We're back. And I don't want to be. I love vacations and I have such a hard time coming back to reality. So much now to do, it's not even funny.
Unpacking.
Laundry.
Cleaning the house!
Soccer starting.
Track starting.
Orthodontist appointments.
Dinners to make.
YW activity to plan.
Phone calls to return.
Emails to return.
BABY ARRIVING SOON!
But most importantly, finishing Eclipse. This one I don't have a problem with. ;)
We had such a fabulous week away! We stay in Newark, CA at a hotel we absolutely love. They upgraded us at no charge to their Executive Suite this time because they were so full. We didn't complain!
The kids and I slept in every day, did some swimming, shopping, watched a ton of movies, I did a ton of reading... It was wonderful.
Martin worked hard every day going to various auctions. By Friday, his first day off from auctions, our dear Christian came down with the croup early that morning... so instead of a fun excursion into San Francisco, we stuck close by the hotel to give the little guy a nap. Poor thing. Croup is the worst sounding cough! It always scares me even though I know it shouldn't. Thanks to my Resident Doctor Friend, Kirsten, for your advice. You may as well be a doctor after all your trips to the ER with *P* for croup. I appreciate your advice on it all...
We received Monopoly for a Christmas gift and finally broke into it on this trip and ended up playing it every day we could. I tell ya, our Morgan is a fast learner. Our third game she kicked our tails winning everything on the board, bankrupting all three of us! We're all now addicted to this game!
We were so surprised to find out that while we were down there, our sister in law from Hawaii, Mele, was only 20 minutes away from us! She was in town visting her mother and sisters so we had the wonderful opportunity to meet up with her and have dinner and do some Old Navy shopping. It was so great to see her and Akemi. My girls and Christian love their baby cousin. Thanks again for the oufits, girlfriend!! The girls can't wait to wear them when the weather warms up.
On our way home, we finally decided to hit the Jelly Belly Factory and take a tour to see how Jelly Belly Jellybeans are made. It was fascinating and the kids loved it.
Of course we also hit our Krispy Kreme and In 'N Out Burger!
We left the Bay Area about 10am and got home at midnight... long day. But the kids did beautifully travelling that long. Poor Christian was still under the weather and just looked miserable (puffy watery eyes, snotty nose, etc...) So sad. But he did SO well. I was so proud of them all.
So here we are. Back home. Back to reality.
15 VERY much appreciated comments:
In N' Out? Make me cry why don't ya! Glad you guys had fun. Sounds like lots of fun! Hope Christian is feeling better. And Eclipse is great!
Yep, Lisa! And can you believe Morgan refuses to eat it???? Little fart.
I still think of you and Tim driving aaaallll that way and back just for a meal. LOVE IT!
Found you while blog surfing and looking for people with similar interests. I love your blog. I have a 2 and 3 year old and the marker incident was SO familiar. Their fave thing to do is to catch the desitin within their reach and paint something. LOL!
Sounds like a very fun yet relaxing time! I'm glad you didn't give birth down there- Jill and I were a little concerned : ) But like you said earlier, California has great hospitals so no biggy!
Glad you got to miss out on the crazy Eugene weather. Lucky bugs that you got to see Mele and Akemi. Wow on Eclipse already!
Lucky you to have such a nice vacation. I so hate coming back to reality too.
Thanks for the comment and I hope these last few weeks are kind to you. Those of us who've been there remember all too well!
BTW...I LOVE YOUR BLOG! I love the paper, the music, the colors all of it! Great job! Great taste!
YEah you are back, if you want to have a laundry folding party I'm there : ) Hope Christian is feeling better, good luck adjusting to real life : ) Love you!!!
Welcome back to reality! You got a free upgrade to a suite?? How lucky are you. I don't know what that would even look like:0)Sounds fancy though. That croupy cough is enough to scare anybody. Poor little seal baby!
So glad you had a great vacation - yep sick kids are no fun! Get crap done and get ready for baby to come!
I've anxiously been waiting to read about your spring break. Reachel, your children are beautiful and it's so much fun to see them grow up. I'm still nursing/pumping and I love to read your blog while doing the latter. You are a very entertaing writer!
I'm glad you guys had a fun, safe trip :) Sounds like a memorable family vacation. I hope Christian is feeling better now.
I love hearing about your family trips to CA. What great memories that will be for you all! Congrats enduring the time in the car--that couldn't have been comfortable!
We have In N Out in our town now--made the move possible. Steve eats it about three times each time he comes out.
We'll have to do the Jelly Belly tour sometime--that sound like fun.
Any more nightmares, or do they end when you finish the book?
It looks like you guys had a good time, even though Christian through in his own plan. Wow, who knew you would be able to see your sister in law there. I love it. It does suck to come back to reallity. I still have not from my weekend. I hope christian is feeling better.
Glad to hear you made it back, but so sad I didn't get to see you. Next time for sure. Have fun with getting back to everything, I am totally with you on that one..not looking forward to tomorrow. Love ya!
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