Welcome to Yucaipa - Part 2

So there have been a lot of events that have taken place in the last week….. Thanksgiving morning was absolutely beautiful so I went out in the front yard and snapped some pictures of the view from our yard at 7:00am. Too bad there is a house in front of ours, the sunrise would be a lot prettier if they would demo that house :o)

Went to Crestline for Thanksgiving and it was great! Friday we pulled out all of the Christmas decorations and did our thing with that. The house looks cute, I sure wish it had a fireplace to hang the stockings on (not to mention keep us warm..keep reading this part comes up again).

Saturday morning we woke up to rain and a lot of wind….that quickly cleared up and the sun peaked out. Got out of bed and looked out the window and the mountains outside of my house were FULL of snow!!! It was beautiful so I took some more pictures. We then decided to head up to Oak Glen to get into the snow a little. That was great, the boys and my hubby had a snowball fight, made mini-snowmen and chased each other all over the place. Took a lot of pictures that came out really good.

Sunday, we decided to go exploring and ended up in Forest Falls which was really cute as well. We had eaten at the La Mexicana in Oak Glen so decided to stop at the location in FF to grab some nacho’s to share…service was outstanding and the nacho’s hit the spot! Somehow my SD card on the camera took a crap and I could not take any pictures…total bummer! Especially since I had about 1500-2000 photos on the dang card….taught me a lesson in printing pictures – that’s for sure. Anyhow…on the way back down the hill we pulled over at a picnic spot and Landon and I got out and hiked back to the water…OMG – it was sooo beautiful back there! We are definitely going to have to go back and take some pics and have a picnic!

So…with the good comes the bad in my life – so here it is! Got home on Tuesday and there was a friggin lock box on my gas meter!!! They claim that they do not have anything on file that I turned the gas on…ummmm then how the hell was it on??? Anyhow, I argued with one person that told me the soonest they can turn it on is Saturday – ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? So, I got a Stupid-visor named Ms. Brown on the phone who was absolutely rude from the gate. She – acting like she was doing me a favor – was able to get them to come out on Thursday…I begged, pleased, cried and yelled at this woman and she was a total and complete witch. It is too long of a story to go into…but in the end I lost and the last two days have been me taking a “bath” with water that I heated up in the microwave! Do you have any idea how long it takes to nuke enough water to sufficiently wash yourself..much less long hair!!! I was soo cold after taking my makeshift bath that I put my underwear on sideways because I was in such a hurry to get dressed…hahahaha Thank god they are coming out today to turn it on…it was 39 degrees last night and I froze my butt off!!!

Hmmm…what else do I have to add?? Oh yes..a few observations..

We really like Shorters…the bartender Daryl is a real sweetie! And they are having drink specials all month for Christmas…so get on in there!

I hear that Kopper Kettle Kafe is really good…but I am having some issues with the name…is it me or are their initials KKK for a reason??? I sure hope not, because that would not be good at all!

Unfortunately the Thrift store that I was itching to go to totally did not meet my expectations. I won’t say which one it is, but I probably won’t go back.

Had Bonita’s again…still yummy!

Ross is still the only place to shop…and I finally got in there without a mile long line and got a few deals for X-mas…go me!

I have stopped referring to Yucaipa as Mayberry…I have a new name :o)

Thank god I wore comfy clothes to work today!

So, I have been agonizing over the fact that I now live 38.8 miles away from work...as opposed to the 7.1 via only side streets that I was use to for 7 years! The agonizing part is not the daily drive, I am actually enjoying my time to listen to my class lectures repeatedly (I think this stuff is starting to stick!), but the fact that I have to do it TODAY of all days!! Today is the day before Thanksgiving - aka the busiest traffic day of the entire year!!! GREAT! So, I just finished mapping out my route...which takes me through Ontario, Fontucky and Rialto just to get to Colton and hop on the freeway..... am I scared - HELL YEA! But you people who think it is because of the cities I have to get through are mistaken....it is because I can't see for sh*t in the dark on side streets, and I am going a long ways on unknown side streets...look out folks this could make for a wild ride! I could put my glasses on...but those are just for reading and I would have to crash into someone before I could actually see their license plate in the dark! I should have taken a vacation day today! I am anticipating my 40 minute drive to take me anywhere from an hour and 45 minutes to 2 and a half hours....we shall see. I think I am going to go to the vending machine and get a Monster and some Skittles for the ride! This sucks - I sure hope Yucaipa is worth all of this headache!

Sincerely,
Negative Nelly!

Not a whole heck of a lot going on...unless you shop at Ross!

Not too much going on last weekend either - I don't really anticipate too much going on anyhow, but I have my hopes up and I am not being negative about my adventure....I am just looking for something to do other than sit in the house. We had soccer in Rancho on Saturday and went to the movies in Ontario on Sunday...not too much going on in Yucaipa. We did head up to Oak Glen yesterday and walked around a little - cute place. I got some nice pictures of scenery on the way home I will have to post them here soon.

I need to know when is a good time to go to Ross - I have been in there 3 times now and the line goes all the way to the back of the store...am I missing something here - are they really giving things away and I just didn't notice??

