We spent a wonderful week in California with Gary's family. It started with a weekend at my aunt's house and attending my cousin's wedding, which was set in beautiful California Canyon Country. I got to catch up with my cousins for California and Alaska.
Then we met up with my Gary's brother in Santa Monica, Gary's parents, and toured Los Angeles, La Brea Tar pits, Disneyland.... etc. We headed down to San Diego for a beatiful stay along the Port and visited Gary's two aunts and his grandmother who is confined to her bed.
Some high lights:
1) For Miss L, definately the princesses at Disneyland
2) Embassy Suites breakfast buffet
3) Getting to see my family and Gary's family who we love dearly and who my children had never met
4) Meeting Emily...Berk's friend/?girlfriend
5) A wonderful day at Gary's grandmother's, and Marie Calendar's Apple Pie
6) Singing Christmas Carols at Troy and Maureen's
7) Chit-Chatting with my MOL
8) My grandma held lil' G at the wedding reception for 2 hours, and although I know she loved it, it gave me a chance to really talk to my family...definate blessing
9) The candy buffet at the wedding. They had little bags to fill and take home as well.
10)
Los Angelos temple at night with the Christmas lights on the Palm trees. It was freezing and wonderful. Immediately you feel a special spirit in the vicinity of that building. The last time I was there, my sister was getting married.
Some low lights:
1) Stomach flu
2) 1 tsp. of Pedialyte every minute for 3 hours Christmas Day (it was either that or a trip to the ER for dehydration, but she finally kept it down)
3) Airports (we missed our flight on the way there and got delayed for 5 hours on the return flight.)
Overall, I am so glad that we were with Gary's family. When all was said and done, I'm glad we went. We came home and opened presents. Miss L's favorite was the umbrella. Lil' G really liked to eat wrapping paper.
