My trip to Cali....(long entry)
first off i have to say...no sleep isnt good for anyone. last night we had high winds...60-80km with gust as high as 110km. i got nearly no sleep with the noise of the wind. plus the lack of sleep from my trip still hitting me.
ok....so my trip....
my fights there were good. leaving charlottetown was on time. a little sloshy getting there...but made it ok. my plane in halifax was delayed an hour...but once off the ground it was good. finally in toronto....i had 4 hours to kill so i decided to just get through security and then get something to eat. my flight from toronto to san francisco was long...5+ hours (if i remember right). the movie on the flight was After the sunset. it was ok...i enjoyed it...i guess most anything is good to kill time.
once in san francisco my aunt and uncle picked me up and we headed off into the down town area and went to dinner at some family owned mexican resteraunt. it was delicious considering i hadnt true mexican food since i left cali. from there we had to stop at their appartment...from their street looking down the hill you can see alcatraz...it was beautiful at night. the weather was so wonderul...was about 60F at about 9pm and i was in heaven sitting on their front stairs while they got things together. then off we went to Santa Rosa. i had forgotten how much traffic there was in san fran. but how beautiful the city lights are.
didnt do much on thursday....just hung out...did some shopping at Costco with my aunt (uncle stayed in town). other then that....read my book and watched tv all day. i was bored shitless!
my mom came in late thursday night. i didnt hear her come in. when i got up in the morning (normally 6am their time cuz my body clock was telling it was 10am) she was sleeping in the room where i use the bathroom. we talked for a bit but let her get back to sleep for a few hours while i ate breakfast...read my book i was reading and watched some tv.
so its friday....my sister, her husband and the my twin nephews show up about 9:30-10am. the boys eat some breakfast...and then we all head out to the Jelly Belly Factor. had a great time with my family. the boys were so fun to be with....i hadnt laughed so hard. I spent way too much money there...lol $31.00US on jellybeans and a couple other nickknacks. but it was well worth it.
we went to Chili's for lunch/dinner...i had the steak fajita quesadillas...OMG...it was delicious.
went to Target...did some shopping. almost pee'd my pants cuz one of my nephews was asking about bra's (he is 5 as of yesterday) and talking really loud about how mommy wears them and how they hold in her boobies....lol all this while other people are walking by hearing this and then laughing also. omg...it was a moment i well never forget. being the auntie...i bought them both woopie cushions (my sister loved me for that one...lol) they were both going around the store making fart noises and laughing. going up behind people and doing it...lol
after getting home we decided to play a feeble atempt to play texas holdem. i think we were doing the betting wrong...but either way...we had a blast.
later that night (friday) my other sister got there and we all just kinda hung out chatting catching up with things.
saturday was the big day. was all headed to the cemetary and had a full catholic mass for the service. it was such a beautifl service...but i really do hate funerals. i hate crying...i really really do. and to see my mom crying makes it all that more painful. from the service we walk over to where she well be put to rest....in a niche right next to my grandpa. the priest says a prayer there and we put her in it (she was cremated), one by one (if we chose) we went up and had a quiet moment with her....my mom put in a deck of cards with her (she loved to play cards with grandpa), a little old lady teddy bear, and an electronic mini hand held yahtzee game (something else she loved). i was last to go up...i pushed myself to do it...but i had to. i put one of the beautiful peach roses in with her ( she loved her gardens) and told her to hug my grandpa for me. and at the time....i lost it. I HATE FUNERALS!
from there we went back to her house and had a nice wake in memory of her. lots of food and talk. the rest of that day was kind of a blur to me... later that day my mom, aunt and uncle went out to dinner so they could "talk". so much crap between my mom and aunt over the will and stuff. so....me, sisters, brother inlaw..and twins went to El Torito...had me the combo #3 ...YUMMM! how i missed mexican food!
sunday came fast....my sister (#2) left first...she had to catch a plane back down to southern cali. then my mom, sister, her hubby and the boys left not long after that. i really do miss being able to just hang out with my family. i loved being with them that weekend.
i think what had me in a pissy mood most of the time was my aunt. she just hates everything that i like. and i do mean everything. they way she would comment if i said i liked...taco bell, el torito, any food place for that matter "how could you eat at places like that?" or tv shows....anything i watched...she would comment..."how could you watch that?" or "that show is horrible". EVERY GOSH DARN THING! and the sound she made before EVERY comment was a sound of disgust. just so rude in that matter. other then THAT. i enjoyed my time with her...i commented a few times after those comments..but i didnt say what i really wanted to cuz then i would have been playing her own game. she is family and my family is small enough to put someone out just cuz how they dont like ANYTHING you do. oh well.
she did however cover most of my plane ticket. so that was a plus. not sure though if it was from her or moneys taken out of my grandmas account she had tranfered over right after her death. my mom and sisters even questions it. but i do appreciate it either way.
so on that note.....im still catching up on my sleep. getting up at 6am there and going to bed at 11pm (or so) every night with no naps really does take its toll.
i should be napping right now...but i was catching up on blogs and then decided to do this. have to pick up kiddo from school in 2 hours so not sure if i want to lay down or not.
cant wait to see my family again when we go back to california in july...this time with my hubby and daughter.
