Still Moving!

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I am still in the process of moving, we have done our cross country family visits, gotten our address at Camp Pendleton and we are back at my moms house for the weekend. We will be setting up at our home next week and if any of you are still here, I should be back to regular posting the week after. I have lots of posts in mind, traveling with a toddler, fun at the zoo, car friendly snacks for tots. So make sure you check back soon! 

Tucson Travels Part 2

When I left you yesterday I was wearing a cute fake preggo belly, oh that was fun, and hysterical.

It didn't take long for my sister to get into town, she showed up a few days after me. And our first stop as a family was SUSHI!

Sister had Orion, and I hate her for it :)

Daddy doesn't do raw so he had Yakisoba, and it was fun to watch him try to use is trainer chopsticks.

(I am really sad I don't have any pictures of mom, She was there though, I promise. I do have some pictures from mom from this trip, but if I posted them she would surely kill me. Right mom? and I love your dress from Ross, I think blogworld would too)

sister and me.

(mostly cooked) Rolls!

That's about all I am supposed to have, but I did eat some sashimi, and I lived and I can still feel the little nugget moving inside my belly so she is fine too.

On the way home we took some pictures of another Tucson Favorite, Lucky Wishbone, sadly I didn't get any steak fingers this trip. Maybe next.


One of the afternoons we had an awesome, but short Monsoon storm, it broke daddys boat tent

Sunday we had an almost surprise baby shower for me, I don't have the pictures from that, so that'll be yet another post. 

Well I do have this picture. 

That's me eating the Reeces Peanut Butter cup out of a diaper, I lost the guess what chocolate is melted in the diaper game, but I won for grossing everyone out. 

Monday Mommy took sister and me out to get Pho, it was my first time having real Pho, I've had the instant kind, real Pho is way better.

mmmm Pho

And then Tuesday I left.

 Sister and I left at almost the same time, I am 99% sure she was sitting on that plane as I was taxing out on mine.

Bye Bye tucson, I'll miss you and your mountains!

During my flight to SLC we flew over the Grand Canyon

and some cool clouds

SLC terminal E (the small regional delta terminal I think) is quite nice, but usually packed.
The flight on Tuesday I was quite surprised to enter the terminal and find it only about 2/3 full, it's usually like packed sardines in there.

I had a great clear shot of the terminal, then this guy sat down
This terminal is about as big as Helena's whole airport. 

Then I flew the rest of the way home

we flew in just under a wicked looking T-storm

Hi Helena!

Paul brought my doggie doodles to the airport to get me! They were so excited to see mommy.

Renji and Aiko

And now I'm home, back to trying to eat healthy, cleaning up a weeks worth of laundry, and all the other mayhem in this house that I left behind.

I love Tucson, But I am happy to be home, I just wish home wasn't so far away from everyone.


Have a lovely day, and remember to find me on Facebook for all the quick little updates that don't make it here!

-Alana

Oh My! Where have I been?

Tucson Travels Part 1

If you follow me on  Facebook, you'll know I was traveling.
I went home to Tucson, Az to see my family and to do some much needed maternity shopping.
Some of these are Instagram photo (I'm alanamarie26, leave your name in the comments here and I'll follow you back on Instagram!) some are Camera+ photos, but all are from my iPhone, I didn't have enough room to bring the Nikon.

all my shit

Helena is a redonkulously small airport, 4 ticket counters, Delta, United, Alaska and one I've never heard of. The entire length of the airport is about the size of a football field. There is one small restruant, and one luggage conveyer. Once you go through security (which is only open when there is an outgoing flight, so 3 maybe 4 times a day for an hour or so, you go into the terminals, there are 4 two upstairs and two down, each pair are in a room that has enough seating for about 100 people, and the downstairs has a small concession with typicial airport prices ($2.75 for a small bottle of soda)

My flights are typically uneventful, I hop to SLC, then to Tucson. I always sit next to some very interesting characters. I'll save that for another post though, I can type a whole page on weirdos on the airplane.

Mom picks me up and the adventure begins.

Pregnancy cravings havent been bad, but there have been things I wanted that I just could not have here in Montana. One being Eegees. It's hard to explain eegees, they have great sandwiches, but they also have their trademark drink, the Eegee, it's like a slurpee that doesn't melt as quick. And the flavors are way better. July flavor of the month is Watermelon. And it's just amazing.

Watermelon Eegee

Ham and Cheese, no Tomato, Extra Pickle!

I have also had a hankering for Wienerschnitzel its a hotdog chain that has the best commercial chili dogs ever! I had been craving their chili cheese fries. So my first night I had eegees and wienerschnitzel for diner. Yeah, I'm that pregnant lady.

not much to look at but trust me, what they lack in beauty they make up for in amazingness.

