To Grandma's House We Go

I decided to take a trip home for 10 days and get out of the extreme cold we have been experiencing in Utah lately. I had a great visit at home in the nice warm weather. One of the main reasons I went out was to see my Grandma who was diagnosed with colon cancer a few months ago. Although she is doing a lot better, there were a few rough weeks where we were unsure if she would recover. I wanted to make sure I was able to see her while she was still feeling well and let her see Ellie too. Ellie after all is named after my grandma Eleanor.

While I was home the whole family went to lunch at Phil's Fish Market in Moss Landing, CA. This place is the BEST! We got sauteed crab, calamari, fish & chips, it was delicious. The sauteed crab was cooked in a white wine butter sauce with tomatoes, capers, onion and garlic. SOOOOO good. One things is for sure, my family knows how to eat. It was a beautiful day! We walked out to the beach, and Grammie even made her way out to the sand. It was so great to see her out and about.

Later that day, I couldn't pass up the great weather so my mom and I went for a hike at one of my favorite places Toro Park. I spent a lot of time here in high school and college running cross country, and it is always beautiful. There are huge sycamore trees and tons of Oak trees. It was a great hike, even with Ellie is the baby bjorn.

Pardon my mom's finger

I was able to go running with my old team mates who got me to run a 9 minute mile for 4 miles. I guess I just needed someone to push me. Its always great to see my old friends. We spent super bowl sunday hanging out at home, once again eating yummy food. My parent live across the street from a park, so we spent plenty of time there pushing Ellie in the baby swings.

Ellie with her Uncle Ross and Aunt Lynsie

watching cartoons with Grandpa

Spent a lot of time here, looking out at my parent's backyard. 

Ellie did really well on the flight out. We had a layover in Portland, and the flight into San Jose was gorgeous. We flew down the coast, past San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. The flight home on the other hand was dreadful. It must have been the time of day, or the fact that the flight was filled to capacity. Ellie cried pretty much the whole time, and it about brought me to tears as well.

I'm so happy to be home with Jared. I came home to a pristinely cleaned house, flowers, chocolates and a new warm blanket for out living room. He loves us :)