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Visiting my roots

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Just to be clear, I’m not talking about these kind of roots.
Even though I have some major roots going on, that are in major need of a beauty shop visit.

I’m talking about the other kind of roots.
My family & where I’m from.
Where life began for me.  What made me who I am.  The house I grew up in.
The places we would go on our vacation growing up.
My cousins.  My Aunts & Uncle.
Those kind of roots.

I was born & raised a California girl.  I proudly claim that I’m a Tennessee girl now, but before that I was (and still am) a California girl.   I love Tennessee, I love living in the South.  There’s nothing like it.  But it’s not where I’m from.  I have no reference here as to where I went to school or that’s where I did (X) when I was growing up.  I don’t have those kind of places in Tennessee to show my kids.  Or share what made me who I am today. 

It’s okay.  It’s a choice I made to move back here after college, and life now is wonderful, blessed, rich, full  & crazy.  But I miss & long to see the sunset dip into the Pacific ocean.  I miss my family.  I miss not seeing all those places from my childhood that are only memories now.  I long to show my 100% Tennessee farm boy husband my California roots.

Well, taking this story back about a month or so ago:
 (because I know this post is getting long.  Especially if you’re A.D.D. when it comes to reading long winded posts, like me)

~ I entered a giveaway on 3 blogs, it was for a vacation package to visit Newport Beach, California, sponsored by Izea.com. (You better believe I jumped at entering all 3 of those giveaways!) Thousands entered, I’m sure most of you saw some sort of reference to it while it was going on.  The giveaway had 3 winners, the prize included air + hotel for a family of 4.
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Guess who won?
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Guess who is leaving next week for Newport Beach & Laguna Beach California?
With her 3 kids….
And her 100% hunk of burning love, farm boy Tennessee husband.

Were headed to California.  Hopefully with a new hair do, I might add.  😉
They allowed us to add a 5th person to our trip, since we are a family of 5 AND they allowed us to extend our trip (at our expense) for 10 days!
I’m headed back to my roots, y’all!!!

 
 

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Comments

  1. Congratulations on your win!! What a blessing you have been given!

    (Pardon me if I sniffle a bit. You see, my son and his family are moving back east…beginning their long trek across the country today. So I can relate to the longing for family and those love connections.)

    Have a memory-making vacation!!

  6. How wonderful! I am so happy for you! Nothing’ like the beach! You have so much to show the kids. We were in Laguna Beach and Newport about 10 yrs ago in the summer.Loved it! The wedge, Catalina Island, Beverly Hills…Looking forward to reading about your adventure!
    Prayers for a blessed time!
    Jennifer aka Gigi