This Can't Be Good

Chapter 44

The first thing we did after arriving to our hotel was walk to the nearest In n Out. It was only a mile from our hotel but it took us twenty minutes to get there. It was so worth it though. I have never felt so satisfied from eating a burger, the boys were in heaven.

“I’m not returning home until Massachusetts gets an In n out,” Max complained.

After finishing our meal we headed toward the start of the Hollywood Walk of Stars. It was so surreal being in California. Along our walk we passed the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and I couldn’t help but snap pictures. I was so focused on taking pictures of the buildings that I hadn’t even noticed we were walking on the Walk of Stars.

“I didn’t know Mickey Mouse had a star,” Ave said. Her and Max were walking hand in hand a few feet in front of me, Jayden and Miranda in front of them.

“He’s Mickey Mouse!” I said astonished by her lack of knowledge. I ran over to the star to take a picture of it. Parker chuckled from behind me.

“You’d think you were Lexis by your excitement,” He joked.

I ignored the comment and we kept walking. We now found ourselves in front of the historic El Capitan Theater. Now I was really freaking out. This was the theater for Disney premiers. I gave my camera to Ava so she could take a picture of me standing in front of it. In the picture my hands were outstretched above my head, my face was priceless.

After walking for a few more minutes we crossed the street to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe. I couldn’t help but think of Cassadee and Trevor. This was her type of restaurant. Every waiter and waitress in the place had crazy hair and tattoos, it was great. We were currently sitting in a circular booth. Parker and I on opposite ends with the two couples in the middle. We let conversation fill the silence.

“I can’t believe we are in California but you guys won’t take me to Disneyland,” I complained. How could they bring me all the way out here and expect me not to realize that we were only an hour away.

“We spent all Thanksgiving at Disneyland,” Jayden noted.

“We spent Thanksgiving at Disney World. Disneyland is different,” I retorted. Jayden just shrugged his shoulders. I knew I wasn’t going to win this argument, it was a lost cause.

“We’re going to Universal though,” Parker chimed in.

I rolled my eyes. “Universal studios is not Disneyland.”

Our food was shortly served and we ate in silence. Max being true to his word order a sandwich instead of a hamburger. He had no intention of eating a hamburger every again unless it was from In n Out. After lunch we headed back out onto Hollywood Boulevard. We walked past the Dolby and Chinese Theater. The girls and I kept stopping in the little souvenir shops on the street irritating the boys. They were stupid if they honestly thought we weren’t going to buy stuff. I ended up with an I heart LA sweatshirt and a few other little things, mainly for Lexis.

It was now around three o’clock and the six of us decided that we wanted to go into Universal Studios. The park closed at six but we figured we could get everything done in three hours. We hoped in a taxi and headed that way. Once we bought our tickets we attempted to create a game plan. Since the park is multileveled the goal was to accomplish everything on the first level before moving on, but really Jayden and Parker were calling all the shots.

The boys took off for The Simpson ride so the rest of us followed suit. It wasn’t too crowded considering it was later in the day. The line was also very interactive. You felt like you were Krusty Land. After waiting in the line for ten minutes it was our turn to ride. It was four to a row with two rows in the cart. Since Miranda didn’t want to be split up from Jayden her, Jayden, Parker and Max rode in the front with Ava and I behind them accompanied by another couple.