner amusement.
On Monday we met some of the 20somethings group at California Adventure. Strangely enough, Labor Day isn't a "blockout day" for any of the season passes, even the one that blocks out almost half the year, and we ended up with 10 people going. We rode Soarin' Over California (one of the best rides at either of the Disneyland Resort parks, in our opinion) together, and then some of the group rode the rapids while Lara rode the swings and I and a friend (Anthony) rode the roller coaster. We then journeyed over to Disneyland and rode Pirates of the Caribbean before Lara and I had to leave for a BBQ at the Manleys' house. At the BBQ, we attempted to re-create Nick Tahou's Garbage Plates with the cheeseburgers, macaroni salad, and home fries. We then played an amusing kind of reverse-Clue game called Kill Doctor Lucky.
Friends, fun, food, fellowship...what a great way to spend a holiday weekend.
