Bliss ~ Félicité

Day 13: Christmas Sneaking In

2009-11-13T23:34:00.000-08:00

The other day I mentioned that I wasn't a big fan of getting all into Christmas, till after Thanksgiving. Ya well.. Christmas is starting to sneak it's way into my head. I guess I didn't put up a strong enough mind barrier! :)

I keep trying to keep the thoughts of decorating and baking at bay, but it's not working. The other day I found myself looking for a tree topper. I went online to Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware and Pier One. I was emailing my friend Kristy pictures and links. I finally found one on Targets website. It's really pretty by the way!

While doing this I realized that the Christmas Creep has succedded! Bah, Humbug!

So, I leave you with some pictures of Christmas decor that I liked. Enjoy!

We have a credenza that we were given that needs to be refinished and I have always said I wanted to paint black. People give me the weirdest looks when I say that. I need to print this out, so next time I can show it to the person and say "See, it's not a horrible idea"!

Photos curtesy of Country Living

Day 12: One Week!

2009-11-12T21:31:00.000-08:00

Only one week till New Moon! 7 days or 170 1/2 hours to be exact. I am soooo excited! I will be going to the midnight showing with Jenni and Desiree. I can't believe I agreed to go. I am going to be dead to the world the next day and I can't take it off as my boss will be out of town. :(

It better be worth it!

Day 11: My Poor Little Car

2009-11-11T21:42:00.000-08:00

My car has served me well the last couple of years and my parents for all the years they used it. Several times, David and I have contemplated getting me new car, but have always decided it wasn't needed. At one point we even went and test drove cars, but like previously we changed our minds. It has been great not having two car payments.

Unfortunately, my car is OLD! It's an 87 Mercedes and lots of little things have started to be needing replaced. David took it down for the oil change today and was told it needs $2000.00 + worth of repairs! Not the news I wanted to hear. Some of the repairs don't need to be fixed right away like the heater, which blows ridiculously hot air at you all the time. Others though need fixing like the brakes and other things I can't remember the names of like transmition mounts or something.

So we are faced with some decisions. Do we repair it? Not really cost efficient to do so, since it's so old. If we aren't going to use the car, my dad wants it back. That means no selling it and using the money towards a new car. David not having a full time job doesn't help. The Lord has been so amazing and has been providing him with lots of film work, which has been great. But it's not steady, no guaranteed payday. I know we will soon be heading into the slower months, Jan - March. We have been blessed with the money to still be aggressively paying down our credit card debt. I am so thankful for all of this.

A second car payment makes me nervous though. It's a long term commitment, unlike eating out and Disneyland passes which can be cut out or not renewed. We discussed our options a little bit tonight and we are leaning towards buying a used car, something that won't put us into a large car payment. The Corolla would become primarily my car to drive to and from work. It gets great gas mileage, the main reason why we bought it.

I am sure with lots of thought and prayer about it, we will make the right choices for ourselves and our situation! It looks like my little car might be going back home to Indiana, that's if it's safe to make the drive back. I will be sad to see it go, if does!

Day 10: Where, oh Where...

2009-11-10T21:53:00.000-08:00

did You've Got Mail disappear too? The hubby and I went to watch this movie tonight and upon opening the dvd case it was empty. I was sooo sad. All day I had been looking forward to watching this movie and when it came time to put on, we could not find it anywhere. David went through every dvd case to see if it was put in the wrong spot and nothing.

So instead we watched Definitely, Maybe which turned out to be a bit of a bummer. It was cute but the storyline was really unrealistic and I couldn't not get past that. We struck out twice for movies tonight!

The whole night wasn't a complete bust thankfully. I made Chicken Pot Pie for the first time ever and for a throw together meal, it came out pretty well! I am now inspired to find a really good recipe and a nice flaky crust.

Anyone have a really good recipe that they make?

Day 9: Aahh.. Going Out

2009-11-09T21:26:00.000-08:00

So since the hubby has been sick the last couple of days we haven't done much. All weekend I felt cooped up even though I thoroughly enjoyed reading my book. I had grand intentions of coming home and cleaning this evening. You don't believe me... I swear I did! :)

When I got home today, David suggested going to one of our favorite sushi places in town. My parents got him a gift card for there for his birthday, so we decided to get out of the house and go and enjoy ourselves.

Of course the food was really good like always. Afterwards, we decided to check out the new humongous Forever 21 store. I seriously can't believe how large it is. They took over an old department store building that recently went out of business. There are two whole levels of clothes and almost too many items to choose from. I wouldn't even know where to start if I was actually looking for something to buy!

