Me, Myself and I

A couple weeks ago I was left by my lonesome while Tj and Noelle headed to Orlando. I stayed behind to work my required shifts before heading to Orlando to meet up with them. Leading up to it I was being a huge wuss. I was dreading the three and a half days and four nights I was going to be apart from them. I had never been left by the both of them at the same time. It was a really weird feeling knowing I'd be left by myself and in a place that's not home. It's all I could talk about. "I'm gonna miss you both so much", "what am I gonna do without you guys?".

So then I got a grip. At one time I relished in the time I had all to myself and I realized all the things I could do and enjoy. I would be working 12 hour shifts Sunday through Tuesday before getting on a plane Tuesday night. So Saturday was really all I had to do it big. That morning I kissed them both as I dropped them off at the airport and then I got it cracking. 

Tj is not a fan of Chipotle so you can guess my first stop….

I got home and watched The Internship while I enjoyed every bite! And THEN….I took a nap!!! An uninterrupted nap at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It was so good!

Next stop…

Selfie's in the car…lol, no shopping!! I blasted inappropriate lyrics and sang them at the top of my lungs on the way to the mall. 

It was so nice to shop and browse. BROWSE….I mean really browse, like go around the store five times browse. 

That night I met up with my coworker Hannah for dinner. 

 

I am not a fan of working three 12 hour shifts in a row. Actually, I despise it. I only do it when it is absolutely necessary but in this situation it was great because although I enjoyed my Saturday if I had too many days off while my family was away I would have been a wreck. So for the next three days I only had time to eat, shower, sleep and repeat. 

I did however get time to pickup food from my FAVORITE restaurant which Tj refuses to visit while we are in San Diego. He says he doesn't want to eat anything he can eat in Orlando.

You already know…Olive Garden! Ugh I'm obsessed with the original tour of Italy.

Thank God the days went by quickly I was so ready to be back with my loves because Face timing Nelly was great but not enough, I missed my boo's.

Tj's Birthday Weekend

Sunset cliffs has been on our list of places to visit in San Diego for awhile now and we finally made it!! It was as breathtaking as it had been described. 

 Noelle with the mean mug

 Birthday Boy!

His birthday fell on a Sunday so of course he made sure that if we were going to be out, he would have his football. GeeZ!!! Does anyone else have this issue with their husband? 

 God San Diego's weather is perfect! Not one cloud in the sky

Birthday kisses

Halloween

I know you all are looking at this title like "Halloween? Girl please, how long ago was that? Don't act like you haven't left us in the dark without a blog post in more than 3 weeks!!"

Or is that just my guilt talking?

 I am going to attempt to play catch up without compromising quality. I plan on blogging my face off for the next week to fill you in on our lives. There has been so much going on. The week of Halloween was one of lots of mixed emotions. My Dad's youngest sister and my youngest Aunt unexpectedly passed away and the funeral was in Orlando. It was such a complete shock and we were all devastated by the lost of such a vibrant and funny woman. But we thank God for the memories we all have of her and another opportunity to see family. 

My nephews had a Halloween parade at their school that I was so happy to make. 

Jayden was Leonardo.

Jabari was the Scream character.

 

 And Jaleel was a skeleton night rider.

They were so excited to spend time with Noelle.

Meet Nelly the Kangaroo!

 I guess she wasn't very pleased with our costume choice!

Headband by JandGHandmade 

Sorry Nelly, the rule is, if you can't open your own candy then you can't eat it. Better luck next year baby girl! 

The funeral was the next day and we got to share in so many laughs about my Aunt and I know she wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

We were also able to recreate this childhood photo at our Grandmother's house.

#cousinlove

Before heading back to San Diego we spent a night in St. Pete with Tj's family. His niece Simone had her homecoming dance that night and I was so happy that we made it in time enough for me to do her makeup :)) 

So pretty!!