miscellany monday: vacay edition.

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1. while you were sleeping.  or blogging.  or whatever.  we were on vacation (thanks to skymiles, and my grandparents' cooking and lodging).  and since hubsy isn't fond of letting the whole world know that our house is empty, i wasn't allowed to say anything until we got back.  he's smart like that.  but, in case you noticed the beautiful backdrops in our attempted christmas pictures, you'd also notice that we definitely were not in south carolina.  we were back home, visiting my family in the bay area of california.  which just so happens to be stunningly beautiful, which also makes it harder to come back to the lowcountry of the south.  no offense, i just adore hills, mountains, bays, the ocean with cliffs and real waves.  ; )

clockwise from top left: the redwoods, bodega bay, sonoma vineyards, and san francisco.  see why i miss living there??!?

2.  no shut eye on the red eyes.  we had red eye flights there and back.  it was interesting.  neither of the kids screamed or were loud.  i'm way thankful for that.  on the way out, daddy and mommy were separated with a kid on each of our laps.  the faa has regulations that only allow one infant in arms per aisle.  and we had window seats.  ugh.  the plane was full to the brim so they couldn't change them for us.  we figured a kind person would see our stress and switch with us.  a sweet lady switched with me.  a mean man told hubby no.  can you even fathom?  kelly is standing there, holding sage, who is on the verge of a crying fest, with a diaper bag, and a bottle in her mouth, and the guy on the aisle made him get all the way over to the window.  kelly should have got up a bunch of times, but he's nicer than me and didn't.  i had the honor of holding our 30lb sack of sugar on my lap who did NOT sleep at all.  it was like 3 am and he wasn't about to close his eyes.  at least he was quiet.  on the way back home, they let kelly and i sit together (apparently they didn't know the rules and we weren't about to inform them) and we had an empty seat next to us...it was blissful, despite it being the middle of the night.  the kids slept.  mommy and daddy did not.

3a.  family, friends, food, and fabulous places.  that pretty much sums up our time.  it was wonderful being home, seeing all my precious family and our sweet friends.  the scenery is spectacular and we pretty much stuffed our faces.  i was convinced i gained some serious poundage, but i guess since we were on the go so much it helped burn off the thousands of calories i packed on... to my surprise i lost 4 lbs... i need to vacation more often.  : )  back to the food... i believe that everyone should have the privilege of tasting in-n-out.  at least once.  and i was informed that you could order a neapolitan shake rather than just chocolate.  and at only $1 something, it's more than good. 

3b.  #3 calls for it's own post.  you may have to forgive me as i blog about our trip for the next, well, month.  i would do a scrapbook, but blogging is easier and cheaper.  : )  it helps get over the post-vacation-want-to-move-back-home-blues.  

4.  red faced.  after arriving at the airport, after being awake all night, sitting on the plane with a full bladder, (i didn't dare use the restroom on the plane for fear of waking up the babe in my arms)  i walked into the men's restroom.  urinals and all.  and they were in use.  i wanted to die.  

5. say cheese.  we finally got our christmas card picture.  we went to the coolest beach ever, goat rock, and my grandma snapped a winner:

and if you're wondering where our matching outfits are, or where our specially coordinated attire went, remember, i'm a no frills kind of gal.  for me, life's easier that way.

6.  go giants.  it was such a thrill to arrive in san francisco the night the giants won the world series.  i only wish i had brought my bright pink giants cap to sport.  the team was flying in from texas a few hours after we did.   i was almost starstruck.  

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