Jan. 2- Home Sweet Home

Travel Day. Wake up 2:30. Be to airport by 4. EASIEST TSA ever. Leave at 6. Get to San Diego at 8am. 4 hour flight with time change. Maria doesn't get her donut, Eli ate the whole box. We see the prettiest Christmas tree of all time. Flight delayed in San Diego. Wait at airport  1hour 40 minutes. Fly to Sacramento. Nina gets us online Mendocino Farms, we still have to wait 20 minutes there. We drive over the pass. NO SNOW. NO TRAFFIC!! And make it home by 5pm. WE WERE WASTED!!! But it was so good to be home. We did a little laundry, a little reorganization, and grocery shopped the next day. I HEART VEGETABLES!!! 

Jody reorganized our laundry room so there is more space and we had couple loads to the thrift store. It was really good to be in our space. You tend to forget how much you love your home.

Thank you Heavenly Father for the safe travel and getting us where we need to be without harm.

 

Jan. 1- Happy New Year's!!!

Happy New Year!! May this year bring a deeper appreciation for Heavenly Father and all He does for us. For we are truly blessed. We woke up, worked out with Maria and had a chai, and headed back for a hike. Maria busted her knee attacking Eli after he was pestering her. Yet, she still committed to family time and did .5 mile. We did the Barr trail by Sheila's home in Eagle Nest? It was like being Katniss Everdeen. The woods were gorgeous. The weather was 55 so it was perfect out! We were walking with Erin when all of a sudden we see Brandon and the boys! It was the first time Erin and Brandon did that trail together and it was just so nice to breath and talk together. They were troopers and made it! It ended up being almost 4 miles and 250 elevation gain. 

We plunged in their pool and it was exquisite! Eli and Ella got pushed in but they were good sports about it!! We headed to bed a little early because I had to change our flight due to a mountain storm over the pass. It was such a great time. We loved to be around our cousins and hang out. It was good to talk and remember Dustin. Hopefully we can see each other soon again!

 

Dec. 31- New Year's Eve Day

Jody and I found a crunch fitness. It was pretty nice and pretty necessary after the heavy food! After our workout we all headed to Nashville for the day. We had to get gas and while there we saw a Red Bull truck. Nina made a comment like she wished she could get a free Red Bull. Eli made it happen. He shouted out the window if he could get a free Red Bull and the guy gave one to Erin to give to us. Talk about southern hospitality and kindness! 

We visited a high end shopping area where guess what!! MY COAT COMPLETELY FIT IN!!!! I literally was a TN botoxed mama without the botox. We ate another off the wall delicious lunch. This time I had a Kale Salad and chili soup. My body thanked me for the greens. We went to another huge mall that had Whole Foods body as a completely separate store. It was a beautiful area. We lucked out the entire time because traffic was not bad at all. Maybe we're just used to CA?

Eli went with Erin's fam and they picked up stuff for Turkey Meatballs, Queso Dip, and more Christmas Crack!!! We went through 50 batches I swear. They also got fireworks and Eli was happy as a clam. When we got back, we watched the Stranger Things Finale. Amazing!! I was able to skip 3 seasons and still understand everything. We ate and set off the fireworks. I had never seen them that close before!!! And we headed to bed before 12. Because we're all lightweights.