After visiting Forever 21, we stopped by one of my favorite places. Can you guess what it is? How did you know? Yep, we stopped by Borders and I picked up the 6th Outlander book, A Breath of Snow and Ashes as I am almost done with The Fiery Cross.

All in all, it was a great evening. Nice to get out and be outside rather than stuck inside with a sick husband and a horrible headache. I guess cleaning is now on the list of things to do tomorrow!

Day 8: Weekend Recap

2009-11-08T21:12:00.001-08:00

So this weekend did not exactly play out as I had hoped but it was still good.

It consisted of:

~ cooking an awesome meal of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and asparagus
~ sleeping in
~ reading
~ watching the excitement on my nephews face while he opening birthday presents
~ watching a good movie with the hubby by my side
~ more reading which resulted in tears and laughter
~ devoured the last piece of heaven called pumpkin cheesecake

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!

Day 7: I <3 Heels

2009-11-07T20:58:00.000-08:00

The heels that I ordered came yesterday and I luuuve them! They fit perfectly and feel like I have been wearing them forever. There is something about how the way a pair of heels can make your entire day!

I can't wait to wear them next week!

Day 6: Random Friday Musings

2009-11-06T12:30:00.001-08:00

I am so very happy it is Friday!

::does happy dance in chair::

It has not been a good week. I will be extremely glad when work is over this afternoon! Since it's Friday here are some random musings.

~ I don't think I will ever get sick of Starbucks, Pumpkin Spice Lattes!

~ While driving to work the other day, a man in the car next to me was using his electric shaver. Never seen that before.

~ Really wish I owned a Kindle. Why do they have to be so darn expensive?!

~ I hope David feels better so we can go to Oak Glen tomorrow, for my nephews birthday. Don't want to get him or my baby niece sick. I don't think Troy or Melissa would appreciate that if they did.

~ Anyone want to come over and do my laundry for me?

~ Yay, for the cooler weather again. ::knocking on wood:: We don't want to be in the 90's again anytime soon!

~ Wuthering Heights on audio is ummmm.... interesting. Not a big fan of the male narrators voice but, oh well. I am sure as I progress further into the story I won't notice it anymore. Still too early into the story to decide to if I don't like it.

~ I ordered shoes "online" for the first time last week. They are Nine West heels and I really hope they fit. They were such a good deal that I couldn't pass it up. Per UPS they are supposed to arrive today, so I am excited!

Well that's enough for today! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Day 5: I Hear Sleigh Bells

2009-11-05T19:22:00.000-08:00

I still can't get over that it is November. I think I am in denial, haha. Since, Halloween is over everyone decided it's now okay to start celebrating Christmas. What about Thanksgiving?

Target had Christmas stuff out on Saturday when I was there. I picked up a pumpkin spiced latte on my way to work on Monday and they are using their Christmas cups. I was asked if I wanted to try something with Eggnog. No way, I'm still in fall mode! David is sitting here right now watching Myth Busters and it's an episode about whether or not a frozen Christmas tree can explode. If anyone cares, the myth was busted. :P

Anyways, once Thanksgiving is over then I will be all about Christmas! But until then we need to focus on Thanksgiving! So my question for you all is what's you favorite dish, desert or food item that you eat on Thanksgiving?

My favorite would probably be Stove Top stuffing!

Day 4: Headaches, Boredom and Sickness

2009-11-04T22:05:00.000-08:00

I have had a headache for the last three days. It is starting to drive me crazy, as it won't be away. It's not a normal headache either. It's like a, "I think I might be getting sick kind of dizzy headache", but when it comes down to it I haven't gotten "sick". David on the hand, has come down with the flu. Poor guy! I came home from work today and made him tomato soup and grilled cheese.

Hopefully, he feels better soon and that also my headache goes away. I really hope I don't get sick. I have too much to do at work!

Sorry for such a lame post tonight. I really haven't felt like doing much this week since my headache won't go away. Hopefully, tomorrow nights post will be more interesting.

P.S. One good thing, we are half way through the work week! Only two more days of work! :D

Day 3: Audio Books

2009-11-03T22:21:00.000-08:00

Most days driving home from work it will take me about 40-45 min to get home. Today it took me almost an hour. :( I normally listen to the radio, but it seems like I will go through about 6 or 7 stations and none of them will be playing anything that I want to listen too. Someone recently mentioned listening to audio books, since I drive so far and I realized that the concept had never even crossed my mind.

