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I was officially accepted into the ways of SoCal yesterday. My test went well, I feel. It is against the law for me to say anything about it so I'll just leave it with a simple wow. The score could be as late as October, so I'll just move on with my life and assume I passed. Financial is in four weeks; the terror begins.

We got our annual passes to Disneyland last night. We were there from 5-10:30 and did a lot.

In California Adventure, we rode Tower of Terror (Susie was complaining of heart attacks but I think she didn't cross over into the Twilight Zone), Bug's Life Land, Screamin California, Soaring over California, and in the Magic Kindgom hit Pirates of the Carribean, Big Thunder Mountain, and saw Fantasmic! Even though I've seen Fantasmic! 10+ times, I really enjoy watching people watch it for the first time. It's an amazing show.

We also ate pineapple ice cream from the Dole pineapple stand in the Tiki Room. Best ice cream I've had in months. We get free parking and 10% off food/retail there so if we go six times, the tickets are paid for. Susie is still glowing from the experience, so I have a feeling we'll go a lot more than that. And I thought I was the Disney freak in the family.

One California habit I refuse to adopt is coming to church 30 minutes late. If I were going to be that late to Sacrament meeting, I just wouldn't go. You've already missed the ceremony and the only pew space left is right in the middle of the chapel, inconveniencing many people to accomodate your tardiness. I just refuse to go there.

Visited with the Vans tonight, and of course, played Double Dash with Tyler. Since he's only 3, Susie and I do the races and just wait at the finish line so he can win. He's caught on to our little Ponzi scheme, and reminds us to let him win. He's so cute. Chad got HP 6 yesterday (we gave him a gift card and pre-ordered it for his BD back in May). I read 1.5 chapters and am already speculating. I have a feeling I will enjoy this one more than OOTP, which I didn't care for. We'll have to wait and see if I will enjoy it more than GOP, which so far is my favorite. Hopefully I'll get it to ease the pain of being a quarter of a century old come Friday.