As promised, on Sunday we spent the day boring Mikey at Universal Studios.� Well, really, it wasn’t about him.� My parents were entertaining my aunt and cousin who are visiting from Argentina and invited us to tag along.� The fact Mikey was bored and complied with one of the few New Year’s resolutions we haven’t already chucked in the trash like old chicken was pure happenstance.� And, maybe he wasn’t bored so much as he was terrified to the core.
Did I mention Mikey is at equal turns obsessed and and horrified by zombies and vampires? He talks about them nonstop, especially at bedtime, asking about how they came to be, what is their purpose, how strong they are, and how someone, say, a five year old boy, could destroy them if said boy were to find one in his bedroom at night. Hypothetically.� I told him that when dealing with the undead, your best bets are daylight and God.� I went to check on him later and found him asleep with his head completely buried under the covers, clutching his baby blue cross and wearing a crucifix my mom bought for me in Cancun.
Knowing this, you can imagine the reception Beetle Juice, a zombie, received.� It took over four hours for the color to return to Mikey’s lips, which is when we found the life-size great white shark.
The Jurassic Park ride was closed.� The Jurassic Park themed gift store was wide open.
Things settled down a bit once we got on the guided tour of the park. The bus tour lasted about 45 minutes and, really, was enlightening. Lots of fun special effects and interesting trivia.
Were it not for the tour, I would have never known that Gabriella’s house on Desperate Housewives is Conchita Banana yellow. The rest of the houses on set are sedate, feminine numbers painted buttercup, lilac, and respectable greige. The only way ABC could have better communicated the message that a “Latina Stereotype Lives Here” would be if they left a trail of empty tamale husks leading to the door.
This is a real plane, destroyed to bits.� It was actually a bit unnerving, especially with the smoke and smell of gasoline.� Tom Cruise fans might recognize this set from War of the Worlds.
Cars bursting into flames, earthquakes, Jaws, spitting beetles from Egypt, The set from How the Grinch Stole Christmas–it was little boy heaven concocted by big boys with incredible imaginations and bank accounts to match.� It was fun.
Then we did the shows. We watched Orangutans dance and then pet the chickens.
Almost lost Nicholas to a rogue band of furries.
Saw a loud and somewhat alarming Terminator show (computers will one day come to life and kill us, just so you know) that electrified Mikey and scared Nicholas so badly, all he could do was point and whimper. Also, 25,000 blogger points go to me for posting a picture that accentuates my back fat, flies in the face of double chin elimination, and makes me look like I have kielbasa arms.
Then the boys went for a ride, Mikey worked on his form, and The Mister met Flat Damon, which he took very seriously.� All in all, an exceptionally boring day.
The end.
Sigh. I positively hate boring days.
Thanks for allowing us to live vicariously. Perhaps now I’ll feel like I had a fun filled day at Universal rather than trying to figure out InDesign – quick – so I can make edits to a textbook … In the words of Pooh, “Oh bother … ”
Oh, for the record, you’re a nut. You look positively adorable in that photo! And, obviously, I am not just saying that because we’re friends, because, hello, we’ve never even met!
Flat Damon may be o.k., but flat Jason Bourne could still snap a man’s neck. Tell the Mr. to back away… and as a side note, nice tan – the pasty New Englander loses hands down.
I second Amy. Whatever flaws you think are in that second photo are rendered completely null and void by the fact that you look positively twiggy in that first one. Cute sunglasses and a good bangs day while at a themepark? Um, hello luckiest girl ever!
Jules! You look awesome!!!!! Oh, and looks like y’all had fun too, but did I say you look awesome!? Great job mama on the weight loss!!!!
Just a tip for Mikey – I had a vampire fear in my youth (how could my mother have made me take the trash all the way from the garage to the street in the pitch black night?), and it helped me to know that in order to enter my room uninvited a vampire would have to count every square in my screen windows, and really, there’s no way even a vampire could do that in one night. And they have to start from the beginning every time.
I have no idea where I came up with this, but I read it somewhere and allowed myself to be convinced of it because it did help me sleep at night.
I can’t help with the zombies, but really, they’re far rarer than vampires, don’t you think?
After all that all I can do is picture Mikey under the blankets with his cross. Adorable.
For the record, I’m with everyone else – you look awesome! And yes, I’m a tad bit jealous. There is only so many time one can go to Sea World (and its 3hrs away to begin with). What a fun day!
I love your sense of humour & the way you write :) Thanx for sharing the ‘boring’ day with us ;)
Okay, I clicked out of my reader just to say that you look fabulous! And I’ll have you know that I don’t click out of my reader for just anything :) You seriously look great and Mikey & Nicholas are too cute for words. And “flat damon” nearly made me spit out my coffee.
Hahahahahahahaha!! “The only way ABC could have better communicated the message that a �Latina Stereotype Lives Here� would be if they left a trail of empty tamale husks leading to the door.” Hilarious.
I also LOVE the picture of the boys in their dinosaur heads. What a fun trip!
Oh there are too mnay funny quips to re-quote back to you here, the pics are hilarious too, the ‘furries’ and Nico? The Hulk? ‘Flat’ Damon? And my doesn’t someone look mighty svelte? You should be so proud of yourself! Now take those llama lashes and bat them somewhere where us lasses that NEED mascara aren’t looking…
STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP! You’re beautiful! I love seeing a smile on your face while you are holding your babies. :)
Thanks, everyone. :) I have to say, when I downloaded that picture I thought, Hmm. I’m looking like I lost a bit of weight! I was so pleased, I wore the same outfit (different t-shirt) the next day! Hah!
Patricia–it was pretty stinking adorable. I wanted to take a picture but was afraid to wake him up.
This cracks me up!
Sorry the boys didn’t get to go on the Jurassic Park ride and double sorry you spent $47 on those two masks!
Zak–Oh, HELL no. You know I wasn’t opening up my wallet for those things. My parents, on the other hand, were their usual spoiling selves. Had they seen them wearing the masks those two things would be sitting (unworn) in our den right now. Our two rascals did sucker us into buying them Terminator space guns, which sounded awesome on the one hour car ride home.
Universal Studios kicks Disneyland’s tookus everytime. We went last sumer and it was soooo much more fun than I was expecting.
I’m new to your blog (loove it) but wanted to say you are darling, and I am ever so glad you posted pictures of yourself.. gives me motivation to do the same (some day..lol)
You look great Jules!!! Glad you guys had a good time!
These are fantastic pictures! That picture of Mikey and the Hulk is the best. And you look amazing. You should post more pictures of yourself!
FLAT DAMON. I SNORTED when I read that!
I love Mikey’s face with Beetle. He totally looks like he WANTS to like him but just can’t.
Haha. Just read your post which was a GREAT start of my day :-)
I love Gabrieles house! Wednesday is “Desperate Housewifes” day here in Germany and it’s the only show I watch. Mostly because I love Wisteria Lane! The houses are beautiful!!