When I opened my library card, I figured I would give the audio books a try. The Nest's book club had The Outsiders, listed as the book for November and the library had it on audio, so I checked it out. The Outsiders is a shorter book since it is Young Adult fiction, but with the amount of time I sit in the car, I flew through it.

It was great! After finishing the Outsiders, I started looking into other audio books the library had. It's been tough finding them through the library's search function online as you need a title, but I have been able to find a couple. I received my email notification from the library today, stating that Wuthering Heights was ready for me to pick up! I have been oh so patient while waiting for it to be turned in. Hopefully, tomorrow I will have time to go pick it up!

So, if you spend lots of time in the car, I definitely recommend looking into listening to books on audio!

Day 2: A Great and Terrible Beauty

2009-11-02T22:12:00.000-08:00

I almost went to bed tonight without blogging. It's only the second day of NaBloPoMo and I almost failed. How sad! Thankfully, I did remember!

So, the other day I finished the book, "A Great and Terrible Beauty" by Libba Bray and for once I really, really didn't know how I felt about a book upon finishing it. I liked the characters, especially reading Gemma’s quirky inner thoughts. As well as the setting, girl's boarding school in London in the later 1890's. But, I feel like the book just ended suddenly, when we were just finally starting to get some answers. I am also very confused as to what even happened at the end and I was left with lot's of questions.

That being said, I did go and read some other people's reviews and it sounds like I wasn't the only that was very confused at the end. It appears there is more of an explanation in the following two books. I am probably going to finish the series, as I did like the characters and setting, but I won’t be rushing off to the library right away to get them.

Up next is: "The Story of Lucy Gault" by William Trevor.

NaBloPoMo 09

2009-11-01T21:31:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that is really November! Holy Cow.. time flies nowadays.

This means one thing in the blog world: NaBloPoMo! I am sure some of you thought, "What the heck is NaBloPoMo?" Well NaBloPoM o stands for National Blog Posting Month. One post for every day of the month. This will be my second year doing NaBloPoMo. Last year, I was quite proud of myself for completing it and made it a goal to do it again this year. Hopefully, you will be reading a lot more about what's going on with us this month!

I don't want to my first post of the month to be only about NaBloPoMo. So, other than NaBloPoMo starting, today was also the time change. Now, I know a lot of people were not looking forward to it. In the past, I never did. But, in the last couple of years I have changed my mind.

Here is my reasoning. I am not a morning person at all. Never will be. Most people know this and are always surprised to find out that I chose to start work at the butt crack of dawn. Well, there are many benefits to starting at 7:00 am. I hit less traffic in the mornings, which when you already drive 40 min to work, it would seriously suck if it was even longer! Also, after work I feel like I actually have time left in the day to do things, like go grocery shopping and cook dinner.

Disadvantages include waking up at 5:00 am. Ugh! This should be outlawed! Another disadvantage is that in the fall and early spring it means leaving for work when it is still completely dark out. This is the reason why I am excited about the time change. Tomorrow morning when I walk out my front door and it will be semi light out. I am very excited about this and this is why I love the time change!

There is one thing I admit that I will miss and that is: pulling into work and seeing this sunrise:

So one post down, only 29 more! I would love to know if any of you are doing NaBloPoMo. Let me know and we can keep each other motivated!

David the Comedian

2009-10-29T11:21:00.001-07:00

This morning, I accidentally took the car keys to both cars. Opps! I realized this as I was flying down the freeway about halfway to work. So, I email the hubby to let him know and that I was really sorry. I knew he was supposed to help our friend Dave with laying sod and would need the car, so I felt really bad.

Around mid-morning we have this conversation on gchat.

H: your fired
me: Hi, I'm sorry
H: but I am madly in love with you so you are rehired

LOL, too cute!

Dave wasn't about to pass up on some free labor, so he came by and picked up the hubby.

Jenni, you are finally getting your grass! We will need to have a picnic, on a big blanket, out there one of these days to celebrate this occasion! Hehe

Checking In

2009-10-26T11:44:00.001-07:00

It's been awhile.

Where to even start... I have no clue. There is so much I need to blog about. I had dinner with a friend last night and she commented about how she still has not seen photos of my niece yet. Yep that's right, I am a bad aunt and haven't even blogged about little Madelyn or even Sacramento. I am about 3 months behind.

I need to get my butt in gear and blog more. Especially with Nablopomo coming up in November. Wait, Nov is like 6 days away. Ack! How am I supposed to blog everyday if I can't even blog once a week? It's been almost a month since I last posted anything.

