Homesick

Every once in a while I get the terrible pains of homesickness. Utah is my well established home now and has been for almost 5 years. I'm fortunate to have the best of both worlds! Growing up in San Diego was a dream and I didn't realize how much I took it for granted until I moved away. Today I was talking to an old friend from home and I got so incredibly homesick. I miss so much about my hometown... I'm hoping that this will help me to supress some of the sadness I feel right now.

I miss the beach and coming here as often as I used to to surf with my sister and friends. Then the late night bond fires and the casual laid-back feeling of being apart of the SoCal lifestyle... man, I don't know if this is going to help me feel any better! ;o)


Miss seeing this beauty... Tyler and I were married here and it truly is, in my opinion, the most beautiful temple inside and out. I wish we could return here more often and reminisce that special day together.


Oh the incredible shopping and outdoor malls... This is a picture of Horton Plaza Mall Downtown and my favorite mall at that. It has most of my favorite stores and it's right in the heart of downtown. Such a fun place to be!


Old Town, SD... This historic city is so fun and festive. We would come here all the time as a family to the "Bazar Del Mundo" where the most delicious mexican food in all of San Diego is. It's a traditional mexican restaurant with yummy pina coladas and mariachi bands serenade you while you eat... Very fun and entertaining.


Balboa Park- So many fond childhood memories here of riding the carousel, getting giant ice cream cones, climbing the hudge ancient-old trees, watching concerts, and seeing plays. This park is so beautiful!!


A small area downtown near the "Gaslamp" district... The streets in Little Italy are lined with authentic, fine Italian food. One of my many favorite places to eat and my mouth is watering right now thinking about it.


Sigh... I will be going home next month and I seriously can't wait to see all my extended family and dear friends who I miss terribly. I am having total withdrawls LOL! I really hope that one day Tyler and I can move our family there.

***Halloween***

Who says Halloween is all about the kids??? Thanks to our friend Scott Fitzgerald, we got this picture. I was so busy with the party that I didn't take 1 picture!!! Thank goodness, b/c I put so much work into these costumes. I wish you could see the back of our capes. It was such a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who came and really got into the Halloween Spirit!


This year we dressed Preston up as a giraffe. My mother-in-law Jeanette bought this witch this year and when Preston saw it he Freaked Out and started crying!
I guess he realized she wasn't real b/c when we went to Grandma and Grandpa's to trick or treat I was quite surprised Preston stood next to her. He's even holding her foot! They're good friends now.


Baby got back. I love the tail and mohawk of his costume.


This is Preston with his cousins, Cydnie and Hunter right before trick-or-treating. Preston adores Cydnie! She is his favorite as you can probably tell!!


We walked up to this house that was decorated head-to-toe and had fog, sound and lighting affects. It was really cool and this is Preston's wide-eyed expression :O


Future Clyde Company employee! This was cute. Tyler dressed Preston up in all his construction gear. This is what Ty will wear when he has to go out to the actual job sites. I think it looks cuter on Preston ;o)


This was taken by Scott again! What would we do without the Fitzgeralds! This was taken at the Ward Halloween Party. Tyler and I didn't feel like putting on the Lycra stretchy suits again so we wore our San Diego Padres gear and came as "Padres Fans" ...kinda lame, I know! But it was this or nothing at all. It was a long, tiring month with all the partying and still being in my 1st trimester of pregnancy.

I'm too sexy for my clothes...

This is something Preston does by his own free will and choice. It's too funny, but my son loves make-up, shoes, lotions and potions... I don't think he actually likes these things, he just likes to get into them. He puts my shoes on and walks around the house and I must say, he walks pretty well in high heels for a toddler. I don't have a shoe organizer in my closet so I keep all my shoes on the floor and Preston has a hay day playing with them so they're always in a jumbled mess. He is such a funny kid and this picture will be great to show to his friends when he gets older;o)

Preston's Food Strike

Monday was an eventful day for me! Preston, who by the way seemed to be acting perfectly normal, randomly threw up. We managed to get most of it in the trash can (thank goodness the kid is tall! It was the perfect height for him). I gave him a bath, put yummy baby lotion on him and cuddled and soothed him to make him feel better. Then he puked again and for the rest of the day wouldn't eat anything, not that I blame him. Once he got everything out of his system he was back to laughing and acting totally normal. weird. But! It's wednesday night now and he has hardly eaten a thing since then! He's had plenty apple juice, water, and "kambucha" so he is getting his fluids but I'm paranoid. I'm praying he'll wake up tomorrow with his healthy appetite back in order. It's like he is on a literal food strike or this is his way of fasting. It'a making me crazy!!!

Thriller

Last night Tyler and I went to see "Thriller" put on by the Odyssey Dance Theatre. It was soooo good!! I've been wanting to go every year since I moved here but I always missed my opportunity. This was the first year they came to Provo (At the Covey Center) so we were glad we didn't have to drive up to Salt Lake to see it. This is going to be a new tradition for us now. The last showing in Provo is tonight otherwise you'll have to go up to SL. Get tickets and go! You will absolutely LOVE it!!

Also, "Matt" from last season's So You Think You Can Dance performed throughout the Thriller production. It was so cool to see him, he is very talented