Sandoogans' Log

Blessed. Emma. Preem Supremes. Dad Duty.  Ready for Disney! 1 Party People! Birthday Kids. I can't believe I haven't blogged about anything since February! I think it's combo of laziness, not having much to talk about and having my best ideas at night when I'm about to go to bed lol. Some cool stuff has happened for me and my family. We had some birthdays (Mr. A, Emma and my pops) and Sami went off to rock camp. The birthdays this year were pretty rad. We went out to eat for Mr. A's birthday as is tradition now. That's probably one of my new favorite things that we do now as a family. We get together (parental and siblings included) and go out to eat somewhere. We do the usual embarrassing thing by the telling our server we have a birthday so they can embarrass the birthday kid. Except me, I'm always down for birthday shit. This year Sami finally got to go to rock camp. We had been waiting for this moment for quite some...

 You can see where I've had to glue the frame because it broke. The Social D lettering use to be red once upon a time.  So, we got a new car, which means my infamous license plate frame is getting transferred over to the new wheels. We didn't get rid of the Orange Bang, that would be blasphemy! We traded in Mr. Andrade's old crappy wheels for a bigger roomier carro. This license plate frame has been with me for eons. I believe I got it in 2000 at a Social D concert. I remember seeing it and knowing instantly I had to have it. It's been with me for 3 cars now, scratch that---make it 4, and I plan to hang on to it for as long as I can. I've gotten tempted to get a new frame, maybe a Disney, or Packers, or Dodgers but can't seem to look go. I know it looks all beat up and stuff but I feel it gives it character. Besides, after my sister called my car a "mom car" I need to add some cool factor to it.

One of the very many awesome special memoriesI have of my dad is going to Disneyland. I don't think my dad cared for Disneyland much (Gasp! I know) but would still take us when we were kids. He rarely ever got on any rides with the exception of: The Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean. I think Pirates was his favorite. I always looked forward to my dad getting on the rides with us, even it was a few, and remember how he seemed to enjoy the scenery as cruised along the dark waters.  We've tried to convince my dad, several times, to come with us on our many Disney trips we take now as adults. We've even tried to persuade him by telling him they now sell alcohol at the park. So far he's declined every invite. I think we're just going to have to bamboozle him and not telling him we're bringing him to Disney. We'll see, that man isn't easiest person to trick. Love you, papi!