Being at home means I get to see my family, Even my hairy brother and sister.

This is Sir Chunk Alot, We call him Chunky. He's my little brother, he's 14 years old, he's a dirty little shit, who cries all the time because he can, his favorite time to cry is about 3 am. I love him though, he slept with me every night. His hairy sister is mean and won't let him sleep with my parents so when people visit that's the only time he gets to sleep with humans. 

And this is Dedra Dawn, she was my replacement. When I moved away about 7 years ago, it didn't take long for my mom to bring her home. She's a holy terror. But she loves to snuggle and eat the food you drop. She also loves to whine and has that super awesome terrier whine that makes you want to gouge out your eardrums with a dull knife.


Mom and I finally got down to shopping and we had so much fun!

Motherhood Maternity has a fake belly you can try on, and I cannot wait to be this cute!

I don't have any other pictures from the clothing shopping, because lets face it, even pregnant trying on clothes is not fun. It's only fun if you've just lost a bunch of weight are are rocking an awesome bod. Which I am not, yet...

Join me tomorrow for more Tucson Travels!

-Alana

Wordless Wednesday

leaving tucson last tuesday


new haircut


Aiko (piggy pie)

VACATION!

Tucson Sunset

I am back from my mini-vacation. I went home to my parents house in Tucson, to help my sister and mom with some final wedding plans. And to have a little bridal shower.

 Oh and to eat burritos. lots of burritos. 

super nachos! 

carne-asada enchilada style!

I had a great weekend starting with super nachos and a burrito, then the next morning another burrito. 

That evening I had my sisters bridal shower which was at a local brewery and was a freggin blast!

 Me! 

My pretty little sister Andrea

Afterwards we did a little bar hopping, I haven't really bar-hopped in Tucson in.... i dunno... 5 years. A lot has changed. When I was going out it was a very punk rock/gothic scene, that night it was a hipster/jersey shore scene. strange. But it was fun. My sister has some cool friends . 


The next day I had an awesome hangover, once I overcame that I had eegees and a nap, then dinner with grandma. That night I got to see one of my besties a couple of the cutest guys in Tucson.

(this little guy has a blanket that he was supposed to get when he was born but it still isn't finished... maybe by Christmas.) 

 The last day of my vacation was filled with running wedding errands with my sister, meeting DJ's 

it was hot! 103!

and eating an amazing sammich at Beyond Bread ( <3 Betty's Brie )then an amazing REAL Mexican dinner, yum chili relleno and enchilada! 

Then Tuesday I was gone. and then home again. 

moms house is down there somewhere

Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Az. 

Today starts day one of being back on a diet. I am afraid to step on the scale. Really though as long as it's under 160 I won't cry. But I am guessing it's close. So I am avoiding the scale until Saturday (my normal weigh in day) and until then (and for the foreseeable future) I am back to 100% weight watchers and working out every day. At least by maybe i can drop some water weight from all the salty margaritas. 

<3 Alana Banana

Update from the 520

we made it to Tucson, its been a long week or so. we are super tired and trying to see everyone. we spent last week in VA with MIL family, Saturday we drove to NC and spent the night with some friends, they have a dog and Taco wasnt fond of her, Paul got the shit scratched outa him. then from NC (Lejeune) we drove 22 hours to Columbus, TX trying to make it to San Antonio, didnt make it. stayed in a nasty ass motel, i think we got the bird flu there, or maybe leperacy, cause that shit was nasty. woke up 4 hours later drove on to SA, spent the day with Paul's family then drove through the night to TUcson, suprised my mom who wasnt expecting us until Tuesday evening, and thats all she wrote, i've been chillin with family, Paul and i went rock climbing with my sister and her friend yesterday, we had a blast. pictures are up on myspace, i'll put pictures here when i am settled in Japan. but if you cant wait for pics you can see them here . well its bed time for me. peace out!

Tucson Dream

weirdest dream, Paul and i moved back to Tucson, we moved into my old house, it was the same, pretty much, except for the toilet in the kitchen, but it served a purpose. (dont ask me what) we had all these plans, painting the walls, the kitchen, landscaping, roses, it was beautiful. this is the second time in the last few months i have dreamed about moving back to that house. the first time i was negotating with the woman who lived there, me buying it back. she was a very nice, pretty petite black woman. i guess its just a sign that i am home sick. it would be nice to someday move back to Tucson, but i highly doubt it will happen. i dont know where we will live. thats okay though. i miss my mommy.