Spring is HERE!

Life is skittles and life is beer!

Eh, Spring ain't really here buuut...I felt like taking it back with that song. Hey, you know we live in Michigan? Hey, you know we have cold weather here like all the time? Hey, you know we went home to California this weekend? Yeah, it was freaking awesome.

My father in law turned 60 on Saturday and my MIL wanted to surprise him (as we did too) so she flew us out there Friday evening and we showed up for breakfast the next day. It was great, just great. I did well through my flights and all but for some reason the flight out I didn't sleep off the meds so I was....well...high. My prescription literally says, "Take when flying," so I have an excuse. I don't plan on taking them forever, trust me on that.

ANYWAY, we got in Friday night. My parents picked us up from the airport and we drove to Corona Del Mar for Mexican (YEAH!) really close to my brother's house. My sister, her husband, and all her kids came. Those darlings are seriously the freaking cutest things ever and since I'm old I can call the 15-year-old cute dang it. We had amazing food (nothing like California Mexican food, nah-THING!) and hung out. Mind you it was about 130am our time when we finally got home so we fell asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow. I fell asleep so hard I woke up and did NOT know where I was. And since I was on the wrong side of the bed (yea I have a side mmmk?) I bolted up and realized Taylor was sound asleep next to me. Phew! Dreamland again.

The next day my SIL and BIL picked us up and we went to Coffee Bean. I think we got a blended mocha or something, it was really really good. Especially that early in the morning. We headed over to TOPH and waited for the rest of the crew to get there. My other BIL came with 2 of the 3 kids and finally my inlaws showed up. My FIL was so happy we came, it was so good to see him. After stuffing my face with a bacon, veggie, and cheese omelet and a stack of pancakes I was stuffed! It was off to Disneyland with us!

Overall great weekend. All I know is that I used to be able to leave all the time no problem and not let it get to me. But the last few times have been so difficult for me. It's the little things really. Not going to softball games or dance recitals. Not having a dland pass like we used to and just going for 2 hours because we could. Our parents cooking. Staying at my inlaws on weekends and being so comfortable in my own skin. In-N-Out. Orange Circle. Thrify's ice cream in an eat-it-all-cone. Fred Kelly stadium. 24 hour fitness. The beach. I miss it all so much.

And then I come home and I snap myself into reality. I love it here. I love the city of Ann Arbor, I love the wacky quirky people here. I love our church, I love my school. I love the Y and playing volleyball (with boys!) I love my new job, I love my boss, I love my friends here. They don't have Weber's or Moe's or Bagger Dave's back home. They don't have snow (in OC) or Fall colors. Most importantly they don't have my husband. And that's what it's all about right?

In time I get over it. And then I'm back on the Disneyland Railroad. Boooooooooard!