California 2008

California was a lot of fun. Jeremy and I had a great time together and Alyssa's wedding was beautiful. Here's a time line of our trip:

Monday, September 15th we got there, hung out for a bit at Trevor and Alyssa's house, Checked in to our room at The Tides Inn then went to Alyssa's parents condo to cook out dinner. After realizing the grill wasn't working, we moved everything indoors. Before dinner we went to a bar up the street that was overlooking the ocean.

Tuesday, September 16th was Jeremy and I day to site see. We went to a Marine Animal rescue center and walked around Laguna Beach in all the stores. We went to a winery but was not impressed at all. We also got some really pretty pictures of the beach. That night we went out on a boat the some of Trevor's friends owned and had a lot of fun. After the boat ride we went to a bar. Alyssa and I played Rock Band and I didn't do so well. (maybe the bottle of wine I drank on the boat had something to do with it?) Needless to say we all had to take a taxi home :)

Wednesday, September 17th was the girls day to go to the Ellen Show, and Jeremy and Trevor had a boys day. I don't have any pictures from the Ellen Show because no cameras are allowed, but we had so much fun. Alyssa and I got to sit on the front row and Ellen danced right by me. We were on TV for just a second. On the show that day was Benjamin Bratt, some kid from You Tube, and singing was Akon, Ashanti, and Nelly. It was fun. As Ellen was interviewing the trio, Nelly announced that he had brought this Apple Bottoms Bag for everyone! We also got his latest CD. Jeremy and Trevor had a fun time racing go carts and bar hoping. They both drank a little too much and it was fun to watch them the rest of the night:

Thursday, September 18th was all about getting our nails done and the rehearsal and dinner at The White House. Once again, it was a blast to hang out with my best friend:

Friday, September 19th: Wedding Day!! Everyone met at Alyssa and Trevor house then went their separate ways. Girls to get ready and boys to get ready. Jeremy entertained himself by finding some really good hiking trails. We only have one camera, so sadly he wasn't able to get any pictures of the beautiful sites he saw. All the girls (Myself, Alyssa, Corrine, Lauren, Karen and Jeanine) went to get our hair done, then back to the condo for make-up, then pictures before the wedding at Laguna Village. We (the wedding party) all wore matching dresses, flip flops and toe rings. We looked very cute. After a little stress, the wedding was a beautiful event and Alyssa and Trevor will live happily ever after.

Saturday, Alyssa and Trevor wanted to spend time with us, because who knows when we will get to see them again :( We laid out at the pool at Surf and Sand where they spent their wedding night. That night we all went out to dinner at Big Belly Deli and had pizza, salad and beer, before they left for the honeymoon to Sandals Jamaica

Sunday was the travel day back home. It was long day and we arrived back home at 2:00am Monday morning. Right away Jeremy and I went to Connor's room and picked him up. We missed him terribly, but he had a blast with Nonnie. These are pictures from the plane, leaving CA.

California was fun and beautiful, but I have to say that I like Florida just fine.

Not too much going on here. I'm on a break from class and Jeremy's getting ready for hunting season with work. Monday we leave for California for 6 days and we can't wait. My mom is staying here with Connor. I will have lots of pictures when we get back.





A few weeks ago Tropical Storm Fay decided to make a mark on our house and leave us without power for 2 days. Man,t hat wasn't fun. Here are pictures from the back yard where the power line snapped in half, leaving us hot and sticky for 2 days:

Time, it's a flying

I can't believe how fast time is going by. Its almost September. Things are good here. Jeremy is gone all this week doing more bear work in South Florida. Tropical Storm Fay is giving him a good soaking today and we'll get it up here starting tonight and through the weekend.
On Thursday my classes start at Lake City Community College that I teach. The college is trying to get together an additional class for me but I'm not sure if that will happen.
On an up note I officially finished with my first semester of grad school. Man what a good feeling. Between now and then I'm just doing stuff around the house and waiting for our trip to Laguna Beach, CA Sept 15th.

OK off to do more cleaning. TTFN

All better

Well C-man is all better. Connor and I did make it to Tally, but of course not without more throwing up. We were at Jim & Milt's for breakfast and I guess he wasn't ready for whole milk just yet and he let loose as we were eating. Then on Monday I deicided to come home early and drive while he was sleeping that night. As I'm in the neighborhood by the interstate he starts the throw up all over in the car, so back to my mom's I went, gave him a bath, switched car seats with mom (thank goodness she has one) then drove home. He finally went back to daycare today and was fine. Although I'm not giving him milk just yet ;)

While in Tallahassee I got to see friends and family, which is always nice. My best friend Amy's little one is 11 months old and like Connor loves to give kisses. They were basically making out in the pool. I couldn't get my camera to take pics fast enough but here are some pre and post kissing:

How many time can a mom get puked on?

Answer: I'll let you know :)

Connor has a stomach bug that seems to be going around. I think it started last Friday with a fever, but he was OK over the weekend. Last Sunday we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner and we threw up there, but Jeremy and I thought it was because he was feeding himself with a fork and he ate too much. Monday he was kinda cranky. Tuesday night he didn't eat hardly anything for dinner. Wednesday he ate nothing but nursed before bed as usual. About an hour later I heard him in his room awake and sure enough there was puke everywhere. Then about two hours after that, again he threw up. No more that night, but yesterday he woke up still cranky and pulling at his ear. So we went to the pediatrician and as we are waiting he throws up in the waiting room, mostly on him, some on me. The nurse practitioner says it should last 5-7 days. (not sure when I should start counting?) Later that day he was acting OK, still not eating much but some toast, banana and apple sauce I was holding him and he threw up all over me again. Luckily Jeremy was home early and helped get the situation cleaned up. Then this morning at 4:30 once again we were changing sheets and blankets. He woke up around 7:45 and as I was walking into the kitchen with him, yep you guessed it, puked all over me again. Gotta love the smell of breast milk coming back up 3 hours later :)
He's down for a nap now. If today is like yesterday, he'll sleep almost 4 hours, I know he needs it. I'm waiting to see if he gets better b/c we are supposed to go to Tally this weekend to visit. I have a felling we won't be making it though :(