Wide awake in A day in the life...

I arrived in Los Angeles yesterday at about 5:15 p.m. Cali time, which is 8:15 p.m. Michigan time. Josh and Mia were waiting for me at the baggage claim area and kinda snuck up on me...lol. Josh gave me a huge, long hug and then Mia and I exchanged hugs. After my bag showed up we headed to the car and then headed to San Diego. I'd say we got to their apartment around 9:00 p.m. Before we got there Josh wanted to stop at this little hole in the wall Mexican place about 2 minutes from where they live and get burritos so we did that and then we finally got home. I changed clothes, washed my face, took out my contacts....all that fun nighttime crap. Then I settled down on the couch and Josh handed me a burrito as big as my freaking head (well, if my head was burrito-shaped, which it's not). While we ate the burritos (I only managed to eat 1/3 of mine while Josh and Mia both polished theirs off) Josh insisted I watch the movie Sinister....he went on and on about how creepy and scary it is. So we watched that and while it did have it's creepy moments and a couple of gotcha! moments, it wasn't really all that scary. I was sort of disappointed...especially in the ending. Anyway, we didn't go to bed until around midnight (3 a.m. my time) and I woke up at about 7:15 this morning. Now it's almost 8:30, Josh had to leave to do some sort of physical training test (but he'll be back in a couple of hours), Mia is still asleep, and I'm sitting here praying the sun will make an appearance today. Wouldn't you know that the week that Michigan gets some nice hot, sunny weather, San Diego gets a cold front. Of course I don't mean bitter cold, but we're talking high 60s to mid 70s while I'm here. And I mostly packed shorts and tank-style tops. Great. But I shall not complain (too much) because at least I'm with my son and daughter-in-law and that's all that matters. :-)

While I was driving to the airport in Chicago yesterday with Caity (so she could take my car back home with her), it was like someone gave her a shot of truth serum and she just started practically vomiting words....as in words Mia used to describe me and said about me while Caity was out here a couple of weeks ago. I wish Caity hadn't told me all that crap because all it did was hurt me and make me angry and it could have potentially ruined my trip. But then I just kept praying on the flight and when I landed in Cali I felt much better. I don't understand why Mia dislikes me or my family so much....I just don't get it. Before she and Josh got married she loved us! Or at least she acted like she did. But ever since they got married she's done a total 180 and she tries to keep Josh away from us as much as possible. I honestly think she feels threatened by us....by pretty much everyone. She doesn't have much self-esteem and is majorly insecure, so I think she wants to keep Josh all to herself. Of course her family is okay to be around....but not Josh's. Anyway, I'm going to tell Caity that the next time Mia says stuff about me to her, I don't want to hear it. In this case, what I don't know truly can't hurt me....and ignorance is bliss.

The drive back to their apartment had many awkward moments. They argued a good part of the way home, which made me feel so uncomfortable. I wanted to scream "SHUT UP!" but I just kept quiet and stared out the window. At one point Mia went ape shit about something and was going on and on and on about it and then she told Josh to just drop it so he said okay, but then she kept talking about it! He was like, you said to drop it and I did so why are you still talking about it? And she still couldn't shut up about it. Oh, and before that she reached over and slapped Josh in the face....and it wasn't a love tap either. Oh you have no idea how badly I wanted to reach out, grab the back of her hair and pull her head back and tell her that if she ever hit my son again I would make her regret the day she was born! But I have to mind my own business...Josh is an adult. But honestly, if it's going to be like this the whole time I'm here then just take me back to the airport right now or I have a feeling I'm going to end up having a nuclear meltdown before this trip is over...one I guarantee you those two will NEVER forget! So pray for me friends, and I mean pray HARD!

Well, at least so far I'm not having a bad reaction to the kitties. I've sneezed a couple of times but that's it, and a few sneezes doesn't necessarily mean it's the cats. It could be dust, it could be anything. People sneeze....it's a fact of life, in case you didn't know.

So while I'm here we're basically just going to hang out and do whatever we feel like doing as each day comes. I know there is going to be one day we're going to spend the entire day in LA so I can go to Beverly Hills and walk down Rodeo Drive, and there was another place around there that Josh and Mia wanted to take me to. We're also going to go to La Jolla and to the beach and some other place Mia mentioned....shit, I can't think of the name! It's a well known place, though.

I'm going to make the most of this trip...I'm here to relax. If Josh and Mia want to fight then I'll put on my walking shoes (yep, I brought those) and take off by myself. I have no problem entertaining myself or being alone.

Oh, one hilariously bright spot was on the flight here. The flight attendant who was doing the instructions over the intercom (the one talking, not the one demonstrating) was a riot! When he got to the part about how if you need to use the oxygen masks and you're traveling with a child then you need to put your own mask on before you put your child's on, he added "...and if you're traveling with two children, pick the one with the most potential." Pretty much everyone on the plane was cracking up...lol! He said a lot of other funny things before, during and after the flight and I loved it. There's nothing I love more than a sense of humor! I guess that's why I love my Texas fish so much....every entry that she has ever written has made me laugh. Hell, most of them have had me in tears from laughing so hard! Oh, and of course my wonderful husband, who never fails to make me laugh at least once every single day. Boy, I already miss him. He is the best cuddler in the whole world and I could use some right now.

Anyway, since Mia's still sleeping I'm going to go and quietly try to make a cup of coffee and hang out until Josh gets back. HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!

Much love....xoxo