Final day of vacation! Rainy Sunday morning, so slow checkout from the hotel. Met up w/Anne Marie and Pablo at the Grand Central Market in Downtown LA for lunch before the long drive back to Nor Cal. Tired, but had a great vacation and bday celebration for Shawn! (Pics 2 of 2).

Final day of vacation! Rainy Sunday morning, so slow checkout from the hotel. Met up w/Anne Marie and Pablo at the Grand Central Market in Downtown LA for lunch before the long drive back to Nor Cal. Tired, but had a great vacation and bday celebration for Shawn! (Pics 1 of 2).

Vacation 2025 Day 4 - Bubba Gumps! Asked Shawn what he wanted for his bday dinner he said “lots of fried shrimp”, so Bubba Gumps it is! Also stopped by Tfaw for comic variants & a Jeff! Daily haul at the end along with a pic of the bday present I got Shawn. (Pics of 2 of 2).

Vacation 2025 Day 4 - Bubba Gumps! Asked Shawn what he wanted for his bday dinner he said “lots of fried shrimp”, so Bubba Gumps it is! Also stopped by Tfaw for comic variants & a Jeff! Daily haul at the end along with a pic of the bday present I got Shawn. (Pics of 1 of 2).

Vacation 2025 Day 4 - Universal Studios! Heavy Rain made going to the park better (lower crowd) but also worse (we were wet pretty much all day). We still managed to have fun so not a bad cap to our trip even with all the rainy day complications. (More pics on IG) (Pics 4 of 4).

Vacation 2025 Day 4 - Universal Studios! Heavy Rain made going to the park better (lower crowd) but also worse (we were wet pretty much all day). We still managed to have fun so not a bad cap to our trip even with all the rainy day complications. (More pics on IG) (Pics 3 of 4).

Vacation 2025 Day 4 - Universal Studios! Heavy Rain made going to the park better (lower crowd) but also worse (we were wet pretty much all day). We still managed to have fun so not a bad cap to our trip even with all the rainy day complications. (More pics on IG) (Pics 2 of 4).

Vacation 2025 Day 4 - Universal Studios! Heavy Rain made going to the park better (lower crowd) but also worse (we were wet pretty much all day). We still managed to have fun so not a bad cap to our trip even with all the rainy day complications. (More pics on IG) (Pics 1 of 4).

Vacation 2025 Day 3 bonus! Got to take a bath using the hotel tub! Perfect time to catch up on some Game Grumps (new vid ironically Jaws) & some DnD 5.5e character planning for a new campaign soon. No wine, but got some Asian junk food! Also enjoyed some Dessert Party snacks!

Vacation 2025 Day 3 Dinner! Plan was to walk down Ventura Blvd & grab dinner at Granville (pre bday meal), but the rain was so heavy we went straight to the restaurant. Food was delicious & super nice server! The rain let up eventually, but the streets were flooded! (Pics 2 of 2)

Vacation 2025 Day 3 Dinner! Plan was to walk down Ventura Blvd & grab dinner at Granville (pre bday meal), but the rain was so heavy we went straight to the restaurant. Food was delicious & super nice server! The rain let up eventually, but the streets were flooded! (Pics 1 of 2)

