The Other Maria Anne

So remember that post about a family Vacation we were going to take.... um this week, well it's a no go. With Riley starting his new job there was just no way we could go. Now Riley does have have the weekend off and I have a three day weekend so maybe we can do something fun in good ol' New Mexico, what do you think, is a Staycation in order? Maybe

Well I know for sure that on Sunday the 7 of us (Me, Riley, Maria, Mom, Dad, brother, sister) will all be heading up to a little sleepy town called Willard, NM to visit Maria Anne Baca.

Maria Anne is the reason my daughter has the name she does. Maria Anne is my sister, a sister I never knew. We will be going to paint the little rod iron crib, to pull the unsightly weeds, and to place some fresh flowers on her grave.

My mom was 9 months pregnant with Maria Anne when the accident happened.

My mom, with me and my sister in tow, was stopped at a red light and when the light turned green for her to go a woman tried to turn in front of my mom, hitting her straight on . My mom was rushed to the hospital where they said she and the baby were fine. She was sent home, without an ultrasound being done, but she just didn't feel right, so she went back in and that's when they discovered that Maria had passed. You see my mom's pregnant 9 month belly hit the steering wheel, which meant Maria also hit the steering wheel. If the doctor had done an ultrasound he would have seen that Maria was hemorrhaging.

Maria Anne Baca was born and died on December, 1st, 1984. she would be 27 this year.

My mom keeps this little metal box with all her important information and in there are pictures of Maria Anne. She was a big, healthy baby, she was beautiful. 

We'll see you Sunday sis.

Vacation

It looks like the government is gonna force me to take an early vacation if they don't figure out this whole budget issue. I'm all for staying home, but without pay, no way. I did hear that we could possibly get backpay and if that's the case you'll find me at the park with Maria or on the couch watching Dora, either way I need the break.


If the crazies in Washington do get their heads together then I have already planned to take a vacation from May 25th through May 30th to...SAN DIEGO, CA!!!

I plan on spending most of our vaycay on the beach!

We're so excited and really looking forward to it. I've been looking up flights, hotels, and car rentals and so far I'm finding some fairly reasonable prices.


I'm really excited about this trip because I was born in San Diego but I have very little memory of my life there. I definitely remember the beach, I remember seeing dark foggy objects way off in the distant ocean and I remember my dad telling me they were navy ships. He knew this because he was the sole reason I was born there, he was a sailor. Another perk is my Godmother lives there, two birds with one stone! 


So that's my blog tonight, nothing big, just excited to take a break, whether it's next week or in 2 months.


So how about you all, any vacations on the horizon?