Maui to Tinkerbell...what to do with the time?

When planning the trip it seemed like the best idea to get into Southern California on Friday to allow ample time to pick up my packet on Friday afternoon, relax on Saturday, and run on Sunday before catching a red eye home.  However, when it came time to leave Maui I found myself wishing I'd pushed it to the last minute!  (I actually found myself wondering why I cared about running Tink!!)  Having been to SoCal many times there was really nothing left to do, so I got to thinking...why spend the time there?  We didn't have the Hard Rock shot glass from San Fran....it was just a 6 1/2 hour drive from LAX.  We could do that on Friday and be back in time Saturday to pick up my packet.  Shoot...Lake Tahoe was only another 3 hours from San Fran, another glass, and an 8 hour drive back to Anaheim...hmmm.  As this thought process developed I wondered what would happen if we didn't make it back to Anaheim to pick up my packet by 5PM when the expo closed Saturday.  So, we landed in LAX Friday morning after a red eye from Maui (and 11 hours in the car during the road to Hana...my butt and back were toast!), drove to Anaheim, had breakfast, grabbed my packet, and hit the road to San Fran!  We had dinner at the Hard Rock in San Fran, drove to Sacremento and stayed the night, then got up the next morning and drove to Lake for lunch at the Hard Rock there!  I was the only idiot in a ski resort town in January wearing flip flops, a tank top, and a thin hoodie!  But, I hadn't brought thicker clothes as the trip was Maui and SoCal and I was comfy so I didn't care...but boy did I get some looks!  After lunch we hit the road and drove back down to Anaheim.  After a quick dinner it was lights out as Tink was in the AM!