Details, Details: Part THREE: Days 7-11...Hooray for Hollywood!

SO......I'll pick up where we left off in the Canyon that is so Grand.  If you missed reading about that part of our trip, I'll direct you here.  If you want to see what we plan to do in the Rocky Mountains before that, click here.  

I'll wait for you to go read those before moving on.  Go ahead......
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Now that we're all caught up, let's talk about what it's going to be like when the Livingston's head to HOLLYWOOD.

I admit, I've been kind of lazy when it comes to the planning of this part of the trip because we are visiting two families who have lived there for many years and I'm relying a bit on their expertise.  Michael went to college with these peeps and so we've known them for over 20 years.  WHOA.  That makes us old, but, whatev....  (Hi friends!  Can't wait to see you!!! I didn't just call us all old, did I?)

DAY 7:  We will start the day in the Grand Canyon.  We will pack up our tent and camping business that morning and start driving west.  It should take us less than 8 hours (flash in the pan!  ONLY 8 hours?!?  That's a piece of cake compared to our original 20 hour trek to the Rockies!) and so we hope to be there mid-afternoon.  That night, the 3 dads are taking most of the kids to a MLB game:  Angels vs. Cardinals.

[side note: I will probably cry tears of delirium as they drive away because this will be the first time in OVER.A.WEEK. that I will have been away from my husband and my 2 oldest children.  I love them, but....come on. You know you would too.  Let's also note that this is the first night I will be sleeping under a real roof in over a week.  Take a moment to soak that in:  7 nights.....6 will have been in a tent, 1 in a car.  Again, the delirium: it will set in.  Not sure how it's going to manifest, but you're going to get to watch it unfold as I live-blog this whole trip in a few weeks, so stay tuned.]

DAY 8, 9, 10:  wake up in Pasadena, CA:  I have basically given my friends a "bucket list" of things we want to do and we're going to try to work some of them in. 

• take the train from Pasadena into Hollywood.  See the Hollywood sign, Rodeo drive, the Chinese theater, walk of fame
• go to the beach: we may go to Balboa Island/Newport Beach, or we may to go the Santa Monica pier, Annenberg Beach House or may do both!
• Take in a MLB game (tickets have been purchased, so this is a go)
• Have heard "The Queen Mary" ship is cool in the Long Beach area....maybe check that out

Day 11:  Wake up in Long Beach, CA:  We will go to church that morning where our friend is a pastor before taking off that afternoon for the next part of our journey......