Free is great!

Our great friend Stacey with whom we have been staying for the last month has been very gracious to us. All along we'd planned to stay with her for 3 weeks or so until we picked and rented a house to live in, but for many reasons, the biggest one being that most of the houses we looked at (and that would work for our family)were not ready to be rented until July first or so, (or they had been rented already) we are still at Stacey's house. That is until July 9th. Because July 10th we are moving into the house we rented.
And all of this to say that a few weeks ago when Stacey announced that she had to go the following week on a work related trip to Palm Springs, I was so relieved thinking that that was the perfect break for her, from being with us all this time and having my boys around with all their energy and boyishness.
And so thinking along those lines, boy was I surprised when she asked if the boys and I would like to come with and enjoy the cushy life of a fancy hotel. Needless to say that we were ON for the expense free mini-vacation.
The boys had a blast! From the breathtaking pools where they spent every minute except when they were eating or sleeping, to the games and characters from the Nickelodeon special they were having pool side at the hotel, to the visit with one of Matthew's best friends. And I...well...I got to eat, relax and also got to visit our great friend Zsuzsi (Sami's mom) and our friend Salam, enjoy a delicious Mediterranean meal, have a catch up conversation and enjoy seeing all of our kiddos playing together just like 8/9 years ago.
BTW I do feel a little bad that Stacey had get up early and go to work while we had all the fun =(

Oh...now I remember!

Yes, I remember the beach, the food, the beautiful SD weather, the outrageous amount of $ people pay for it, Oh wait.That's not a good thing ha? oops!
It's been a great thing to be back in SD, our family, our friends, our church, my brother's loving way of letting me know he loves me by punching my poor biceps every time he goes by when we're together... even the extra pounds I gained in just these past few weeks...well, actually not that. The truth is that we are being very spoiled by everybody and it's nice to know how loved we are.(Thanks Stace!) The down side is missing the people we left behind in both GA and AL (and some now in Missouri) along with the greenness everywhere...but not the humidity. (is greenness a word?)
We've been so busy visiting and getting together with everyone that I kind of neglected my blog and besides I don't think that all of you want to read my blog everyday.
Thanks for your best wishes to Matthew who had 4 separate celebrations for his B-day.
They also experienced their first strong earthquake and both of them totally freaked out. But it was also a good time to remind them that it is not us that are in control but God.
And now in Spanish...so my mom'll stop getting mad at me=}

Oh ya me acorde!
Las playas, la comida, el buen tiempo (perfecto diria yo)tipico de San Diego.
Es bonito estar de regreso en SD y poder disfrutar desde la compañia de nuestros familiares, amigos, Iglesia, estar cerca de mi hermano mayor y su peculiar manera de enseñarme que me quiere, al darme un puñetazo en mis pobres biceps cada que pasa junto a mi cuando estamos juntos =} hasta eso kilos que acabo de engordar desde que llegamos aqui. Bueno... tal vez eso no lo estoy disfrutando.
La verdad es que ha sido pradrisimo como todos nos han concentido desde que llegamos, especialmente a los niños, es muy bonito saber cuanto se nos quiere.
Lo unico triste es el haber dejado atras los amigos que conocimos en Georgia, Alabama y algunos en Missouri, y el paisaje tan hermoso que hay en ese lado de el pais. Lo unico que no extrañamos para nada es la humedad en el verano...(guacatelas)
Cambiando el tema,gracias por sus buenos deceos para Matthew quien tuvo 4 fiestas de cumpleaños...pobres de mi hijos se ve que nadie los quiere=D
Y hablando de ellos hace unos dias tuvieron su primera experiencia con un temblor...y los pobres estaban super asustados. Pero fue la oportunidad perfecta para recordarles es Dios quien esta en control.