My Life is Brilliant

WELCOME HOME MUM .....

so i arrived back in Brisvegas at 6am yesterday morning .... after waiting in arrivals till the bag carisol stopped then finding out my bags didn't arrive on the flight ... i finally got home to my darling family who had made me this gorgeous welcome home sign, which is still up! how sweet!

I have lots of photos to share, and was hard picking just a few to share as I have about 400 on my camera. So expect this post to be a long one as I share a bit of what i got up to in the last two weeks.

When i left you last we were in San Fran ... oh man, that city rocks. This pic is the view from our room ... the funny thing about america is you know where you are as there are american flags everywhere.

This pic was taken at night in San Fran. we stayed opposite this city square.

The shopping was amazing, and i am lucky heidi had that all sorted out cause she took us to the coolest shopping areas. this particular photo was taken at a quaint little shop called Timeless Treasures, it had all sorts of cool stuff, but is famous for its letters of all shapes and sizes. as you can see in the next pic "create" One of the best experiences i had was going to the Cheesecake Factory ... the food there was seriously devine (and I'm a big foodie - so quite critical of most places) i really was in heaven here. The cheesecake was out of this world .... say no more! and there were about 50 different flavours .. what more could a girl ask for! LOL!

I dragged heidi down to see the Golden Gate bridge even tho it was blowing a gail and freezing beyond all comprehension ... i couldn't not see it for real.

Right next to our hotel was this cool shop .. PINK ... so i had to do the right thing and purchase something from there. I got this really cool pink hoodie, with silver sequins all over the back ... its too cool for words. Its a very fun store. Don't you love the store window!

So leaving San Fran i had a bag luggage issue .. very heavy bags, and the mission of then travelling the San Diego and fitting anything else in???? hmmm, it was always going to be touch and go ... LOL!

It was time to head to San Deigo and say goodbye to my friend, which was sad! we had such a fun time together ...

Mum's cousin MJ and her family live in San Deigo, and she kindly picked me up from the airport. Their family were so welcoming and i felt just right at home there. MJ is an awesome tour guide and the following day we were up taking the dog for a walk around the local beach - stunning. Then off up the Lookout and highest point of San Diego ... this is the monument at the top.

From there we headed all over the place, stopping at the famous Hotel Del Coronado .. where some famous films have been shot.

We went to Belboa Park which has the most amazing buildings and gardens, its like something out of Europe. We went for lunch at Prado which has won awards, and the food was sensational. I had fish taco's (don't cringe heidi) they were so so so good! this photo doesn't do it justice!

We had mexican for dinner ... so happy about that, one thing i love about america was all the mexican food! so good. MJ took me to one of the local beaches about 10 mins drive from their house where they have seals which just live on the beach ... its so cool being able to get so close to them.

We also went to Jake's baseball games and i learnt a bit about one of the most popular sports in USA! i bought the girls home and pink glove and baseballs .. very cute!I love San Diego tho, the beaches are stunning and its a very cool place. I can't wait to take Gary back there one day!

Had to put a photo of Oreo their bunny which lives out of a cage - just roaming around, its too cute for words!

and this final pic was taken as we were coming back into brisbane on the plane, the sunrise ....

I had a fantastic time, and feel like my experiences have made me grow as a person .... its wonderful experiencing the world out there, and I am so blessed to have such a supportive and wonderful husband to encourage me to do this. The girls were great and appreciated their presents. It makes you appreciate the people you love when you spend some time apart too!