Want to feel Stupid?

I'll tell you how you can feel stupid later on in my post.

Sam, Bubba and I went to California this last week. We left last Thursday heading down to Santaquin to stay with Aaron and Melanie. We got there about 7ish, and left about 4ish in the morning. Sam went to bed about midnight, and I...well, lets just say I didn't really head to bed...I had a couple of things I needed to tie up with my business before we headed out with no internet. And then Mell and I started watching Grey's Anatomy. And it has been decided. I NEED to watch that show from the very beginning. Every episode. Anyone game? Please let me know. :-)

We headed out at 4, and I slept...until we hit St. George. But it was a very restless sleep... we went to the store there in St. George, and got some things for the remainder of our trip. And took off. I slept again until about Vegas. We stopped in Vegas to get pictures of the Temple. That temple has GORGEOUS grounds to take pictures at!! Can I tell you how much I would LOVE to photograph a wedding there? Holy WOW.

We continued on and as we dropped into Death Valley (I was sleeping) I wasn't awake to unplug my ears. And I woke up with THE WORST PAIN in my head!! I seriously thought I was going to die. And have had a headache since in the same area of my head, I think it's because I still can't unplug my ears...
We made it into California about 4 in the afternoon. We hung out with family members, walked around property, and got ready for Saturday.

Saturday we had the funeral. Which was really amazing. It was good to see Grandma Winsor so peaceful, but yet, the smile was missing from her eyes. We had the viewing, the funeral, and then headed to the cemetery. This was the first time that I had seen Sam's grandpa's grave. As you stand there, you can feel the ocean air in the wind coming off of the ocean. It was so peaceful there. We then went back and visited again with more family.

Sunday, we attended church with Sam's aunt and uncle (who were SO VERY kind to let us stay with them our entire stay) and then headed to the beach with some of Sam's siblings and parents. We ended up going to Mission Beach, where parking was a NIGHTMARE. Seriously. But we finally found some and enjoyed some time on the beach. After that, Sam and I went with his brother to the actual beach and enjoyed the sunset. Seriously, breathtaking. I LOVED it.

Monday, we ended up watching Willie's kids while Willie and Melissa went to the Temple. This ended up taking up most of the day, but we were finally able to break away and go to the beach again. This time we went to La Jolla Cove with a couple of Sam's cousins and their families. This was a lot of fun, we were able to see the seals, and spend some more time just relaxing by the ocean. Thank you Christy for being such a wonderful hostess!

Tuesday morning we woke up and started heading home. I wanted to take pictures of the Temples down in that area, but the San Diego temple had scaffolding all over it. So we decided to try and go take pictures of the Los Angeles Temple. This ended up taking a lot longer than we originally thought it would, and ended up making it to Las Vegas at about sundown. So we stayed in Vegas for a night. We walked up and down the strip (Bubba fell asleep in our arms as we walked) went to bed, and woke up and finished our drive Wednesday. It was a long two days, but we have made it home, and have started trying to get back into our normal schedule.

Now for the stupidity part. While we were away, Bubba developed his fever rash on his chest and stomach. Which was then followed by him holding his throat and complaining, and then his nose running. We hurried home so that we could make it to a doctor's appointment to see if he had strep. Well, we made it to the doctor's, and go to show him the rash, and it's completely gone. Where as the night before it was so bad that it just covered his chest and back. So, the doctor just kind of looked at me saying that it was probably just a cold, and that he just needed time to get over it. But I felt so stupid because on the phone I made just a big deal out of his rash, and we get there and it's gone. Ugh. Oh well.

So that about sums up our last week. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures soon...