A Nice Break From Work!

A few weeks ago (once again, I am sorry I procrastinated), my mom, Devin and Zach came to visit me in Anaheim. They came on a Friday afternoon and I got them into the park, but I had to work a four hour shift that night. While I was at work, they visited me and ordered some clam chowder and gumbo!

The next day we went into the parks bright and early! Zach and I took off in the middle of the day to Downtown Los Angeles for a date. I surprised him by taking him to the Peterson Automotive Museum.  He was stoked, to say the least.

Here he is next to the original Batmobile.

This is the "Batcycle", which he was also very excited about. 

And here he is next to the Mach 5 from Speed Racer. "Go Speed Racer Go!" Aren't I the best girlfriend ever?

We then went to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This is us in front of Urban Light, an exhibit right outside of the museum. You may have seen it in the movie "No Strings Attached". It is so beautiful at night!

We didn't have very much time to see the exhibits inside because we had to go back to Disney to meet my family for dinner at ESPN zone. 

Yummy! Then we went and finished off the night at California Adventure!

Here we are in line for Radiator Springs Racers. This was there first time going on the ride and going to Cars Land.

That night, Zach and I went to Carthay Circle Restaurant, the brand new restaurant on the brand new Buena Vista St. in California Adventure. It is very fancy and very expensive! We got there early and sat in the lounge/waiting area. We went to the bar and Zach ordered a drink (because he is 21 now!) and the bartender didn't even ask for his ID! Zach was a little upset about that...

The restaurant from the outside is designed like The Carthay Circle theatre that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was premiered at. On the inside, it is very old fashioned and themed like the theatre. There are pictures of Walt Disney and other celebrities all over the restaurant. We were seated upstairs at a lovely little table and our server was so nice. Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of the inside. For one, it was very dark, and two, Zach and I wanted to keep our phones out of sight. 

For starters, we ordered the Carthay Signature Fried Biscuits. They have cheddar, jalepeno and bacon inside and come with an apricot butter for dipping. They were definitely not what I expected, but wow they were good. They are small and round and the filling inside is delicious. The apricot butter compliments them, which I wasn't expecting. 

For the main dish, I ordered Cavatelli Pasta with Tuscan-style Braised Lamb. It was tasty, but very rich and I'm not used to such fancy foods. Zach ordered the Santa Maria Braised Pork Pot Roast, which he loved. I tried it and the meat was very lean and soft. 

For dessert, we shared the Pear Pie with salted caramel ice cream. It was fantastic. I could not get enough of that stuff.

Because we ate at Carthay Circle, we got a special viewing spot for World of Color. 

I could never see this show too many times! 

The next morning, we had breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen! Words can not describe to you how much I love Goofy's Kitchen. Here are the characters we got to meet:

Goofy, of course, because he is the head chef, and a good one at that!

My girl Cinderella. We go way back. 

Baloo!

This is the sidekick of the bad guy in Pinnochio..... His name is Gideon but I didn't know that before I just now looked it up. 

And of course Pluto, the sous chef of Goofy's Kitchen!

We spent the rest of the day at the parks and my family left the next morning before I had to go to work. It was a very sad goodbye because the days they were here felt like a family vacation. I felt like I should have been going home with them that day! But it's okay because my dad and brother are visiting in a few days!