total awesomeness

wow, that trip was so worth it! The highlights:
- seeing 'shooting stars'
- bucket riding the horse in front of Friday's
- stopping at every state border
- running over the HUGE tumbleweed
- seeing a car flip over and hearing later the whole interstate was closed
- the snow at Flagstaff, AZ
- Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Vegas
- pickled fish!
- camping out for Jay Leno new yr's show and making friends in the line
- getting sooo lost and winding up at Universal Studios everytime
- the Mummy ride, Shrek 4D, and Taylor scaring me in the haunted house
- the Roses Parade
- seeing the OC and Newport Beach!
- driving thru the Compton and Long Beach ghetto
- taking Muholland Drive for the HOLLYWOOD sign
- Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Mann's Chinese Theater, etc...
- the 1:45am flight back
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and oh yeah, the freaking awesome game!!! =)