Photo by: N.L. Belardes
One Bakersfield Woman's Blog to Mankind
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
38
I turned 38 this past Sunday. I turned 38 in the Happiest Place on Earth. I got a little bit closer to that scary number 40 but I don’t feel any different. I’m still every bit the person I was the day before. 38 wasn’t about anxiety, I managed to leave all of my Gemini anxiety behind in Bakersfield. I wonder if my fellow Gemini friend felt the affects of my discarded birthday anxiety? No, 38 was about chasing fairy tales… and having the freedom to be who I am with my friends who accept me, even love me in Bridget Jones fashion ‘just as I am’.
NL, Chingpea, Dirty Spanglish and I had planned on going to Newport Beach for some sun, fun, sand and waves. On the way we stopped at Downtown Disney for lunch and a little shopping. We had fun trying on goofy hats…
A birthday cake hat complete with candles that light up for the birthday girl!
Matildakay Minnie Mouse
(Click here to see Chingpea in a pirate hat and Dirty Spanglish with some freaky hands!)
And then Chingpea and I saw the modern day Disney Prince Charming. Johnny Depp is not only every Smalltown Girls’ obsession, now he was a Disney fairy tale too! Little girls everywhere will grow up believing in swashbuckling pirate dreams. Life was just as it should be.
Captain Jack Sparrow Disney’s modern day Prince Charming
Dirty Spanglish bought me a Captain Jack Sparrow t-shirt for my birthday and Chingpea and I couldn’t leave without our very own Johnny Depp pirate doll! We have joint custody! Silly yes, but people collect sports memorabilia why not movie fairy tale figures.
We ate lunch at the Rain Forest Café where we had the most decadent chocolate brownie volcano. I blew out my birthday candle, made a birthday wish and was even a good sport about the waiters singing a corny birthday song.
Later at the hotel in Newport Beach, Chingpea and I went exploring along the Back Bay. I sat in a swing and soared legs first towards the sky flying free like a child while trying to teach a 3 year old next to me how to propel herself higher using her legs.
“Up, down, up, down.” I instructed the 3-year-old girl on the swing next to me who couldn’t quite grasp the concept of self-propulsion.
After dinner we all put on our swimsuits and made our way down to the pool and spa. The spa was soooo hot and relaxing, therapeutic even-- I could have stayed in it for hours.
“If I had access to a spa every night my knees would never hurt.” I told NL.
Other hotel guests came and went between the pool and the large spa. I watched as an attractive couple walked up to the spa. She in a bikini and high heels, him carrying a towel and wearing swim trunks. She sat down in the spa and he went back to their room returning with chilled champagne and two champagne glasses.
“Romantic or cheesy?” I whispered in Chingpea’s ear.
“Cheesy!” We both agreed giggling.
The others went swimming in the pool, but I stayed in the spa with the cheesy couple and the therapeutic waters. Room service brought another chilled champagne bottle and a bowl full of strawberries over to the couple in the spa. She dropped a strawberry in her champagne flute.
Oh lord! It’s a scene right out of Pretty Woman! How contrived! I thought as I watched the late 30 something guy try to romance the 20 something girl in the skimpy bikini.
“Where are you from?” He asked me making uncomfortable small talk because they were not alone.
“Bakersfield.” I replied.
“She’s from L.A., a REAL OC girl.” He said bragging.
Since I’ve never seen the OC TV show, I’ll just have to take his word for it. I thought.
She didn’t make conversation. Was an OC girl too good to talk to a Bakersfield girl? I wondered.
Sunday morning in Newport the weather wasn’t exactly sunbathing beach weather. The wind was blowing sand and it was overcast and chilly.
“Let’s go to Disneyland!” NL and Dirty Spanglish suggested.
And then we were off to the Happiest Place on Earth…
Pirates of the Caribbean was closed and scheduled to reopen in late June to coincide with the opening of the new Pirates movie. Rumor had it the Pirates of the Caribbean ride was being upgraded to include scenes from the movies including Johnny Depp. Captain Jack Sparrow and pirate merchandise and posters were everywhere. Johnny Depp had officially become a Disney icon. He was definitely my choice for Prince Charming!
Chingpea and I were on a fairy tale quest; we went in search of Princesses. We found Cinderella, Belle, Aerial and Snow White, but we were always too late to get our pictures taken with them.
“Snow White is soooo pretty with her dark hair and red lips!” I told Chingpea.
“She was the first brunette Princess.” She explained.
“And her Prince is the handsomest!” She exclaimed.
“I know! He’s the only dark haired Prince too.” I explained.
We both like dark haired men.
At the end of our fairy tale quest we met our leading man… not just a Prince but the King of Disney himself, Mickey Mouse.
38 was a perfect fairy tale...
I turned 38 this past Sunday. I turned 38 in the Happiest Place on Earth. I got a little bit closer to that scary number 40 but I don’t feel any different. I’m still every bit the person I was the day before. 38 wasn’t about anxiety, I managed to leave all of my Gemini anxiety behind in Bakersfield. I wonder if my fellow Gemini friend felt the affects of my discarded birthday anxiety? No, 38 was about chasing fairy tales… and having the freedom to be who I am with my friends who accept me, even love me in Bridget Jones fashion ‘just as I am’.
