....To FAB! I love my new cabinets! They turned out beautiful. I got to see them as they started to install them on the 17th, then headed up to Logan to drop off the girls. We went on the trip with two other couples from Logan, so I headed down south with them. When we came back down to Cedar to pick up Jacob, I got a quick peek at my new cabinets completely installed (at 4 in the morning) before we headed off for our trip. I am loving all my new space. Now my coat closet will actually hold coats instead of cans of food! Yay! Who new wood and tile could be so exhilarating? (Yet so @#$!%@# at the same time.)
Unfortunately I, on the other hand, have gone from fab to FLAB since being on a cruise ship for a week. Ya, really good food. 24 hours a day. Bad for the midsection. Of course Jacob can eat all he wants and comes back just the same. What the heck? I was standing in the wrong line when metabolism was handed out in the pre-existence. We had SO MUCH fun, and loved being able to just focus on each other for a while. We started off in Vegas where we went to see the Tournament of Kings at Excalibur, which was a lot of fun. Then the next morning we headed off to San Diego to load up on the cruise ship. San Diego was beautiful and WARM. It was such a welcome change! Our first stop was Cabo San Lucas where we had an absolutely amazing margarita on the beach, rode wave runners in the ocean and drank all the salt water you could ever want, saw real tropical fish (not even in a tank like I'm used to at Wal-Mart!), played in gigantic waves that knocked us all over and filled every possible crevice with sand, got sunburned, saw sea lions (did you know sea lions are really smelly?), and tried our best not to get run over by all the crazy Mexicans selling us everything imaginable. I loved it! Even the pictures with the iguanas cost us a buck. Ya, they threw the crazy little monsters at us then expected us to pay 5 bucks. Sorry, we're cheap, they only got a dollar. Ha! There was so much fun stuff to look at, I could have gone through a fortune. Jacob is still ticked I paid $5 for a bracelet when he was absolutely certain I could have gotten it for 50 cents. Of course he thought we should be able to get everything for 50 cents. Nice try love. Our next stop was Ensenada. We wanted to snorkel, but it was a little too cool and overcast. So we went out to "La Bufadora" which is "the blowhole" and saw what looks like a small Old Faithful coming out of the side of the rocks. Eh, it was okay. I guess now I can say I've seen the blowhole. But the best part was the huge walkway just filled with little vendors and once again, everything imaginable for sale. The people were absolutely hilarious. We'd ask "How much is this?" They'd say, without fail, "For you my friend, today is 20 dolla." Then we'd say, "Ah, no thanks, too much." Then when we'd walk away they'd come back with, "Okay, okay, then just for you, 19.99! And I give you free bag!" I loved it! We ended up with a hammock chair (the girls are just loving), a poncho for Jacob, and an awesome blanket. The bargaining was so much fun. And if they didn't have what we were looking for, they'd drag us along saying, "I know a guy, come, come" and take us down a few shops to a friend. We only had 2 hours there because of the bus and were so bummed, we could have spent all day there. The churros were mouth watering. And my tacos at the little makeshift taco stand with homemade tortillas were just as tasty. Aaah. Before we got back on the ship we made one last purchase to get Kenna a little leather purse and a bracelet, and then two cute little sombreros for the girls. Kenna takes her purse everywhere and is quite the sly one at collecting coins to fill it with. She actually has quite a haul saved up! In between our stops in Mexico we spent the days lounging in the sun in our swimsuits, sleeping, and eating. It was so much fun. The second day at sea was starting to get a bit old, but when it comes to lounging and getting a cold drink whenever I want and not having to do anything, I don't complain!
Thanks to our parents, the girls had a wonderful time. The first part of the week was spent at the Israelsens where they completely wore out Grandma Marsha, played with all the animals, and were spoiled with lots of loves and attention, then the last part of the week was spent at the Otte's where the girls got some good 1 on 1 time with Grandpa Kerry for a day. My parents brought the girls down to Salt Lake to meet me when I flew in. Yep, I figured the long drive down would be enough, and the thought of having to pass my house, drive all the way up the Logan and then come all the way back down again was enough to encourage me to get a flight home. I was SO glad I did. Jacob drove home with our friends and then we met up with him Sunday afternoon. I ended up staying the night in Scipio Saturday night. The quick change in elevation sent me swirling and it was best if I didn't keep driving. I felt okay when I left Salt Lake but before long I needed to just park the car. Anyhow, that's the past little while in a nutshell. I'm sure after I post I'll think of a bunch more details about the trip I wanted to write about. Oh well. My brain has just been frazzled since being home, I'm still trying to adjust. Oh well, we'll be back in the same ol' routine before long. But hey, at least the same ol' routine now involves me loving spending time in my new kitchen!
