So the first bit of our trip was spent in Fillmore with Josh's parents. It was so much fun, as per usual. We watched a whole lot of Dr. Who, played lots of cards and saw the amazing new house where Josh's parents will soon be living. And what's that you say? There happens to be a golf course right outside of their front door? Why yes, I do believe that played some part in their choice to move there... I'm not sure but I think the Camp boys like their golf... just a little :)
While we were staying with the Camps we visited my Dad and Maddie who introduced us to BBC's "Sherlock"... which I am now hopelessly obsessed with (surprise, surprise). So now poor Josh has to listen to me quoting the show 24/7... luckily both of us have always loved Sherlock Holmes so it's not as bad for him as my Dr. Who obsession. We went out to lunch with Dad and Maddie and pretty much just had a nice relaxing time catching up with them. It was so nice to see them and just spend time together.
On Monday we went to Disneyland with Jake and Rachel and their kids and the whole Schultz bunch! It was the first time I've been to Disneyland with kids and it was definitely fun to see how they reacted to everything. Van kept pointing at things with this look of amazement on his face, not unlike this look:
Disneyland was very hot but thankfully not too crowded so we were able to get on all of the rides with only the tiniest bit of a wait. The good thing about it being so hot? I was inclined to wait in the shade while everyone went on Autopia and I got to spend some time with my Lexi Bug.
It was so fun to have everyone there, not to mention the fact that Dane was dressed as a certain doctor... not THE doctor... but Dr. Jones, who is just as awesome if not slightly less time travelly. All of the workers kept commenting on his outfit and telling him what a big fan they were. I loved it!
Tuesday Josh and I went to Disneyland by ourselves and went all out with the 'Just Married' buttons and Bride Mickey ears... Josh offered to wear the groom ones but they were kind of funny looking so I let him off the hook.
While at Disneyland Josh tried to follow in Rachel's famous footsteps and pull the sword out of the stone... but had no luck.
And I found a phone box I hoped was the TARDIS... but it wasn't.
After Disneyland it was off to The Queen Mary... yes, you heard me correctly. We, the Camp family, spent the night on a very haunted and very creepy ship. The fact that this very large ship was also very empty (apparently weekdays are not a popular time to stay there) made it so much creepier.
So our first day on the Queen Mary we took the Ghost and Legends Show which was fun but it was full of special effects and things which gave it an air of cheesiness that it could have done without. After that we took the Haunted Encounters tour which was so much creepier because they just took us around to scary parts of the ship and told us what's been reported there. It was so quiet and cold and dark in most places that they didn't need any special effects to make it creepy. Also, the long hallways made me glad Josh hasn't seen "The Shining".
As the day was drawing to a close aboard the Queen Mary Josh and I were very suddenly pulled out of reading our books by a British Woman over the loud speaker saying that a fire alarm had been pulled on the ship and we had to exit immediately. So Josh and I left our room and began walking down the long hallway only to find there was a closed door that wasn't there before. So we were a little confused, not to mention frazzled by the flashing lights and lour alarm going off. We opened the door that hadn't been there before only to be met with another long hallway and another door that hadn't been there before.
Now, those of you who know us know that we aren't exactly rational people. All you have to do is say ghost and Josh and I will instantly see something out of the corner of our eye. So it's no surprise that we were suddenly convinced that we had been transported back and time and were stuck on a ghost ship. So we did the only adult thing we could think of: we ran, laughing like maniacs, down the many hallways ending in oddly placed doors. Now you have to keep in mind that we didn't see a single person until we got to the lobby... so it's perfectly understandable that we'd think we had been transported back in time... that and the fact that we had just watched a lot of Dr. Who a few days earlier. Turns out the doors (usually unnoticed in their opened state) automatically close when the fire alarms go off. Creepy.
Off subject but look at these water nozzles for the shower. So awesome! Salt bath anyone?
The next day we took a Behind the Scenes tour and a WWII tour... both were very fun and informative... but we'd been walking a lot that week so we were pretty tired and ready to go relax in Solvang. And what do you think we did in Solvang?
Which actually suited me just fine because I was enthralled by "Rumors" by Anna Godberson. Which you should all read.
After Solvang and some very good hot chocolate we headed back to The Camp's house where we spent some much needed quality time with The Schultz family and, of course, the Camps. While there we went to a nursery... for plants... not humans, where we found these roses called "Hot Cocoa" which were this beautiful rust color and smelled like cinnamon. I want them.
So overall I'd say it was the best honeymoon ever... and again... I may be a bit biased.
