Hey kids,
Daddy here. This weekend was an elusive 3 day weekend for Daddy. I took Friday off so we could get the house underway before heading out of town. Papa came by the house and Al, Papa and I headed out with a load of stuff to find a storage unit. We eventually found a place and when signing the papers, we met Stephanie. Stephanie likes to talk, a lot. So much that we have started calling people to talk too much, Stephanie. Weather that person is Mom, Al, Iz, Jake, or me. Stephanie!
After we got our stuff settled in and the house cleaned, we got on the road for the 3 1/2 hour trip to Brentwood.
We passed a few places to get snacks and before you know it, we were in the middle of nowhere and all of us were starving. Mom and Al were the first two to start squawking about the lack of snacks but before long, Jake and Iz got in on the action. Izzy piped up from the back seat with, "Daddy. My tummy is grumbling." When we finally emerged from the nothingness we were almost there, so we got to Grandma's house and when we walked in she said, "Are you hungry. I got fried chicken from Safeway." SCORE! We gobbled down the chicken and had a great visit with her. I tell you guys, you really don't know how much a simple visit can mean to parents and grandparents. I hope you always remember that just being there for them is such a treasure. She was so glad to see us and kept saying how happy she was. It made it all worth it.
After a few hours, we headed to our hotel. It was a nice place with a pool and while Mom, Jake and Iz headed for the pool, Al and I hit CVS for some snacks. We had some snacks by the pool and headed up to our room. We polished off the snacks in our room and tucked ourselves into bed.
Saturday morning, we got all ready and headed to Starbucks for some coffee. We realized after we got our order that they had forgotten Jake's order. There were too many people in line to wait, so we made a plan to come back after. We headed back to Grandma's house and visited a little more and I got some really cool info about our family tree. Eventually it was getting later in the afternoon so we hugged and kissed and headed out. The plan was to go and check out the Muir woods, but let's just say the parking was a bit crazy, so we headed to the beach instead.
The beach is never a bad choice and we had a great time. Any guesses on who got wetter than they planned to first? If you guessed Jake, you'd be correct, lol. We stayed for a bit and splashed around in the "You people are mean!" water before deciding to begin the trek home. Mom and I decided to stop for dinner first so we wouldn't have grumbling tummies on the way home. We picked Denny's and had a good meal. We jumped back in Moya and headed home. Mom and Izzy passed out in about 15 minutes and the boys and I talked all the way home. Thanks for keeping me awake, fellas. I appreciate it so much.
Sunday, we went to 9am Mass and it was good since it was Divine Mercy Sunday. We headed home, changed our clothes and you guys and I came up to the radio station. Mom had some stuff to do at school, so we went our to do errands. We came up to the radio station to see if there were any more all you can ride wristbands for the Midway as Al was going to meet some friends there. We got the last one! When we left, I let each of you guys drive for a little bit. Don't worry, I worked the pedals when Izzy drove, lol. Al is getting better and better at driving, and Jake is doing pretty good too. We headed over to WinCo for the big shopping trip. I normally hate going to the grocery store, but you guys did such a great job of running around and getting what we needed it went pretty fast. When we got home, I was pretty wiped so I sat down on the couch and fell asleep. Al put the groceries away and when it was time, we headed over to Round Table for Al to meet up with Hunter, Bree, Nancy, and Thomas for some more Midway madness. Jake, Iz and I headed home and met Mom. We went for a walk and when it was time, picked Al up and returned home to wind the weekend down. I fell asleep feeling very thankful and happy that we had another great weekend. I love you guys,
Daddy
