A Trip to California

My husband and I recently returned from a week long trip to California, mostly in the San Diego area.  There were so many "wrenches" thrown into our trip, it didn't necessarily end up being as fun as we had anticipated.

1) We almost didn't have a pet-sitter to stay with our pets...which was a bit stressful, leading up to the trip

2) My sister-in-law's mother-in-law unexpected showed up (from IOWA, with about 6 hours notice) a few days before we arrived, so we lost out on the guest room and instead had to sleep on the sofa bed (They had sent her a graduation announcement for her granddaughter, our niece, that she construed as an invitation)

3) A half hour before we were due to leave, I realized my driver's licence was LOST!  Emergency trip to the DMV on the way to the airport.  Amazingly, it only took 15 minutes in the DMV.

There are other things that I just don't want to take the energy to type out.

Highlights of our trip:

1)  We went to Knott's Berry Farm.  Of course, I remembered that I really get pretty scared on roller coasters and don't so much like riding on them anymore.

2)  I got to visit my aunt for several nights and a day (she conveniently lives just 10 minutes from Knott's).

3)  I got to visit my friend, Jen.  We've been friends for 20 years now, and don't often get to see each other.  I think it had been 2 years since I had seen her last.  Plus, I got to see some of the cool and awesome art that she has been creating lately (which you can see on her blog or one of her craft reviews). 

4)  Had my birthday while I was in CA.  As a treat to myself, I went to a fabric shop that I had read about a long time ago on Jaybird Quilts.  I guess it had been nearly 2 years ago that Julie posted about it.  Anyway, it's not far at all from my aunt's house...so off we went.  It still looks just like the photos in Julie's post.  I didn't really dig through the stacks because I had my aunt and my husband in tow...but I still found some great deals on some fabric...  for example, some Anthology fabric for $4.98 a yard and Kona cotton (real RK Kona) for the same price.  I'll try to remember to take a photo of the fabrics and post them.  I could have easily spent the whole day in this shop.

Now, I just have to get back to my crafting.  I have a terribly long "to do" list that begins with the quilting on my hexagon quilt for my brother and his wife. 

P.S. The little snail in my header was crossing my aunt's driveway just before we were leaving.  We don't really have snails around here.