We will be home Saturday AND Sunday - all weekend.....I am determined to find something cool to do!! I am thinking we need to find a place to hike around.....if anyone followed this blog I could probably get suggestions....LOL

All I wanted was breakfast!!!

So on Saturday at 9:00am we decided to go find some breakfast - I never thought it was going to be such a task! And I guess it is partially my fault.... A few friends told me that Casa Trejo was AWESOME...so I got on my navigator thing on my phone to find County Line Road (remember, I am still new to town) and we find it...CLOSED! So we end up on the freeway back to Live Oak and over to Yucaipa Blvd. Found another Mexican place...CLOSED!! There is a Denny's maybe...but the parking lot was jam packed - DUH..it is the only friggen place to eat before 11:00 - haha So we head back up Yucaipa Blvd. over to Bonita's - they were OPEN!!!! YAY...AND we had the best food - we loved it! If you like hot stuff...ask for their hot green sauce. It looks kind of like Wasabi in that is is kind of a paste - but it is soooooo hot and sooooo good! It is the little orange place that has outdoor seating only...I have a feeling that we will be getting it to go here shortly as it gets cold.

Nothing else to report this week...it has been pretty low key. Hoping for new adventures this weekend as we have all day Sunday to go exploring - I am thinking Oak Glen sounds nice :o)

Can't say I didn't warn you!

I guess I need to get more people to read my blog - LOL Because sure enough I saw Officer "Nice Nice" giving someone a ticket again this morning! I was being a perfect law abiding citizen driving down Yucaipa Blvd....eating my PB&J breakfast, listening to my microbiology lecture and watching my 40mph speed the whole way and then BAM - right by the freeway he had someone in a little red car pulled over. I sure hope he was as nice to them as he was to me and it did not ruin their day :-D

No news to report on my Yucaipa adventures...I had study session last night and did not get home until after the street lights were on....I was coming up Yucaipa Blvd. at 7:49pm and I literally watched the lights at Danny's Pizza turn off....that just seems way early to me - Oh well, I guess I will have to check that place out on the weekend.

Watch out for officer "nice-nice" by Yucaipa High School!!

Ahhhh...welcome to Yucaipa! It became blaringly obvious to me that when you are traveling 59mph on a street where the speed limit is 40mph, although you thought it was 45mph (hence you were still speeding) there is bound to be a cop with a radar gun under a tree waiting for you to get there. I have to say that the officer was very very nice and even apologized to me for making me cry. Yes...once I saw that he decided to write me a ticket I burst out in tears...without a tissue in sight! And why is it that you think of all of the stuff you should have said to "get out of the ticket" just as you are pulling away with it in you trembling, tear soaked hand? So, what did I do? I called my hubby - I have Microsoft Sync in my car people so I was not breaking the law! And the conversation went a little something like this:

Me: "I just got a ticket from the nicest cop in Yucaipa"
Hubby: "oohhhh, uh huh" (It was a sarcastic uh huh)
Me: "I cried like an idiot"
Hubby: "Where did you get the ticket"
Me: "Right before the High School"
Hubby: "Yea, I saw him there yesterday"

Blah, blah blah.....Now I am thinking that the hubby knows that I go a little too fast on that street, he should have told me that "Officer Nice-Nice" was sitting there ready to zap me with a radar - I think they are in cohoots! hahaha

I can't wait to see what is next!

First weekend

Well, we survived out first weekend - barely! Friday night we decided to see if we could find the Stater Brothers on Bryant - don't laugh..I really didn't know which way it was. So we head down Yucaipa Blvd. and I make the executive decision to go left on Bryant....WRONG! We flip a U-turn at Wildwood Canyon when we figured that the store was definitely not in the canyon and holy smokes!! A coyote runs right out in front of us - we both yelled "COYOTE" and pointed at it like we were 10 years old..haha. Finally made our way to the Stater Brothers...which I might add is about a stone's throw from the house...tee hee. Sunday we decided to bring our German Shepard over and she has now decided that, after 9 years on this earth, she is going to be a whiner - great! "Hey...we are the new neighbors and we would like to irritate the crap out of you with our dog that non-stop cries"..perfect! I hope she gets use to this fast, as I am sure my neighbors are not going to be too happy - especially since the landlord lives directly behind us! We didn't get to see the town too much this weekend unfortunately because we had soccer Saturday and Sunday. I am looking forward to seeing what this town has to offer in the day time.

Oh yea - we are still waiting for the Direct TV to be hooked up so we went to The Big Cheese for Monday Night Football last night - I highly recommend checking the coupon section of your mail PRIOR to ordering 65 bucks worth of hot wings and pizza....since there is a freaking buffet on Monday night that no one let us newbies in on. And on a recommendation from my friend Allison, we tried the Hangar 24 (sp?) Orange Wheat beer - and it was YUMMY!! Good call Al!!!

Lastly - if you are my next door neighbor, I apologize for my family letting my little dog out in the front yard at 6:30am so he can bang on your gate and try to eat your huge grey dog that likes to bark at him - he got a spanking and promised to be nice from now on!

Stay tuned....