We're going on a trip

... in our favorite rocket-ship (or 4Runner) ...

We are packing up the car and tomorrow morning we will take off, with the Ls and "Barf Dork" in tow (we got tranquilizers to keep Ed from barfing all over the car and a travel size of Febreeze  ... just in case they don't work :).
We'll try to escape our grey and gloomy Milpitas reality in hopes of finding some sunshine, peace and quiet.

These last few weeks have kicked the crap out of this family and we ALL need a break, recharge our batteries and get some RR before we can face the "real life" next week again.
Phones will go unanswered (thats nothing new now ... they have been mostly ignored for some time now), computers will stay put and nobody will know where we are (not even us ... until we get there).

I need to see my beautiful girls smile and laugh again, run and play and not have a worry or care.
They both have felt the stress and anxiety which have filled our house for days and have acted accordingly, quite confused and very much out of sorts.
Pat and I need to just get away from it all and not see or think about what has happened.

Time will help and heal and I know that there will be many new and exciting journeys for us ... we just have to make it through this one first, one step at a time, baby steps, one-by-one.

Thank you again to all our wonderful and amazing friends who have helped us so much during the last few dark days, Nimi and Pesh, Stef and Marlan, Anke, Michelle, Carrie and our families.
Your help and your support has meant so VERY much to us and has helped us through the hardest days Pat and I have ever faced together.
Your presence during these days will always, always and always be remembered and I'll treasure these gestures of true friendship deep in my heart.
These words are meant with full sincerity and love. Your kind deeds will NEVER be forgotten by us!!!

Kindness came also from very unexpected places (people), rediscovered friends who showed their care, support and help. Old quarrels or differences were easily put aside to stay beside us when we needed it. Thank you! These gestures where graciously received!

Everything happens for a reason and something good always surfaces. 
If nothing else this journey has opened our eyes and showed us how much love and support is around us and how lucky we are to have found such wonderful friends and soul mates in this life.

Thank you for everything dear friends! Thank you a 1000 times! We feel VERY lucky and blessed to have all of you in our life!


So off we go ... good bye real world. See you back here next week. We are off to see the Wizard ....

.. and when we come back this blog will see happiness, humor, sarcasm, Dork barf-stories, L's comments, Lulu's outfits and a whole lot of crafty disasters again! Gosh darned IT WILL!!!