Monkey Mouse

A couple of weeks ago, I found out that a friend of mine (who works for Disney) was back in Anaheim for a project. Hope didn’t hesitate and asked if she could get us in (for free, btw). Monkey was ecstatic when I told him that we were going. I requested the day off, and to the place where dreams come true we went!

Me: Monkey is definitely ready for Disneyland today!

Sis: Yayyy!

Mom: Haha! I bed he’s ‘kacited!”

Of course Monkey was “kacited! He was going to Disneyland for the day. Hope and DF met me at my place, and away we went! We decided to start the day in California Adventure (I had only been once, and only for a couple of hours last time). Monkey went nuts when we passed Lightning McQueen from Cars.

Me: We’re going to get wet! We already rode California Screamin’ and Monkey loved it!

We had also been on Tower of Terror and Soarin’ Over California. Monkey like Soarin’, but Tower of Terror was way too scary for him. After lunch, we headed over to Disneyland. But first, Hope and I stopped to get birthday buttons! Monkey whispered in my ear that he wanted to get a birthday button when his 2nd birthday rolled around. I told him I would definitely think about it!

Me: Monkey is so excited that I got a b-day pin! Hope got one too!

Monkey loved that the Cast Member took extra time to write a little note on the back. It read, “Happy Birthday Zoey 5/14/2013″ .

Me: Monkey likes this pic better cause he now has ears!

We were able to do everything we wanted, and we ran into our friend A&W, who was there with some college friends. Monkey’s favorite ride of all was Space Mountain, so we ended up going on it twice!

Me: Can you see Monkey? He loved Space Mountain so we went twice!

Mom: Yeah!

Of course, by the end of the day, Monkey had fallen asleep (it was such a late night for him!) and didn’t even realize that we missed the Haunted Mansion (he knows I like it). I knew he had such a good day and I hope to take him again soon!

 

 

Happy Valentine’s Day, Monkey!

Monkey asked me if he could dress up as Cupid for Valentine’s day. I told him that if he made his costume, he could definitely do it, since I was making cupcakes for my coworkers.

Cupid Monkey

Me: Monkey says “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Mom: Is he being Cupid? Happy Valentine’s day back at you!

Sis: Does Monkey have his Victoria’s Secret angel wings on?

Me: No! He’s Cupid!

Sis: Lol is that bad that it never crossed my mind that he was Cupid? Haha

Me to Mom: Sis thought Monkey was wearing VS angel wings!

Mom: Haha! Do NOT set him loose in VS! He will get arrested!

Me: Definitely do not need that type of incident on his record!

 

Merry Christmas!

Love, Monkey

Rudolph the Red Nosed Monkey

Monkey is a Christmas monkey and clearly excited about the holiday. He is all dressed up like a reindeer, hoping that Santa will need his help tomorrow night:

Monkey is ready at a moments notice.

He wanted to make sure that Santa knew that he would be responsible with the presents!

Monkey loves giving gifts!

Merry Christmas Everyone! Love Monkey and me!

 

Count Monkula

Happy Halloween! Love, Count Monkula

 

Monkey is Fired Up About AJ

Tomorrow is the Alan Jackson concert at the Greek Theater. As soon as I heard that he was coming to town, I got my tickets, since he is my favorite country singer. I have been to the Greek Theater and think it’s a great venue. A couple of months ago, while we were in Hollywood (my birthday weekend), we found Alan Jackson’s star:

Monkey is getting in free (I’m smuggling him in, haha!) and he can’t wait to see a live concert. More to follow

Monkey Goes to Street Food Cinema

Monkey and I were invited to go to an outdoor screening of the Lost Boys hosted by Street Food Cinema. I have been to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery screenings before, and stopped because they are a nightmare to go to now. Needless to say, I had very low expectations about this event. I was pleasantly surprised! With the exception to Cory Feldman’s band, everything was great and well-organized!

Me: “We’re outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum waiting to go see Lost Boys and have food truck food.”

Sis: “What is Lost Boys?”

Me: “Ha! It’s a vampire movie from the 80′s!”

We did have to wait outside the gates for a bit, but soon we were let in. They had a few freebies for us when we got in.

Me: “They gave us free fangs! This is way better than the cemetery movies!”

