travels of Thelma & Louise

It was my turn to make the trek to Florida. I am so glad I didn't have to do it alone. My amazing MIL gave up so much! She flew from Hawaii to Los Angeles, only to sit in a car with me and the dogs for 4 days and for over 2,000 miles. She is such a great person! She even got us some pretty decent hotels to stay in. Especially in Louisiana. That was like a royal treat to stay in that hotel. She took good care of us.  

I-10 East thank you for being full of gas stations, restrooms, and food. 

States we drove through:

Arizona, New Mexico, Texas (so close to Mexico), Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

We made it! The drive definitely got greener as we got more east. But the restrooms seemed to get worse and more sketchy, which made for quick pee stops. 

We were packed pretty full with the rest of our stuff that I kept with me. Including the puppies. They probably had the hardest time..they didn't have much space to move, so all they did was sleep, but really how can you sleep 2,000 miles in a small cubicle. I felt bad for them, but they got pretty creative with trying to get comfortable. 

We didn't deviate from 10-E very much except when we wanted to go check out New Orleans, LA. We decided to just drive through the french quarters to say we were there. The buildings were so neat, old and antiqued. My sister, Jen, would've loved to photograph there. It was pretty busy so we just took our time looking around. It reminded me of a vintage Waikiki. Lots of stores and cute shops and lots of people. There were however some areas that had yet to be renovated from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which made some areas look very run down and ghetto. 

{checking out the smells of New Orleans}

Our travel log:

Nuevo, CA to Tuscon, AZ

Tuscon, AZ to Fort Stockton, TX

Fort Stockton, TX to Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles, LA to Gulf Breeze, FL

{Home Sweet Home}

oregon solo visit

I went to Oregon to visit with my Mom, sister, brother and their kids before I moved to the other side of the country. My Mom had been up in Oregon helping out my sister and brother with their kids so even though I was living at her house while Evan was in Florida, she wasn't there and I really missed her. It was a crazy time actually getting to Oregon because of the one day that California actually got rain. My flight got changed three times before I actually got on a plane. I ended up leaving on a plane headed for Las Vegas, NV and the connecting flight was delayed to Portland, OR. When we were finally boarded on the plane, there was thunder..so we were delayed again..I ended up falling asleep while sitting on the plane. I woke up an hour later and we were still sitting in the jetway. After I woke up, they make an announcement that the flight has been cancelled {the pilot timed out after all the delays and could no longer fly) GAY-extremely GAY! We unloaded the plane and all the passengers ended up sleeping in the Las Vegas airport. It was soooo awful. So awful. I slept about 1 hour. No pillow. No blankets. Just the airport floor, which I refused to sleep on...ANYWAYS. I finally made it to Portland at 8:30 am the following day. It was so good to see my Mom. I sure missed her. She had food ready and even warm clothes for me to change into. It was so wonderful. Right after I got there we started setting up for the twins little CUPCAKE party. We decorated everything with cupcakes and cupcake wrappers. We had the older kids decorate their own cupcake. We watched them open presents and then we sang Happy Birthday to them. Mom made them small mini cakes, but they weren't that interested. It was fun. Aliyah and Chiara turned 1 on October 12, 2012. They are so tiny for being one, but they are walking around and are very interactive. They are at such a fun age!  

The rest of my trip in Oregon we just had a good time together. All the kids had soccer games, which all started at 11am. We went shopping at the thrift store with Jess & the kids for costumes. We went to lunch. Walmart. We watched movies together. It was just a special time for me to have for myself. It was a quick trip but a great one. I love my family so much! I am truly blessed. 

love you Mom!