Home again, Home again.

Holy wow it feels like I haven’t written anything in so long! Really there just has not been time. It has been over three months! Let me tell you these three months have been a whirlwind. When I wrote last we had gotten back from visiting Ron in San Diego and having a blast.

In March I actually went back to San Diego by myself to drive home with Ron because his TDY was over. He was actually working when my plane landed so a good friend picked me up from the airport and dropped me off at the apartment. When I got there Ron had left me a note and instructions on what to make for dinner. He has purchased all of the ingredients ahead of time and had them waiting for me. Chicken and Rice one of the fave fives.

When dinner was done we packed it all to go and we went to one of the most beautiful places, The La Jolla cliffs, to watch the sunset. Something we had done before. I was nice to eat and watch the sun go down. We cleaned up and when we got up to fold the blanket Ron got down on one knee and purposed! I was so surprised and didn’t see it coming. It was the perfect evening, dinner, sunset, and a proposal!!!

The next day he had to go back to work for a half day to wrap up everything there and I got to stay home and relax. When he came back home we went to the store to get a few things for the ride home and then came home to get ready for dinner at The Melting Pot. Which Ron had made reservations for and had wine waiting on the table! My I was spoiled. Dinner was delectable and I couldn’t have asked for better.

Dinner at The Melting Pot wasn’t even the end of it though, Saturday night we went to dinner at a traditional Brazilian steak house, Rei De Gado. There was about 10 of us including Ron and I. The others were some of Ron’s co-workers. I have never been to anything like this and neither had Ron. If you have the opportunity to go to a traditional Brazilian steak house I highly recommend it. At Rei they offered 20 different cuts of prime meats for dinner service and I think we sampled all of them. They also offer a full salad bar of traditional Brazilian dishes as well as a full bar. I have never eaten so well in my life!! These were the best cuts of beef, chicken, lamb, and pork, so juicy and tender. I have never had better. The drinks were amazing as well as all of the salad bar items. We only made one trip to the salad bar as the meat service is non-stop and all you can eat. I’m telling you, unimaginably amazing.

We woke up super early Sunday morning to start our drive back to Washington. We had about ten hours ahead of us until we got to the resort, Gaia, Hotel, restaurant, and spa, that we were staying at that night. So we loaded the last few things into the truck and off we went, Bye San Diego.

The drive to Anderson California was pretty uneventful. We stopped a couple of times here and there for snacks and such. The last hour of the drive though one of the wheels on the truck started making a funny grinding noise. We left it for the night to check into our room and head to our massage appointments. After our couples massage we had dinner at the resort and the food was again amazing. I had apricot stuffed chicken with garlic mashed potatoes. We also had complementary cheesecake for desert. After dinner we didn’t waste any time going back to our room to the huge comfortable king sized bed.

In the morning we got up early and set out to find a repair place for the truck. It was Sunday so shops that are open are few and far between. We went to Walmart tire center and they told us that sears auto center would be open and luckily for us it was! Sears could fix the problem as soon as the part arrived from the store. It was about a three hour ordeal but we were back on the road as good as new. The rest of the drive was uneventful stops for gas and snacks. We made it home that evening around 10pm. The kids were very excited that dad was home to stay, and so was I.

Engagement night.

The most perfect ring

Reo Drinks!

Before Reo De Gado

On the drive home

Voodoo Doughnuts, of course we stopped.