ITS SO NICE TO BE HOME! *sigh*
ok....so my trip....
my fights there were good. leaving charlottetown was on time. a little sloshy getting there...but made it ok. my plane in halifax was delayed an hour...but once off the ground it was good. finally in toronto....i had 4 hours to kill so i decided to just get through security and then get something to eat. my flight from toronto to san francisco was long...5+ hours (if i remember right). the movie on the flight was After the sunset. it was ok...i enjoyed it...i guess most anything is good to kill time.
once in san francisco my aunt and uncle picked me up and we headed off into the down town area and went to dinner at some family owned mexican resteraunt. it was delicious considering i hadnt true mexican food since i left cali. from there we had to stop at their appartment...from their street looking down the hill you can see alcatraz...it was beautiful at night. the weather was so wonderul...was about 60F at about 9pm and i was in heaven sitting on their front stairs while they got things together. then off we went to Santa Rosa. i had forgotten how much traffic there was in san fran. but how beautiful the city lights are.
didnt do much on thursday....just hung out...did some shopping at Costco with my aunt (uncle stayed in town). other then that....read my book and watched tv all day. i was bored shitless!
my mom came in late thursday night. i didnt hear her come in. when i got up in the morning (normally 6am their time cuz my body clock was telling it was 10am) she was sleeping in the room where i use the bathroom. we talked for a bit but let her get back to sleep for a few hours while i ate breakfast...read my book i was reading and watched some tv.
so its friday....my sister, her husband and the my twin nephews show up about 9:30-10am. the boys eat some breakfast...and then we all head out to the Jelly Belly Factor. had a great time with my family. the boys were so fun to be with....i hadnt laughed so hard. I spent way too much money there...lol $31.00US on jellybeans and a couple other nickknacks. but it was well worth it.
we went to Chili's for lunch/dinner...i had the steak fajita quesadillas...OMG...it was delicious.
went to Target...did some shopping. almost pee'd my pants cuz one of my nephews was asking about bra's (he is 5 as of yesterday) and talking really loud about how mommy wears them and how they hold in her boobies....lol all this while other people are walking by hearing this and then laughing also. omg...it was a moment i well never forget. being the auntie...i bought them both woopie cushions (my sister loved me for that one...lol) they were both going around the store making fart noises and laughing. going up behind people and doing it...lol
after getting home we decided to play a feeble atempt to play texas holdem. i think we were doing the betting wrong...but either way...we had a blast.
later that night (friday) my other sister got there and we all just kinda hung out chatting catching up with things.
saturday was the big day. was all headed to the cemetary and had a full catholic mass for the service. it was such a beautifl service...but i really do hate funerals. i hate crying...i really really do. and to see my mom crying makes it all that more painful. from the service we walk over to where she well be put to rest....in a niche right next to my grandpa. the priest says a prayer there and we put her in it (she was cremated), one by one (if we chose) we went up and had a quiet moment with her....my mom put in a deck of cards with her (she loved to play cards with grandpa), a little old lady teddy bear, and an electronic mini hand held yahtzee game (something else she loved). i was last to go up...i pushed myself to do it...but i had to. i put one of the beautiful peach roses in with her ( she loved her gardens) and told her to hug my grandpa for me. and at the time....i lost it. I HATE FUNERALS!
from there we went back to her house and had a nice wake in memory of her. lots of food and talk. the rest of that day was kind of a blur to me... later that day my mom, aunt and uncle went out to dinner so they could "talk". so much crap between my mom and aunt over the will and stuff. so....me, sisters, brother inlaw..and twins went to El Torito...had me the combo #3 ...YUMMM! how i missed mexican food!
sunday came fast....my sister (#2) left first...she had to catch a plane back down to southern cali. then my mom, sister, her hubby and the boys left not long after that. i really do miss being able to just hang out with my family. i loved being with them that weekend.
i think what had me in a pissy mood most of the time was my aunt. she just hates everything that i like. and i do mean everything. they way she would comment if i said i liked...taco bell, el torito, any food place for that matter "how could you eat at places like that?" or tv shows....anything i watched...she would comment..."how could you watch that?" or "that show is horrible". EVERY GOSH DARN THING! and the sound she made before EVERY comment was a sound of disgust. just so rude in that matter. other then THAT. i enjoyed my time with her...i commented a few times after those comments..but i didnt say what i really wanted to cuz then i would have been playing her own game. she is family and my family is small enough to put someone out just cuz how they dont like ANYTHING you do. oh well.
she did however cover most of my plane ticket. so that was a plus. not sure though if it was from her or moneys taken out of my grandmas account she had tranfered over right after her death. my mom and sisters even questions it. but i do appreciate it either way.
so on that note.....im still catching up on my sleep. getting up at 6am there and going to bed at 11pm (or so) every night with no naps really does take its toll.
i should be napping right now...but i was catching up on blogs and then decided to do this. have to pick up kiddo from school in 2 hours so not sure if i want to lay down or not.
cant wait to see my family again when we go back to california in july...this time with my hubby and daughter.
ITS SO NICE TO BE HOME! *sigh*
posted by CaliGirl at
11:13 a.m.