For such a huge update, bullet points work the best, so here you go!

~ Work is slowing down. Not as much overtime needed. I have been able to catch up a little bit. Soo happy!

~ Been spending more time with girls, including going out to dinner, the movies, Disneyland and Color Me Mine trips.

~ Finally went and got a library card. Why did it take me so long to do so?

~ Speaking of books, I am working on the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I can't even remember if I have blogged about it or not which is sad. But anyways, it's an awesome series! I am currently on the 5th book. "It's always been forever for me, Sassenach." ::sigh:: Soo, good!

~ Also, I just finished, "The Luxe" by Ana Godbersen. From what I have heard from other readers, it's supposed to be an old fashioned version of Gossip Girl set in 1899, New York. Having never watched the series I can't really say though. Anyways, I didn't luuve it, but it was really good. It's a quick and easy read.

~ Waiting for me at the library, on hold are: "The Story of Lucy Gault", by William Trevor, "Never Let Me Go", by Kazuo Ishiguro and "A Great and Terrible Beauty", by Libba Bray. I will be going and picking those up today after work!

~ Coming up, we a lot going on. I know just this week we have a pumpkin carving party on Friday. I am supposed to bring my pumpkin cheesecake so there will be baking. Halloween lunch here at work. Handing out candy with Jenni on Saturday. I normally do not dress up for Halloween. It does not happen. I am anti costumes. I am contemplating for Halloween and for passing out candy I might and I emphasize the word might. I "might" wear black and cats ears. That is the farthest I will go to dress up for Halloween. I would only doing it for the kids. Not because I really want too.

~ Finally, I am soooo looking forward to the time change this weekend. I really hate driving to work and it being pitch black out still. It should be outlawed.

Whew, that was long! If you're still reading this I <3 you!

A way to help Jewelyn's family

2009-09-29T10:12:00.001-07:00

Here is information that is being passed around to anyone that wants to help out Jewelyn's husband Phillip:

Gabrielle is doing well and will be released from the NICU this week.

Jewelyn's husband, Philip, is going to need all the help he can get over the coming months and years.

A PO Box has been set up to receive formula checks and diaper coupons. Any and all brands will be accepted, and whatever Philip doesn't use will be donated to the Liz Logelin Foundation.

Formula checks and diaper coupons can be sent to:

Jewelyn Okamoto Memorial Fund

PO Box 235971

Encinitas, CA 92023-5971

When the memorial fund is set up with a bank, I will post that information as well!

Tears of Sadness

2009-09-28T11:50:00.001-07:00

Photo by Elmwood Photography

"Even with bouts of nausea for 18 weeks, I can honestly say I have enjoyed being pregnant these past 9 months, but I am also glad this journey is about to end, and start a new chapter in my life. I am 40 weeks pregnant... 0 day to go. ;-)"

These are the words of beautiful women who will never hold her little girl, watch her sleeping, take her first steps or be there for when her little girl gets married.

Yesterday morning, I received news that my friend Jewelyn had passed away during childbirth. Jewelyn went into labor on Saturday and ended up needing an emergency c-section. She then suffered from an Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. She passed away on Sunday at 11:30 am PST.

Jewelyn was a fellow nestie from my local area's message board that I am part off. She was there as I planned my wedding and then as we transitioned from the Knot.com on over to the Nest.com. I have mentioned these girls on my blog before and about how amazing they are. Over the years, we have all become close and frequently get together for dinner or just to chat.

Jewelyn was always the one with the huge smile and radiated happiness. You couldn't possibly not love her. She had a love for bunnies and for the short time I was addicted to Farmtown on Facebook, I would always send her some. She also loved Sushi and it soon became a nickname, in which we all called her. Jewelyn was also so very excited to meet her little girl Gabrielle and even posted on Friday in regards to advice. I know she would have been a wonderful mom. This is what makes this story so tragic and makes me so sad.

Of course my nesties have amazed me once again and have already set up a fund for Jewelyn's husband Philip and baby Gabrielle. A paypal account under the email address 4jewelyn@gmail.com has been set up. You can make a donation there. All proceeds will be donated to Philip Okamoto. I am sure any amount donated will be extremely helpful even if it's only a dollar. I have been informed that this money can be taxed so the girls are looking into setting up an official fund. I will update the blog with this information when I receive it.

Also, for those that are unsure about donating to unknown paypal account, I suggest looking into making a donation to the Liz Logelin foundation. Matt Logelin lost his wife Liz last year during child birth and is now raising his little girl Madeline by himself. He started the Liz Logelin foundation after he received an amazing out pouring of support from people following his blog and wanted to help other families going through the same situation.

