Dubfest the show

*yawn* WOW... what a day. Wkoe up today, at like 6:30 thought to myself, no I don't tink so... LOL turned off the alarm and slept till like 8am, got up showered packed up, checked out. Met up with one of the guys I came out here with, Todd and his black 24 valve VR6. (yes thats how I remember people) he and I were the only ones who were still at the hotel, everyone else left at 8 over to the show, aperently when I was in the shower. We decided to drive over to the show together, gates for general public opened at 10am.

once at the show sice we were really early, we just talked for a little while, I cleared the pictures off the cammera onto my laptop. K showed up a little later brought my cupcakes, and I purchased an intakes system for my new car. at 4pm I grabed some food and our caravan headed out back to phoenix.

I got back here at like 10, installed my intake took the car for a spin, and then hit the pool and went to bed.

saturday's activities

OK.. Well.. its been a long day, its almost 2am sunday morning, I have to be up by like 8 so go to the show, and I am just now in the hotel room for the night...

Other than some random drama which has no bearing on this entrie, its been a pretty good day. I made it down to see my friend K she was not quite ready to go, so I just vegged for a little while. once she was ready, we went over and had what I think is the best chicken ravoli I have ever had, at a resturant near her house. I mean it was OUT OF THIS WORLD.

After the heavenly food, we headed down to newport so that I could pick up some sprinkles (cupcakes mentioned before) when we got there, K asked me if I wanted to go to the "doggie bakery" when she said that, I said yes just so I could see this place.. LOL once inside I couldn't resiste getting gizmo some a couple treats. I am betting he will like them. While we were there, I got a message from Mark a friend of mine who said that it would be cool if I would stop by and see him. He also mentioned that my other friend Paul was in from San Fran, that he was also there.

Mark works for disney, and since I had a pass I thought "why not" once I was there and parked, and in the park. I got a message saying that he was working in the hotel (this is not where he normally works lol) so I had to truck almost all the way back to the car to get to the hotel. we said hi, exchanged a few words. I mentioned my phone was WAY dead and I needed to go get a charger for it. He said he was off work at 6 and that I should come back and we could find paul and watch the fireworks. This sounded like a cool Idea to me so I left to go find a charger.

Once I found a charger I had about an hour to kill so I drove around wiht my phone plugged into the car, and I went to where I used to work. (about 30-40 minutes form disney) I sat in the parking lot there, and thought about how things used to be. How they were when I worked there. How young I was, how much different I thought about thing. I got pretty emotional, think about everything that had happened since then. I decided to drive back to Disney, on my way I was still really emotional.. I sent a text message that I realize now that I should not have. LIve and learn I guess.

I got back to the park, got the car parked and started walking toward the park. Mark said that he would be a little late, so I figured I would wander around the park for a while. after about 20 minutes or so, I looked at my phone and it became clear that it did not take much of a charge while in the car. I tried resetting it as I had in the past with no luck, after about an hour or so in the park, people watching for the most part, I got a message from Mark saying that we should meet at the little bar they have at the hotel.

I got to the bar, there were no tables So I wandered around a little my phone beeped, and died. (again) I watched the remotecontrol boats, and the smiles on the kids faces that were getting such pleasure from raming them into one another. As I wandered around, I saw someone what I SWORE was my friend paul. As I got closer, it was clear that it WAS him... he was looking at a menu, i looked over his sholder and asked if he found anything good? he turned around initally with a look that said somthing to the effect of "who the hell said that" then he saw it was me, and his expression turned into "OMG" wollowed by HOW the heck are ya.

we caught up a little, each ordered a drink, a table opened up and we sat down to talk and wait for mark. another hour or so passed, I don't know what time it was since my phone was dead, I do know it was dark out by this time thought.

We went into the park, watched the fireworks, and then fantasmic. By this time it was pretty late, and I was starving. I mentioned food, it was agreed that we should eat. jack in the box here we come.. LOL.. after eating I parted company, plugged in my phone, turned it on, and here I am, falling asleep at the keyboard back at my hotel at 2am. When I did get back here, I noticed that all the parking spots were filled with really nice VW's that made me happy to see.

SOOO tired its time for me to sleep.

The Drive to Dubfest

so I took off from work early enought to get a hair cut, get back to the house make sure I got everything and head out. (as it turns out I fort my charger for my phone, more on that later) I made it to the meeting spot about 30 minutes before everyone left, got myself a oreo frosty from wendys and a gatoraid from the mobil. By this time people started showing up. As per my pervious experience, I met the VW guys and they were all really cool. serveral really nice cars too, a couple R32's couple 20th of anaversery golf's some passats, a couple audi's I guess by the time we left, there were 15-20 cars.

once were were on the road and out of traffic it became very apperent to me that we were gonna make it out there in a very small ammount of time. we stopped in blyth to fuel up, (my car got about 25 even at that speed which kinda surprised me) then everyone wanted food. we ended up being there for about an hour. once back on the road it was more of the same.

We pulled into where the hotel was at about 10:30, I ended up being able to get a hotel room there at the host hotel, we all went and got some food and then sat around and just talked till prolly almost 1am. everyone has now gone to bed, and I smileing. its been a really good trip so far. looks like I am gonna go see kristina tomarrow catch some lunch, pick up some sprinkles (cupcakes) for people back in AZ that yelled at me for not bringing them back the last time..

well I think I am gonna head off to bed, as it is VERY late now

Last minute trip out of town. (Dubfest)

SO I have decided to go to dubfest this weekend, it is a last minute decision, but somthing that I think will end up being a good time. I have met guys from VW vortex bafore, and all the ones I have met so far have been good guys. Looks like I will head out with the group tomarrow, in the afternoon. I think saturday is just a bummin around day, washing cars n stuff. I think I might go and try to see kristina. maybe the beach.

I am really looking forward to this. its been a long time since I have been to a car show out of town, and never to a VW car show. I till am trying to get used to this going and doing things on my own though.. it still feels uncomfortable on some level.

More later, its late.