Some highlights of my California vacation so far:

* Our 7:35pm flight out of Minneapolis was delayed about three hours. We spent about an hour on the tarmac alone, getting de-iced. That's OK, I've had worse travel experiences.

* Arrived at LAX around 12:30am local time and retrieved our luggage.

* Picked up our rental car, a silver Jeep of some kind. Good thing they're open 24/7.

* Found our way downtown to the Sheraton and managed to get to sleep around 2:30am, which felt like 4:30am to our bodies still on Minnesota time.

* The hotel had really comfy beds! I love you, Priceline!