September was the month of traveling. It started with a trip to Tucson for Eddie's cousin's wedding. The girls did better than I thought on the 7+ hour drive each way. I am not a fan of long car rides, so I can only imagine what it felt like for Zoe being strapped in her seat facing backwards. We all survived though. Eddie's parents followed us back to San Diego to visit for the week. They enjoyed the weather, good food, and even got the pleasure of walking Riley to school one morning.
Back in May I decided to plan a trip home sometime later in the year. My dad turned the big 6-0 this year, so I thought it would be fun to surprise him. Eddie's parents ended up flying home with the girls & me which was nice. We surprised my dad the following day at one of their favorite restaurants. He had no idea! When I told Kathy I was flying home to surprise him, she decided to throw him a surprise birthday party that weekend as well. The party was great & again my dad said he had no idea.
The rest of the 2 weeks I spent in FL were great. I got to spend some time with my best friend, Nicki, her new baby, and Riley's BFF, Marley. Riley also got out on the wakeboard with me when we went to visit our old neighbors on the lake. I was quickly reminded how much I hated the weather in FL though. Nothing beats 70 degrees & sunny everyday. Plus, there aren't any mosquitos here which is heaven.
I miss everyone already, but we are glad to be home. Now it is everyone's turn to come visit us!!
