We hopped up early and headed down to Long Beach to meet up with our friends Abe and Wendi. B and I always loved Long Beach so we were pretty excited for the excursion. Plus, we always have a ton of fun with Abe and Wendi. 

We met up for lunch at The Attic which had the craziest, most interesting menu. They are known for their homemade mac and cheese dishes with flaming cheetos. Yes, flaming cheetos! I had a few bites of B’s and it was certainly interesting and delicious!

We parked back at our hotel which was just 3 or 4 blocks from Abe and Wendi’s place. We parked and walked and really explored the area. 

Abe and Wendi’s little girl, Savannah is 4 and such a fun little girl. She sure did love her big kid friends for the day. 

Our first stop was at the Long Beach Aquarium.  

A lot of the exhibits are outside and it was a beautiful sunny day (I guess most of them are in California…)

There were water features inside that were a huge hit. 

After the aquarium we took a little boat ride over to the Queen Mary.

We had snacks and cocktails on the boat and it was a bit hit with everyone. My only disappoint was there was a Princess Diana exhibit on the ship and we ran out of time (…and most importantly interest from my group). 

When our friends had to head out it was quite a sad moment for Savannah. She hates goodbyes and we had so much fun today and she just cried and cried. I got lots and lots of hugs and she is just the sweetest little thing. We can’t wait to see them when they move back to Colorado at the end of the year.

Our day in Long Beach was a huge success and another highlight of our trip. Such wonderful memories!