so here we are in what we thought would be 'sunny california'. however, the weather here in cabazon (about 2-3 hours from the mexican border) has been mostly overcast and windy and i doubt the temperature has gotten over seventy five degrees. but it's been great down here. it was nice to get away from all the stress at home and meet so many new and wonderful people. the flight over here was great. andrew slept the entire time and did not cry once on the plane. i, on the other hand, felt a great amount of dread when printing out our tickets and checking our baggage. it was the first time in a long time i have gotten on a plane without the final destination being lonely oklahoma. the overwhelming sense of abandonment was almost too much to handle. it's strange how past experience and feelings creep up on you at the most unexpected times. but other than that it was a very smooth travel experience.
on saturday we went to a petting zoo which was pretty empty of people but full of trails and lots of animals to observe, feed and play with. andrew ended being nipped by a goat but wasn't too phased by the incident. the most unnerving thing was the 'beware of wild bears' sign which i at first thought was a joke until i really thought about the fact that we were surrounded by more mountains than people and they probably feast on the peacocks after dark. later that night nick's mom made pasta with tuscan italian dressing, shrimp, tomatoes and onions with cheese. it was amazing and i will definitely be making it when we go home. on easter sunday we dyed eggs with andrew and ended up going out for lunch at a chinese restaurant which was delicious and had the best egg rolls i've had in a while. i really wanna go back and get some more before we leave. the architecture here is remarkable. it's very different and better looking than that of washington. now today we are just hanging out and having company over later tonight. tomorrow we are going to a place with mini-golf, go-karts and games. i'm really looking forward to it. also, hopefully going to in-and-out burger since nick and i have never had it. it was our first choice on easter, but it ended up being closed for the holiday.
in other news, andrew is crawling! he's growing up so fast i can't stand it. but he's been so good. he slept twelve hours last night. i had to wake him up this morning because i wanted him to nap later. i guess it's really not that alarming. there's been plenty of nights where he slept thirteen hours.
before we left nick and i cleaned the house spotless so when we get home we can just unpack and relax so that's something to look forward to even though i wish we could have got to spend more time down here. i was disappointed about missing my mom's fortieth birthday/easter sunday with my family, but it was worth it. we're celebrating easter with my dad next sunday so andrew can get his easter basket. and then next month is my sister's birthday, hopefully a trip to the woodland park zoo (penguins!) and sunshine (: then june is mine and nick's three year anniversary, a bunch of family birthdays and my baby brother's graduation! so much to look forward to. also, we are planning another trip down here around the holidays so we'll start saving for that.
andrew's calling me (ma-ma-ma-ma!) so i'll update later this week.