Vacation Day 3 - Travel & rest day! Rain made SoCal drivers even worse! At a fav boutique hotel (they even have the right charger rare for our old Hybrid). I got tricked after grabbing snacks into going to the mall so ended up doing some random mall shopping (More pics on IG).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - PM Photo Dump (more on IG). Caught some shows we usually skip & dinner at Carnation Cafe (we’ve never been). No lightsabers this year but still took some fun night shots in Batuu! Also last pic is Shawn‘s bday haul this year! (Pics 4 of 4).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - PM Photo Dump (more on IG). Caught some shows we usually skip & dinner at Carnation Cafe (we’ve never been). No lightsabers this year but still took some fun night shots in Batuu! Also last pic is Shawn‘s bday haul this year! (Pics 3 of 4).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - PM Photo Dump (more on IG). Caught some shows we usually skip & dinner at Carnation Cafe (we’ve never been). No lightsabers this year but still took some fun night shots in Batuu! Also last pic is Shawn‘s bday haul this year! (Pics 2 of 4).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - PM Photo Dump (more on IG). Caught some shows we usually skip & dinner at Carnation Cafe (we’ve never been). No lightsabers this year but still took some fun night shots in Batuu! Also last pic is Shawn‘s bday haul this year! (Pics 1 of 4).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - AM Photo Dump (more pics on IG). We made sure to hit up all the Fantasyland rides we usually skip. Had some Short Ribs & Roasted Chicken at Cafe Orleans too. Also, got hit in the face by a hat on Pirates lol! (Pics 4 of 4).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - AM Photo Dump (more pics on IG). We made sure to hit up all the Fantasyland rides we usually skip. Had some Short Ribs & Roasted Chicken at Cafe Orleans too. Also, got hit in the face by a hat on Pirates lol! (Pics 3 of 4).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - AM Photo Dump (more pics on IG). We made sure to hit up all the Fantasyland rides we usually skip. Had some Short Ribs & Roasted Chicken at Cafe Orleans too. Also, got hit in the face by a hat on Pirates lol! (Pics 2 of 4).

SoCal Vacation Day 2 - AM Photo Dump (more pics on IG). We made sure to hit up all the Fantasyland rides we usually skip. Had some Short Ribs & Roasted Chicken at Cafe Orleans too. Also, got hit in the face by a hat on Pirates lol! (Pics 1 of 4).

After hotel rest, went back to the park for more rides & the World of Color Dessert Party! Originally worried about rain, so had these jackets ready to go just in case! See original post for more trip details, and more pics on IG. Some Day 1 DCA PM pics! (set 4 of 4)

After hotel rest, went back to the park for more rides & the World of Color Dessert Party! Originally worried about rain, so had these jackets ready to go just in case! See original post for more trip details, and more pics on IG. Some Day 1 DCA PM pics! (set 3 of 4)

After hotel rest, went back to the park for more rides & the World of Color Dessert Party! Originally worried about rain, so had these jackets ready to go just in case! See original post for more trip details, and more pics on IG. Some Day 1 DCA PM pics! (set 2 of 4).

After hotel rest, went back to the park for more rides & the World of Color Dessert Party! Originally worried about rain, so had these jackets ready to go just in case! See original post for more trip details, and more pics on IG. Some Day 1 DCA PM pics! (set 1 of 4).

One more Disneyland/Universal trip for Shawn’s Bday this year (probably take a break after this one). The focus though this year would be a) no stress to ride everything & b) try things we haven’t done before. Some Day 1 California Adventure AM pics (more on IG, set 4 of 4).

One more Disneyland/Universal trip for Shawn’s Bday this year (probably take a break after this one). The focus though this year would be a) no stress to ride everything & b) try things we haven’t done before. Some Day 1 California Adventure AM pics (more on IG, set 3 of 4).

One more Disneyland/Universal trip for Shawn’s Bday this year (probably take a break after this one). The focus though this year would be a) no stress to ride everything & b) try things we haven’t done before. Some Day 1 California Adventure AM pics (more on IG, set 2 of 4).

One more Disneyland/Universal trip for Shawn’s Bday this year (probably take a break after this one). The focus though this year would be a) no stress to ride everything & b) try things we haven’t done before. Some Day 1 California Adventure AM pics (more on IG, set 1 of 4).

Sooo this happened (lol tbh 50% of why I even got them was how nice the covers were).

Saturday night hang out turned into us catching the end of World Series! Started out at Cafe Bernardino for some drinks (well technically Good Neighbor, but they were super packed!), then some dinner at Iron Horse and some nail biting overtime innings! (Pics 2 of 2).