A special wish

I woke up pretty early this morning...a little after 6am. The sun has been up for a little while the birds are chirping like crazy and I couldn't go back to sleep. My mind started racing and thinking about all the things that I needed and wanted to get done today. Then my beautiful sister popped in my head...

"today is Tifani's birthday".

The past few months have been very difficult for my sister. She has gone through something that is the hardest thing a mother can go through. I'm amazed at her strength...her courage...and her faith. I admire her...I look up to her...she is a beautiful person inside and out. She constantly helps to remind me what really matters and what is most important and I'm so incredibly grateful for that. She is an amazing gift in my life and I love her more than I ever thought I could.

Growing up with my sisters we didn't exactly get along ALL the time...who does really? I was the oldest and will be the first to admit that I wasn't always the nicest sister to these girls! I never could have imagined back then how I would feel about these girls now. The connection that you have with a sister is priceless. I was blessed to have 3. We each are very different...have different tastes...styles...personalities. I love these girls and I cherish every part of them...they are my best friends.

So today my sister dear I wanted to send you a wish...a special birthday wish. I wish that your day is full of bright sunshine and happy thoughts. I wish that you feel loved and adored. Any wish that you would like today I wish for you. I love you so much...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Going back to Cali

I haven't really posted much of anything in like a month! I was talking to my sis Tif the other day and as soon as she answered the phone she goes..."You're alive!" Life has been a little crazy around here the past few weeks and I think we are finally starting to feel back on track again...maybe! A couple weeks ago Dave and I flew back to California to help move his sister Kirsten and family back here to AZ. As soon as we flew in we had just enough time to go into San Fransisco and see Fishermans Warf and eat at Bubba Gumps. It was one of the last places open at 10 o'clock at night and we were starving! We ate yummy food and Dave was in heaven with his pot of seafood. It was so amazing to go back there and it was so good for Dave to get away from the office and have no worries. We had so much fun!

There were bright green hills everywhere and I was loving the beauty of it all. We drove by Dave's old house and he just walked up and down his old street remembering the past. We went into downtown Danville and had lunch at the Rising Loafer...yummy! We drove by his old high school too. That area is so beautiful it was amazing! What a fun place to grow up!

After we were all loaded and packed up we started our journey back home to AZ. There was this place that Dave's family always had to stop on there way down to southern cali and it is called Pea Soup Andersen's. Dave and Kir were SO EXCITED to have pea soup and I just didn't get it! It was such a cute place but I passed on the soup...not really a fan. But they had all you can eat...Brandon loved it too! It was fun to be in a place that had such happy memories for them. Brandon was a little trooper driving all that way! We made it home safe and sound and we are now one big happy family:) It was a super quick trip but we made the most of it and had a great time!

Road Trip

Dave and I are on our way to California tonight and I'm SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!! I wish I could say the reason for our trip was to get away and have some "us" time(that will come later I hope). But we are actually going there to help Dave's sister Kirsten move back here to Arizona with her family. We have been so excited to get them here and have been looking forward to this little trip! We fly in later tonight and are rushing like mad to Fishermans Warf to get some play time in before we have to start our road trip home tomorrow. I haven't ever been there at night before so this will be a new experience for me and a flood of childhood memories for Dave. The kids are each going to a friends house for the weekend! Not having to worry about them for 2 days is a vacation in its self! Even though it's going to be a super fast trip we are so grateful that we can go help them out and get their booties in AZ for good! Woohoo....road trip!!!