Saturday we went to go visit Mociute Birute which was nice. We had lunch with her and she shared her pictures of her Europe trip. It brought back a lot of memories seeing her pics from Lietuva. (Lithuania) I would love to go back. I would love to show Matt and Jack my roots. It really made me think about how I would like to raise my kids. I hope I have to have the strength and dedication my mom had in raising and teaching my sisters and I all of our Lithuanian heritage and traditions. It's really made me who I am today, so I hope to instill that in my children. And I know Matt would be 100% supportive of that. After lunch and pictures we just went back to my parents to hang out. Lina made us delicious chicken enchiladas and Vick bought us some awesome pink champagne. Lame, but I love pink champagne. Afterwards we went to a wine bar in Uptown Whittier. I hadn't been to uptown in so long! Totally reminded me of my high school days. It was really a nice evening.
Sunday Vicky, Lina and Little Meghan all met at my apt and we drove out to Temecula to go wine tasting. I'd never been to Temecula and was really looking forward to it. The weather was super hot, but the setting was really nice. It rained out of no where in the middle of the drive, but stopped as soon as we got there. It left pretty patches of white fluffy clouds in the bright blue sky. It was really beautiful. The wineries were nice. Not quite as nice as Santa Barbara or Napa, but still nice enough for a quick get away. We all got to catch up on one anothers lives and just have plain old girl time fun. Little Meghan is leaving for England for a year, so it was a nice way to say goodbye to her. I think the heat got to all of us pretty quick, so we only visited three wineries, plus lunch. My favorite thing I tasted was an almond champagne. SOO good. After the wineries we came back to my apt for dinner and more champagne. Jack and Matt joined us for the last part of our evening. Vicky and Lina were excited to see Jack as always. It warms my heart that they love Jack just as if they were his real aunts, not step-aunts. Jack loves them too. In the middle of no where Jack started moaning and complaining of a stomach ache. We couldn't figure out if it was real or he was faking it. He's not one to fake illness. (I don't think he's figured out how to do this yet, thank god!) We pretty much all agree it was probably gas and a little bit of acting. Vicky was reading on the Internet to make sure it was appendicitis and showing him stretches to promote passing gas haha. As funny as that seems, she really was concerned for him. We almost took him to urgent care and my two sisters were ready to join us for the long haul. But after about 45 mins, Jack was magically all better. I'm relieved nothing was wrong, but that moment showed me how much my sisters truly love and care about my new family.
My Sisters and I having lunch at Falkner Winnery
Vick and Little Meghan
Pretty Sky and Vineyard
Little Meghan and Myself
Red Wine Flight
Lina and Vicky
The Champagne I LOVED!!
Champagne Flight
Some Grapes
Me and Lin
Monday morning Matt, Jack and myself all woke up and spent our lovely Monday morning off together. I happened to take a HPT that morning. I know I had ovulated and did the deed during that time, so there was a chance I could be pregnant. It came back negative. I know we're not ready financially, but it still bummed me out. We're not actively trying, but not avoiding either. I know no one can ever be fully prepared for a baby and there's always reasons not to. I know we can do it and make due with what we have. If we were to wait until we can buy our own house, we'd be waiting a good ten years. So no luck this time, maybe next time. But I wont lie, I was pretty sad. After lunch the three of us along with Emmitt went to the park. That took my mind off the negative test and I enjoyed my afternoon with my little family. I'm so thankful for what I do have. They mean the world to me. This whole weekend made me realize that I should concentrate on what I do have and to be thankful for that. A beautiful family and beautiful friends <3 Mine and Matt's baby will come when the time is right.
