Where Do I Even Begin?
It’s been too long. Way too long. And for that I apologize. To be honest, I’ve been so busy and so stressed that this blog fell to the wayside.
Let me rewind. On October 1st, Emma and I made our way westward to California. Our favorite state (after Arizona, of course). We had a fun mother/daughter trip planned and to be honest, I couldn’t get us out of here quick enough! We spend Friday through Sunday in Oceanside. We hung out with family for dinner, and saw our cousin play in his roller-hockey game. Saturday we met up with some friends for a slightly noisy and chaotic dinner (sorry, Shauna!). The food was good and the company was great, even though we had a hard time hearing each other!
Sunday was a great day, as Emma got to go sailing on a real sailboat in San Diego harbor. It was soooo cool and she had a great time! We met up with Marshelle and Emily, our friends who live there. I’ve talked about them quite a bit. Emily is 11 and has SOD just like Emma. And she’s an absolute doll. Love that girl! Marshelle is her grandma and such a huge source of support and strength to me. Love that girl, too! The girls were absolutely adorable (as they always are) on the sailboat.
Check out some of our sailing pictures. Please excuse the quality. My nice big camera decided not to work right before we got on the boat. So I was left with my iPhone!
All secure and ready to depart!
Captain Emily sailing the high seas!
It took Emma a little while to warm up to it…
…but once she did, she didn't let go!
These two girls were adorable together!
We went sailing through a non-profit charity called Heart of Sailing. I couldn’t have been more impressed. They were awesome and so accommodating. Our captain, Jamey, was awesome. He was in the Coast Guard, was once a special education teacher, and had a daughter with special needs as well. He was wonderful. I would definitely recommend other families who have children with special needs to look into this. It was awesome and Emma and Emily had a blast. I’m positive we’ll see them again next time!
After our trip to San Diego, we headed north to Anaheim…Disneyland was next on our agenda!
Sailing and Disney look amazing! Sorry our dinner was the low point! I still had fun, though. And now we know better for next time
Shauna, it definitely wasn’t the low point!! I had a great time and I was so happy to see you and your gorgeous kids! I should’ve known better than to pick a noisy pizza place on a Saturday night! Can’t wait for the next time!
Sounds like you had a great time! I need a vacation myself. Seriously. And I understand about blogs falling to the wayside. I don’t want mine to, but life is suddenly getting way too busy!