cooking up the offense like he's cooking ravioli

As I write this, Rachel and I are 35,000 feet in the air somewhere over Michigan on our way back to NYC. We’re returning from a long weekend trip to Southern California. My longtime friend and college roommate was married this weekend in San Diego (congrats Tim!) and in addition to the wedding we were able to get in a lot of good time with my family.

On Friday Rachel and I went to Disneyland with my sister and her husband. We went with the ambitious goal of staying from open to close, and I’m proud to announce we made it! We rode approximately 28 rides and in the process walked the entire park many, many times. Not to worry, I fueled my day with three churros (which are better at Disneyland than the subway, believe it or not) and plenty of other goodies.

On Saturday was the wedding. I had a great time catching friends from college, and getting to see Tim get married.

Sunday was highlighted with some delicious homemade biscuits and gravy for brunch (thank Uncle John!) and a fried chicken dinner at Knott’s Berry Farm. We’ve been going to Knott’s my whole life and it’s always a fun time and great food. I don’t normally eat fried chicken, but when at Knott’s you have to go with the original.

And that’s our weekend in SoCal (minus some sitting around and talking). I had a great time with my family and friends, but am looking forward to getting home. I can’t wait to pick up Crusher and get back to our weekly routine.

In other news, we have been looking forward to this upcoming weekend for quite some time in the Johnson household. M. Ward is playing Summerstage this Saturday night. This will be my first time to see Ward live and I am secretly hoping for an appearance by Zooey Deschanel, too.