But please pray for Phillip, baby Gabrielle and all of Jewelyn's family. I pray the Lord will bring them comfort during this trying time. Also, tell your family that you love them, as life is precious and so very short.

Happy Birthday Baby!

2009-09-18T08:29:00.000-07:00

I love more today than yesterday and I am so glad to have in my life. I hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Finally it's Friday

2009-09-04T14:09:00.001-07:00

Since it's a 3 day weekend and that I am very excited to have an extra day off, I thought I would only post happy/good random thoughts for today. To focus on the good things of this past week and not the negative.

~ I am so excited David is not filming this weekend.

~ Good conversation with friends is such a wonderful thing.

~ I am totally on a chicken nuggets kick. So unhealthy I know!

~ The home grown tomatoes and basil from my MIL were amazing. Sliced tomatoes with a little bit of salt on them are sooo good!

~ Coming home to a clean house after a long day at work. One of the benefits of David now being home during the week.

~ Happy to hear my friend Heather was able to go home to a house after being evacuated from the fires.

~ Glad the weather is supposed to finally cool down a bit.

~ Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow and possibly going to Disneyland this weekend.

~ And last but not least, being married to David and the fact that I love him more each and every day.

Breaking News: Officials have Several Suspects in the Mysterious, "You've been Nested" Case

2009-09-03T08:37:00.001-07:00

As of yesterday evening, another local resident has been "Nested".

Detective Kimarino determined the suspect is using a code name of Ida Edna Nester to disguise her identity. We spoke with nestie Klmbride who said, "Whoever this person is has certainly sparked my curiosity. I am just dying to know who it is."

Officials are interviewing several suspects at this time and hopefully they can crack this case quickly. If anyone has any information that may be useful please contact us immediately.

Weekend Recap

2009-09-01T10:04:00.001-07:00

This past weekend overall was pretty good. Friday, I stayed extra late at work since David was out of town filming a crusade in Vegas. I came home to a messy apartment, which desperately needed cleaning. I got quite a bit done, except for the office and our bedroom, which is still left to do. But in the midst of my cleaning, I came across old photos from me in High School and I took a trip down memory lane. Crazy how my 10 year high school reunion is quickly approaching.

Saturday, my friend Kristy and her precious little girl Mary came over and we baked cookies. While we were in Sacramento, my neighbour came over and checked on the cats a couple of times and I wanted to do something for her and Kristy came up with the idea of baking her some cookies. We made a recipe that I bookmarked awhile ago and I have been meaning to try for awhile. They came out soo good, so I should have a food post coming soon. I can't remember the last time I did a food post. It's been way too long. I took some over to the family and they all loved them as well.

On Sunday, the day consisted of more visiting with family, trips to Target and Borders. At Borders, I picked up the 2nd and 3rd book in the Outlander series: Dragon Fly and Amber and Voyager. Jenni and I also went and watched, The Time Travelers Wife, which totally made me cry at the end. Bring tissues if you go to see it! I did not read the book beforehand, but now I really want too. I did the same with Twilight. Watched the movie first and then read the book. Speaking of Twilight, Jenni has convinced me to go with her to the midnight showing. I am nuts. I can't believe I have agreed to it. Ay Yi Yi!

Yep, so that was my weekend. I hope the week goes by quickly. I am really looking forward to having next Monday off! It should be a good weekend as David is not working, the USC game is on Saturday and maybe we can squeeze in a Disneyland trip.

A Nice Little Surpise...

2009-08-31T22:24:00.000-07:00

in the shape of a box arrived either today or sometime this past weekend in the mail. I couldn't find the mail key for awhile, so we when we checked it today there was quite a bit of mail in our box. I was totally expecting the norm it seems now a days, bills, bills and more bills.

Along with the bills and junk mail was a small box addressed to me from an unknown person in Brooklyn, NY. David asked me what I ordered online. I replied... nothing. I opened it up.

Now, it did look prettier than this when it arrived as there was a pretty ribbon with a card wrapped around it, but alas I couldn't recreate the look. :(

Attached to the box was this card:

Inside the box:

The box contained: The Cabana Boy handmade soap w/ coconut milk, Thin Mints vegan lip balm and an Herbal Sachet of Peppermint Leaves. All of three of these smell amazing! The goodies are from Dirty Clean by Samantha Hahn. She sells all vegan bath and body supplies. Check out her blog: Dirty Loves Clean and here is her Etsy shop.