Me: “We also got a free chapstick and sticker for trying 3 naked juices.”

Sis: “Look at u guys making gout like bandits!”

Me: “We also got free popcorn chips!”

Sis: “Yumm!”

Mom: “Don’t drink naked.”

I told Monkey that we had to eat regular food before we had any dessert. We had some fish and chips from a truck called “Cod Save the Queen”. As soon as we finished, Monkey begged for a snowcone. He loved that there was vanilla ice cream at the bottom (he enjoyed that, I did not).

Me: “We got a cherry-vanilla shave ice after dinner!”

It was fun to relax on the lawn with my friends. Cory Feldman’s band performed right before the movie (it was also his birthday, same day as my sister’s cat’s!) and they were terrible! The movie was good (I’ve seen it), but Monkey was a little scared!

Again, it was way better than the cemetery screenings, so this will be where I go when I want to seen an outside movie!

Happy Independence Day, Monkey!

Monkey just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day! We rode bikes from my Grandmother’s house to the yearly 4th of July parade.

Monkey Goes to the San Diego Zoo

Monkey, Hope and I headed down to San Diego for Independence Day celebrations last night. Our big plan was to go to the San Diego Zoo. My aunt has been a member of the zoo for years, so she gave us a guest pass and other discount tickets. As usual, I smuggled Monkey in (I made sure I had his papers-just in case!).

Me: “Monkey is so excited about the zoo! He’s kind of afraid to see the monkeys.”

Sis: “Oh ya! I forgot you were in SD!!”

Mom: “Is he scared they will make fun of him and sling poo?”

I think Monkey was worried that he would get separated from me and have to live at the zoo with strange monkeys forever. I would never let that happen.

First thing we did was the bus tour (our guide sounded like Ray Romano-and they were promoting their 4D Ice Age show!). It was the best way to get a lay of the land, see everything and decide on what we wanted to see the most. I love that we got to see the polar bears that way (since they were out of the water). It was also a great way to see the elephants, giraffes and zebras and any other animal we might not go back to. There were even some brown bears wrestling!

Me: “Monkey loves the flamingos!”

Mom: “He likes the flamingos and will now want to eat shrimp so he can turn pink too!”

I would not put that past Monkey; he always has so many crazy ideas!

Me: “Monkey is not reacting well to the other monkeys.”

Mom: “But did he see the monkeys doing cannonballs into a swimming pool this morning on GMA?”

Me: “Na, we missed it.”

Me: “Monkey likes the panda the best.”

Me: “We can see everything up on the SkyFari!”

Mom: “I bet you have a sleepy little monkey!”

It was a tiresome day for Monkey, with all the new animal smells and what-not. He really did enjoy himself and that’s all that counts!

Monkey Goes to Disneyland (and CA Adventure)

As I said before, Monkey and I have been go-go-go for days now. Saturday (less than 24 hours after we got back) we were headed out to Disneyland with Hope to meet up with her family. Monkey has never been, and I had never been to CA adventure. We were in for a good time!

Me: “Monkey has been an adventure whore lately! Disneyland.”

Sis: “You guys are at Disneyland today? Sheesh!”

Mom: “He’s pretty spoiled.”

Monkey is spoiled! And he was a little creeped out by the giant mouse. I mean it’s Disneyland, why do they have mice? Haha!

He did pose with a statue. I’m pretty sure that he had something else on his mind.

Me: “Monkey is shopping for castles with Minnie! He has expensive taste!”

Mom: “Does he know castles can be drafty? And haunted?”

Me: “Now he does!”

Mom: “Good, maybe he will be more sensible. Did Hope notice he was all cleaned up?”

Me: “She just thought he was using acne medicine!”

We were able to ride a lot of rides and Disneyland. Then we were off to CA Adventure. I was very interested in seeing this park, since I had never been. (BTW, Monkey “photo-bombed” all the ride photos-mostly because I was holding him).

Monkey and I pooped out early (around 6pm). We were so exhausted from traveling. According to Hope, we did not miss much, because they didn’t do much after we left. Another good adventure day for Monkey.

 

P.S. I was disappointed in the Soaring Over California ride, because NorCal is terribly under-represented.