Sad Day

Kamas after coming in from the rain it was crazy

Today we were going to go to Sea World. But it was and still is raining. Every year active duty military famlies can go to Sea World for free. We hadn't used our free tickets yet and Kamas has the day off so it was a good plan. But when I woke up this morning to get ready it was pouring rain. We waited for a couple of hours to see if stop, it didn't. We then went to the grocery store on base. By this time it was like a monsoon. When we got back to our Apartment it took a couple trips to get the groceries and by the time we were done we were both soaked. So much for Sea World:(

San Diego Temple

Last night we went to the San Diego Temple. There was a concert on the temple grounds. It was a hand bell concert, people ring bells. That is all it is. It was actually pretty good. It lasted for about an hour. The temple grounds were pretty but nothing like Temple Square in Salt Lake. It was pretty fun and a cheap date. We got lost on the way home because we didn't know how to get back on the 5. But after about 20 minutes we found our way. On the way home we stopped at Carles Jr. to eat because we are cheap like that :) Back at our Apartment we met our downstairs neighbors. They had some friends over were playing rummy. We joined them and kicked butt because some of them were enjoying alcoholic beverages. Because Kam and I don't drink we able to keep up with the game a little better. But they were very nice and we may be possibly invited to dinner at a later date.

Fallbrook Christmas Parade

Last night we went to the Christmas Parade here in Fallbrook ( where we live). I was pretty excited because I love anything Christmas. Luckily Main Street is only a few blocks from where we live so we were able to walk. However we did not go prepared. We are use to the Malad Christmas Parade that takes about 20 minutes. The Fallbrook one takes about 2 hours. We didn't bring any chairs or our camera. Even though this is California it still gets kind of chilly once the sun goes down and we didn't have any jackets. We arrived on Main Street a little after 4 pm. The parade started around 5. There were a ton of people already set up on the sidewalks when we got there but we had a good view. The parade started with the Marine Corps Band which was pretty awesome. There were a ton of classic cars, lots of fire trucks, classic fire trucks even a horse drawn fire wagon. There were Marching bands from different schools, fire baton twirlers, folk dancers, Native American dancers, even the Budwiser clidesdales (not sure how to spell that) were there. It was a pretty awesome parade. I really wish we would have remebered our camera. Hopefully next year we will be here and we will definatley go prepared.

The Christmas Tree Story

I have wanted a Christmas tree since Halloween. I love Christmas and last year we had a tiny tree, it was maybe a foot tall. That was the only decoration we had because we were going home for Christmas. This year I decided that it would be different, even we are still going home for Christmas I wanted to decorate. Our budget is kind of tight so I went to the Dollar Tree and actually found some cute things to decorate out little Apartment. But I still didn't have a Christmas tree. Then on Thursday when Kamas came home form work he asked if I still wanted a tree, and I said I did. Then he asked how bad I wanted one, because I would have to be on base at 6 am. Every year Fedex and other sponsers give out free Christmas trees to the troops. So Friday morning I wake up at 5 and drive to base and stand in line, not for a tree but for a ticket for a tree. I then had to go back to base at 10 to pick up my tree. When I got there about 9:30 there we at least 200 people there. They had activities for kids and give aways and booths set up. I felt kind of awkward because I was there by myself. Finally the trees arrive about a half hour late. We then had to stand in line while the trees were unloaded. There were about 1000 trees to unload. Luckily I was number 40 so I didn't have to wait forever. When it was my turn I handed over my ticket and picked out a tree. So now we have our tree and I love it.

So there is not much going on. Thanksgiving was good we went to our Aunts house here in California. It was nice to have somewhere to go. I'm excited for Christmas. We are driving home because by the time Kamas had leave approved tickets were too expensive. I have made the drive from Idaho to California more times than I can count and I really hate it. But I'm excited to be home for Christmas. This year I'm going to try and talk Kamas into letting us get a tree. Since we are not going to be here for Christams day he thinks it is kind of pointless. We will see how it goes.