... let me sit in the orange groves and soak in the sun! Let me walk out of the house with just one layer on. Let me wear mary jane's without socks. Let my baby wear a onesie. Let me not get attacked by scorpians!
If you're a bit confused - let me fill you in. Nate and I made a little trip with just our wee baby to visit the darling APRIL again in the lovely ARIZONA! OHHHH the fun we had!!! Our oldest two stayed with Grandma and loved it. Didn't really want us to come home. hmmm - that made me sad. But ANYWAY... Nate said he actually got to bond with our baby more. Poor guy - leaves at 8:00 a.m. and gets home at 8:00 p.m. most nights. Not much bonding going on there.
We had lunch in these orange groves! DYING at how FABULOUS that was. CAN NOT believe we just walked around and picked our own oranges and just started to eat it. April was making breakfast and said "ohhh, let's go get a GRAPEFRUIT!" WHAT - not a flash frozen grapefruit? Not a GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FREAK-O one? Not a gassed one? OHHH what will my organic body do with such luxury???? It was SO delicious to just go to her back yard and pick one off the tree! Tickle me fancy, why don't ya??? All you who know me know that is a DREAM for me! LOVE IT!!!
SO - as we're eating these oranges, I notice this SIGN... watch for SCORPIANS! WHAT? ya - apparently they're quite territorial and stick around those parts. I had a picture taken with baby Licious in all her bow glory. It WAS quite big. Didn't notice it had grown on her head. Nonetheless - she's darling!
And here's April with her baby - our babies are only 1 month apart. Her baby taught my baby to crawl up the stairs. NAU NAU (naughty in baby terms)!!!
April forgot to photoshop me. She doesn't need it so she doesn't think about it. ;)
Loved being there! Loved the sun. Needed it!!!
I have TONS to post. But haven't even downloaded my computer. I had to steal these from April's. But I was afraid Lilian was going to beat me up if I didnt' post soon. Ohh - and Joanna too! She's probably going through withdrawals! ;)
Wanna hear something FUNNY? When we flew home we didn't realize it was the SUPERBOWL. Ya - because I'm SOOOO athletic! Defense/offense - what's the difference? Ask #5 from the Frontenac ward back in '99. She'll tell you I guarded her with my LIFE! Too bad I was suppose to be playing offense. Right? ;) ANYWAY - our flight was delayed SIX hours. They kept delaying it saying they didn't have a crew, then there wasn't a pilot - then something else. bla bla bla. So when we finally boarded - we then managed to SIT on the runway for 1.5 hours while they let all the private jets go. I nearly lost it! Totally freaked out. (kindly, though). Started to silently cry as I looked out the window and PRAYED I would get home SOON... even to the new 5"! Good thing baby slept!!! So we took off at midnight. Arrived shortly after 1:00 A.M. - had the shuttle take us to our car around 2:00 A.M....
CAR WAS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Annnnnnnnnnnnnd... at this point I laughed. What else could you do???? So they jumped us - and we arrived home at 3:30. All safe and sound. ;) And to snow. But that's OK. ;) Loved seeing my kids. They loved seeing us. Happy reunion - even in the snow. ;)
*EDITED* I just got the FUNNIEST EMAIL! If you're all wondering what Utah is like... read this... it really is true! Especially the Home Depot part! ;)
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September to May, you live in
Utah.
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't
work there, you live in Utah.
If you've worn shorts and a
parka at the same time, you live in Utah
If you've had a lengthy
telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number, you
live in Utah.
If 'vacation' means going anywhere south of Salt Lake City for the
weekend, you live in Utah.
If you measure distance in hours, you live in Utah.
If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live
in Utah.
If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same
day, you live in Utah.
If you install security lights on your
house and garage but leave both unlocked, you live in Utah.
If you can
drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without
flinching, you live in Utah.
If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you
live in Utah.
If the speed limit on the highway is 75 mph
-- you're going 80, and everyone is still passing you, you live in Utah.
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow, you live in Utah.
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
construction, you live in Utah.
If you
find 10 degrees 'a little chilly' you live in Utah.
If you actually
understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends, you live in
Utah
It is 7:30am. I should be getting the kids ready for school, but I see you have a new post...you are right I am going through withdrawals. I did remember that you were gone though so I was trying to be very patient. I can't wait to see more MORE MORE. So happy you are well and safe. I am still working on Chris about what we talked about. :)
Posted by: joanna | February 08, 2008 at 05:44 AM
I am so jealous.. I want to see sunshine and green grass ( and I might even be ok with the scorpions? ok probably not but for sunshine and warmth ) sounds like a wonderful trip accept for the trying to get home part.. but you made it thats what is important. Cant wait to see more images from your getaway ( oh and you Look Fab without the PS work )
Posted by: Elizabeth | February 08, 2008 at 07:22 AM
Did you see the scorpians???? OH MY!!! I am actually quited stunned to see you next to the tree with that warning sign! YIKES! You and little Licious look so cute! LOVE that grin on her face!
Posted by: Lilian | February 08, 2008 at 04:38 PM
Oh, Kara! Jealous, jealous, jealous. I want the sunshine and warm and fresh organic grapefruit too! At least I know someone that experienced it amongst the feet of snow. Sounds like you had a great time.
Posted by: Sherry | February 08, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Hey Kara...just droppin' by to say hi! You're trip home at the airport sounds like every plane trip I take. There's always somethin'...sounds like you had a great trip otherwise! can't wait to see some new pics...
-B
Posted by: Brooke Drellos | February 09, 2008 at 10:26 PM
my mouth is watering...grapefruits right off the tree:)
Posted by: Adrienne | February 09, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Oh my. What a crazy adventure to get home! Okay, I LOVE that you didn't even know about the Superbowl because either did I! Not a big sports fan. Can't wait to see ya.
Posted by: Kelli France | February 10, 2008 at 10:04 PM