July leave

So its that time again, time for an update! On June 24th I got to fly home to Utah. Talk about a long flight. It was supposed to take me 20 hours with all the layovers but ended up being 25 I believe. I was so happy to finally land in Grand Junction. My brother Chet and parents were there to get me and it was SO good to see them! Its weird going back to the states after being here for so many months. I would go to bed at 12 or 1 a.m. and then get up around 5 or 6 a.m. The first week that I was home it was just nice and relaxing. Seeing a few friends here and there. It was so good to see Amanda and her family, I can’t believe how big all her girls are getting. Especially Shaydin, since I have never seen her before! Thank you Freestone’s for coming to see me. July 1st Felix was supposed to fly in and we were going to head out that night to California to see his family. Well, his flight did not go so well. The airline had lost his luggage and it was still in Paris so we had to wait an extra day to get his bag. Meanwhile, I had come down with a horrible cold and had to go to the hospital. I was psyching myself out that I had gotten the swine flu so I went to the Dr. and he ran tests and nothing came up. So I was relieved about that. Friday we headed out for Cali. I was actually not a bad trip at all. We left La Sal at 6 a.m. and arrived at his moms house that night about 10:30 p.m. She was so happy to see us. I was just glad to be in Willows and finally get our motel room. Being sick and riding in a car all day totally takes its toll on a person, especially a pregnant one! We spent the next few days with his mom and brother Sal. Just kinda being lazy and relaxing. We also got to see his other brother Raul and sister Maria. I met a few more of his family and friends I had never met. They all seemed very nice. July 6th we headed to Healdsburg to see my big brother Tyler. It was good seeing him and we also got to meet his new “friend” Danielle! She was awesome, and yes, she passed the sister test! We went miniature golfing and went on the go carts and just had a very fun time. I was sad to leave his house but we had a long journey back to Utah. On the way back we stopped and had lunch with 3 of my aunts and some cousins, great to see them also. That night we decided to stop in Wendover and get a suite! Woo hoo, it was nice! Kinda like the honeymoon we never had! It was a good trip and we were both relieved to get back to my parents house and just totally crash. Tink (my moms dog) was SO EXCITED to see Felix! They are like bestfriends! The next few days we just went to Moab and hung out with family. Went fishing on the mountain and all that fun stuff. My mom decided to throw me a babyshower. It was so cute! We had lots of fun and I got a lot of good stuff. I was luckily able to bring it all back except for the car seat I got which will come in handy when I move back in a few months. Thank you to all the ladies that came and had a good time! The trip overall was completely what we needed and we were so sad to leave. Our flight back to Italy was very good. Short and sweet. Back to the grind and the humidity, yuck. I have to admit though that I was very homesick the first night we were home. Our house just seemed so lonely and boring. The next day I had a Dr. appt and Felix was able to come with me this time so it was good. I had lost 2 pounds but the doctor said everything looked good. The heartbeat was between 145 and 155. I am going on 34 weeks. I can’t believe how fast this has gone by. Everyone told me in the beginning that it would feel like it took forever but I don’t think so. A few more weeks and our lil girl will be here! We are both getting really excited! Now its time for my parents to come to Italy! They only have a few more weeks to get everything ready! I am sure we will have a good laugh once they land. Nothing like an international flight! I can’t wait for everything. Well im sure those of you who read all of this are getting sick of it so I will go for now. Here are just a couple of random pictures from the trip.
P.S. We also got to meet Chets “friend” and she is awesome! They look good together! She passes the sister test also!