But, what I still don't know is who this wonderful gift came from. The card says it is is from Ida, Edna and Nester. I don't know anyone in real life with these names. The card mentions being "Nested". I spend way too much time on the nest, but it's not from one of the girls on my local board.

Could it be a blogger reader or even just a promotional item. I don't know. So.. Ida, Eda or Nester, if you are reading this, thank you so very much for an awesome surprise and gift. I don't know what I did to deserve this, but thank you!

Random Thoughts

2009-08-27T08:38:00.001-07:00

I typically keep the Random Thoughts post for Friday, but I already known tomorrow will be really busy, so let's move it up a day!

~ I hate traffic, specifically when there is an accident. I was late to work both yesterday and today, two days in a row! If traffic is bad on a regular basis, I can handle that. You calculate it into the time it takes to get to work. But, when you rarely have traffic going to work and there is an accident, it totally throws you off! Ugh!

~ I can't believe it is supposed to be 107 today. These are the days that I am glad I work in an air conditioned office all day long.

~ I just finished reading the book Outlander by Diana Galbadon and loved it. The girls on the nest.com raved about how good it was and they were right. It's a series as well, which is even better!

~ Last night several of us girls got together and had dinner at Panera Bread. I think almost all of us ordered soup. Soup in the middle of summer, when it was over a hundred out?! I got the baked potato and it was really good though. Panera did have the air conditioning set so low and it was freezing in there. I needed the soup to keep me warm! :)

~ Soup and back to school makes me think of fall and surprisingly I have not felt that desire for it to be fall yet. It definitely still feels like summer for me. Normally, it's around this time of year, I start to get the itch to make things with pumpkin or bring out the fall decor, but it hasn't hit me yet, which is odd. I am sure it will soon enough though.

~ Next Saturday is USC's first game. Wohoo! I don't love football. It's good and I will sit and watch it, but I love everything that comes with it more. The entertaining, making food and guac for the guys. I also love how excited David gets. Oh and you can't forget the hot dogs wrapped in bacon with grilled jalapenos, which our friend Tim calls, "How Many's". Sooo good!

~ Last but not least, I saw a post on the Consumerist.com a couple of days ago about how Costco has already brought out the Christmas decorations. Christmas is still 4 months away. Costco you are a little too early!

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great day!

Madelyn is here!

2009-08-26T10:28:00.001-07:00

Madelyn was born via c-section at 09:38am. 7lbs 2oz. and 21 inches!

More Exciting News

2009-08-26T08:46:00.001-07:00

So for awhile now my parents have said they were coming to visit us. Actually it is for my parents business, but they will definitely have time to visit with us while they are out here. They were supposed to have come out months ago. Originally it was May, then June, and so on and so on. It's now almost September. You get the picture. Totally not their fault either. After awhile of it being pushed back several times, you kind of forget about it or think it's never going to happen.

Well, I spoke with my parents this last weekend to fill them in on how the Sacramento trip went (I know I still haven't blogged about it, shame on me) and my dad said they were pretty sure they were leaving this weekend, they are driving out here.

Whaaat? Really?!!

I could be seeing them in less than two weeks! It's been two years and 4 months, since I saw them for our wedding. Way too long!

Oh boy, I am excited!

And since I am on the subject of the parents, I just have to mention what happened to them last week. We were on our way to David's grandma's funeral when my mom calls me from their business. I saw the factories number come up on my caller id and I knew something was up because they don't ever call me from that number or at 9 in the morning either.

Turns out the night before, they were hit by a tornado! Holy cow!

My parents were very lucky as they suffered no damage, other than some branches down. Both houses next to them had some damage. It was only an F2 on the Fujita Scale, so some houses lost their roofs and trees uprooted, but that was the worst of the damage.

But according to my mom it was super scary. She saw the sky turn that freaky green color, it became really quiet and then the pressure was crazy. They then heard a roaring sound and realized it was a tornado. No siren went off and before they could get to the bathroom, (they don't have a basement), it was over.

Note: Tornadoes are not common in their area as they are super close to Lake Michigan and all my life growing up there I herad the following, "the lake changes the air and does not provide the right conditions for a tornado".

Ha! Well that one is wrong.

I have experienced the freaky green sky and the quietness because a tornado was nearby and it's the waiting that freaks me out. Not knowing if a Tornado is going to hit. At least here being in So Cal, when we get an earthquake you feel it and before you know it, it's over. No waiting.

Now, I might change my mine if I experience a big one, but for now I think I will stick with earthquakes over tornadoes any day!