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Operation Dream Come True - Another Update

Another update on our plans for Operation Dream Come True.  I did some playing around on the internet, looking for fun attractions in the L.A. area.  As a result, we've booked a couple of tours that sounds like a lot of fun.  We'll be going on the L.A. Deluxe Grand Tour that will take us to all the fun and kitschy Hollywood attractions - Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Hollywood Bowl, the Kodak Theater, etc.  The tour company will even shuttle us to and from our hotel, so we won't have to worry about parking.  The movie buff in me can't help but be thrilled about this one.

We've also booked a dinner cruise from Newport Beach.  Considering that Newport is my birthplace, I'm excited to see what it looks like now.  Of course I won't remember anything from then, since we moved when I was so young.  But it will be exciting nonetheless.  Looking at the map, the harbor where we board the ship is only blocks away from the hospital where I was born, and I'm hoping for a photo op there.  The cruise sounds pretty fancy - a three course meal, music and dancing.  I'll make sure to have my motion sickness wrist bands and my dramamine in close proximity, just in case. 

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Soooo fun! You will have the BEST time!

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