Mixed emotions

This has been a really emotional week for me. After being so excited about going home for some much needed TLC from my mom and sisters I found out that we won't be going back to California. Instead we are heading up to Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. I'm totally excited about going to some more states I've never been to but at the same time I'm super sad that I won't see my family until the end of June. When I called to tell my mom she sounded so disappointed but I held it together. Wish I could have done the same when I talked with my sister, Malu. I couldn't stop crying. I miss her so much....she's not doing well physically and that makes it even harder for me to be away. I think this is the longest I've ever been away from my family. Sometimes I feel like I'm missing out on so much but at the same time I'm so enjoying my time with Frank and the dogs. How can I feel so sad and happy at the same time??

Once again, our time here in Texas has changed. Seems as if the Sephora owners want Frank to be onsite until they turn over the keys to them, which is the 24th of April. So now we are looking at leaving here on the 25th. Frank's suppose to be in Palo Alto on the 28th which means we wouldn't have anytime in Fresno, so Frank has emailed one of the VP's to see if they can postpone it until the 30th, that way we have a couple of days with my mom.

I'm a bit bummed though.....here my cousin lives an hour from us yet we never got to go out with them. We got to see him only because we went to Home Depot to see him (that's where he works). I emailed him and called him quite a few times but seems as if his schedule never seemed to meet up with ours. It just seems so sad that with family this close you would think he would want to make an effort to see us. Oh well, it's his loss.

The girls are excited about going to grandma's house. Well, Jazzi's excited....Abby has no clue!! I know my mom's excited about seeing Jazzi and meeting Abby.

Okay, so things have changed...and it really doesn't surprise me. We are now leaving Texas on the 23rd and will be in Fresno on the 25th. We will be there for the weekend and then leave on Sunday the 27th and Frank will begin working on the 28th.

Just got off the phone with mom. She's so excited that we are coming home. At least we'll have two days with her and not just overnight. I can't wait to see her and my sisters. The dogs are going to love being there. Jazzi loves her big backyard and mom has made it doggy friendly so we can just turn the dogs loose and let them play.

The next week is going to be sooooo busy. We found out yesterday that Frank is due in Palo Alto on the 21st of April. We will begin packing up this evening. This weekend we are going to buy a trailer so we can load up all of our stuff this weekend. We are going to hopefully make it to the Alamo on Sunday.

I can't believe that our time here in Texas is just about over. Even though I missed my family so much I still liked being here. I'm sad because we never got to hook up with my cousin and his wife. Life just gets so busy for everyone.

It's going to be a long trip home. We are going from Austin to El Paso, staying the night, then from El Paso to El Centro. After a night's sleep we'll go from El Centro to Fresno. Each day will be about an eight hour drive....not looking forward to that. We will only be in Fresno overnight so hopefully I'll get to see my sisters and nieces.

I'm looking forward to being back in California. I will be closer to my family and will be able to go and see them.