PO-TA-TO -- Ladies' surprise trip for the boys

8/15/09



so it all started on aug. 10th... jeannie wanted to plan something, so it became a surprise from us to jerry and emmanuell. i gave my babe a clue - potato. friday night during dinner:

me: so when we get to the destination, we'll need to sign something.
E: are we signing a waiver? (pause) are we bungee jumping?!?
me: (silence) what??
E: honey, ARE we bungee jumping?!? honey!!!
me: would i do something like that to you??
E: (without hesitation) YES.

hahaha. so came saturday morning. we woke up before 6am, showered, packed, and got ready. the first destination required that he be blindfolded. once we arrived to the first destination, i started to punch in the keypad to open the gate. shortly after that failed attempt to successfully open the gate, he asks "are we at jerry's?". BOOO, the keypad gave it away. i gave the OK for him to remove the blindfold. after we picked them up, we made a quick run to mcdonald's and headed to the next destination. after the 70+ miles, we arrived to our destination - the ventura harbor. that's when they realized where we were going and what we were doing - a hike in channel islands national park. we were going on a 5 mile potato harbor hike. when we arrived to the santa cruz island, we ate, took pics, and went on our hike. when we got to the overlook, our jaws dropped as we gazed at the beauty of the view. it was absolutely gorgeous and stunning. my babe wasn't pleased that i climbed on the edge of the cliff, heh, he wouldn't leave my side. we completed the hike w/ plenty of time to spare before our 4pm boat ride back. after climbing rocks to take pics, we got back to the boat and arrived back to ventura around 5. next destination - camarillo outlets! we bought hiking shoes (my first pair!) and clothes from BR. i can't wait to wear them! afterwards, we headed to van nuys to end the day w/ dinner. pho = yummmm. heh, the guys said that now it's their turn to plan a surprise for us. after dropping jeannie and jerry off, we headed home. soo glad that my babe enjoyed the whole day!