NL, Chingpea, Dirty Spanglish and I had planned on going to Newport Beach for some sun, fun, sand and waves. On the way we stopped at Downtown Disney for lunch and a little shopping. We had fun trying on goofy hats…
A birthday cake hat complete with candles that light up for the birthday girl!
Matildakay Minnie Mouse
(Click here to see Chingpea in a pirate hat and Dirty Spanglish with some freaky hands!)
And then Chingpea and I saw the modern day Disney Prince Charming. Johnny Depp is not only every Smalltown Girls’ obsession, now he was a Disney fairy tale too! Little girls everywhere will grow up believing in swashbuckling pirate dreams. Life was just as it should be.
Captain Jack Sparrow Disney’s modern day Prince Charming
Dirty Spanglish bought me a Captain Jack Sparrow t-shirt for my birthday and Chingpea and I couldn’t leave without our very own Johnny Depp pirate doll! We have joint custody! Silly yes, but people collect sports memorabilia why not movie fairy tale figures.
We ate lunch at the Rain Forest Café where we had the most decadent chocolate brownie volcano. I blew out my birthday candle, made a birthday wish and was even a good sport about the waiters singing a corny birthday song.
Later at the hotel in Newport Beach, Chingpea and I went exploring along the Back Bay. I sat in a swing and soared legs first towards the sky flying free like a child while trying to teach a 3 year old next to me how to propel herself higher using her legs.
“Up, down, up, down.” I instructed the 3-year-old girl on the swing next to me who couldn’t quite grasp the concept of self-propulsion.
After dinner we all put on our swimsuits and made our way down to the pool and spa. The spa was soooo hot and relaxing, therapeutic even-- I could have stayed in it for hours.
“If I had access to a spa every night my knees would never hurt.” I told NL.
Other hotel guests came and went between the pool and the large spa. I watched as an attractive couple walked up to the spa. She in a bikini and high heels, him carrying a towel and wearing swim trunks. She sat down in the spa and he went back to their room returning with chilled champagne and two champagne glasses.
“Romantic or cheesy?” I whispered in Chingpea’s ear.
“Cheesy!” We both agreed giggling.
The others went swimming in the pool, but I stayed in the spa with the cheesy couple and the therapeutic waters. Room service brought another chilled champagne bottle and a bowl full of strawberries over to the couple in the spa. She dropped a strawberry in her champagne flute.
Oh lord! It’s a scene right out of Pretty Woman! How contrived! I thought as I watched the late 30 something guy try to romance the 20 something girl in the skimpy bikini.
“Where are you from?” He asked me making uncomfortable small talk because they were not alone.
“Bakersfield.” I replied.
“She’s from L.A., a REAL OC girl.” He said bragging.
Since I’ve never seen the OC TV show, I’ll just have to take his word for it. I thought.
She didn’t make conversation. Was an OC girl too good to talk to a Bakersfield girl? I wondered.
Sunday morning in Newport the weather wasn’t exactly sunbathing beach weather. The wind was blowing sand and it was overcast and chilly.
“Let’s go to Disneyland!” NL and Dirty Spanglish suggested.
And then we were off to the Happiest Place on Earth…
Pirates of the Caribbean was closed and scheduled to reopen in late June to coincide with the opening of the new Pirates movie. Rumor had it the Pirates of the Caribbean ride was being upgraded to include scenes from the movies including Johnny Depp. Captain Jack Sparrow and pirate merchandise and posters were everywhere. Johnny Depp had officially become a Disney icon. He was definitely my choice for Prince Charming!
Chingpea and I were on a fairy tale quest; we went in search of Princesses. We found Cinderella, Belle, Aerial and Snow White, but we were always too late to get our pictures taken with them.
“Snow White is soooo pretty with her dark hair and red lips!” I told Chingpea.
“She was the first brunette Princess.” She explained.
“And her Prince is the handsomest!” She exclaimed.
“I know! He’s the only dark haired Prince too.” I explained.
We both like dark haired men.
At the end of our fairy tale quest we met our leading man… not just a Prince but the King of Disney himself, Mickey Mouse.
38 was a perfect fairy tale...
Mickey is definitely a dark haired dude.
I felt no extra anxiety. You must have given it to some other unsuspecting soul.
that was an awesomely great weekend! ..and we do love us some dark haired fellas... lol
can't wait for the jack sparrow look-alike at the park to see if he's worthy enough to actually be a pirate johnny... ooohh...
You are so adorable in those pictures! Also as attractive as your voice! Happy Belated 38th Birthday.
Keith, CSUB
Happy belated birthday. I blame the fact that I've been wrapped up in my own little world. See you Saturday.
YAY! I am so glad you ended up having a great birthday. Damn society and damn the media for putting such an emphasis on a damn number. ..............*flips the media the bird. If there was anyplace to feel like a kid again, Disney was definitely the place! LOVED the pictures.