Day 9

Indio,CA--->Riverside,CA---->HOME SWEET HOME

9:30am:
Wake up and discover Fran writing yesterdays blog. Progress. (BTW this post is about 3 weeks late)

10:00am:
Clean up and pack up all my stuff :/

10:30am:
Enjoy one last bagel at the grandparents. Man am I going to miss these onion bagels. My mom isn't even hear to yell at me about how fattening they are!

11:30am:
Panera Bread, Indio CA
This is it guys! The moment you all (and myself included) have been waiting for. The GLORIOUS and FABULOUS GALE!!!!! Let me tell you this--the way Fran described her is EXACTLY how she walked into Panera Bread. Lime Green Shirt, shorts, LIME GREEN and HOT PINK sandals, and PINK Nails. This woman is a fashion god. (Also reminds me of my Halloween costume circa 2008..wink wink)

1:00pm:
Its still a pleasant 110* outside and we decide to get our nails done. Again with the "wud u lik cristalll gelll?" No I would not like cristallll gellll. Just a manicure please. I choose french tip. Gale chooses a flashy pale pink color. Is anyone in this joint surprised?

1:45pm:
I am done early. Just waiting for everyone else to finish their crystalll gelll and eyebrow wax. I on the other hand would like to keep my eyebrows thank you very much!

2:00pm:
Back at Gramps house. Is it possible to stuff one more onion bagel into this body?..I didn't think so.

2:15pm:
Frantically call every Italian joint in Palm Springs County searching for cannolis. Do they not understand that it is the LAST day of our trip? I mean what kind of bloggers would we be if we didn't find a cannoli on the GREAT CANNOLI SEARCH?!? The first place says "Sure we got cannolis!" Perfect, I say. "However, I am missing one ingredient and it should be delivered by the end of the week." Not so perfect, thanks anyways. The next lady says yes we have cannolis and we are open! Perfect. "MS. Pelka Get the car started!!"

3:00pm:
Head off to Palm Springs which is conveniently on the way home. After driving past the destination and driving back about 2-3 miles we have finally found our place! Im telling you this place was not any bigger than the bathroom at my house. However this little Italian lady served us the best cannolis we have ever had! Inserted below is video footage of the little Italian lady making the cannolis right in front of us! How could we be so luck?!?

5:00pm:
After devouring our cannolis (and my tiramisu) we head off to meet my parents so they can pick me up and take me home. We meet them at a Carls Jr. parking lot where instead of my father helping with the luggage he is checking his pockets for any coupons he may have for a $6 burger. Oi vey!

5:15pm:
After begging Ms. Pelka to not make my parents take me home, they finally drag me in the car and we are heading to good ol' San Juan Capistrano. Sure enough, 3 minutes into the car ride home I hear "YOU F#@(#*( BASTARD!" Awwww. Home Sweet Home. How I have missed you :)

Thanks for reading our blog everyone. We plan to continue our blog about our many adventures. Be sure to catch Fran and Rosie's adventure across the ocean in beautiful Hawaii..I hear they are on the hunt for Dog the Bounty Hunter..this could get very interesting :)

Steph