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Our honeymoon in Tulum, Mexico was amazing. We stayed at Ana y Jose, Tulum?s premier beachfront hotel. We snorkeled, zip-lined, rode four-wheelers, swam in cenotes, and spent a lot of time on the beach. We also explored the Mayan ruins in Tulum and made a day trip out to the Unesco site of Chichen Itza. I returned with the best tan of my life. I was almost as dark as my new bride.We returned to Palo Alto with so much stuff to sort through. First, was possibly buying a new home in Palo Alto with the wedding money from our parent?s thanks to Bud and Laura?s generosity. The second was figuring out a plan for our long-term goal of moving to Lodi to take over the ranch operations. The third was registering for the UC Davis extension classes for vineyard management.On Friday of our first week back Marina?s boss, Harvey, called her into his office. Their discussion centered on her career with his firm, her future, and what he saw in Lodi on the wedding day. ?I made some calls. Scott?s family is highly respected and well connected in the Lodi wine grape industry per my sources in Napa. You can build a wonderful life there. And opening a new winery will be an exciting experience. He told me three to five years. Escort Fikirtepe I?d love for you to stay for five, but I?ll take three. All I ask is that you give me at least three months? notice. You will be hard to replace.??Thank you, Harvey. You know I love my job, and I?m good at it. And I enjoy working for you. With that said, we have no idea what the future looks like in terms of when we will move to Lodi. The winery won?t be operational until next August for the harvest, but I guarantee you three years. And, of course, I will let you know before three months.??Marina, I hand-picked you from Stanford and you could make a lot of money if you stayed with us here at Sand Hill. You know you could be a senior partner in probably seven or eight years before you?re forty years old. But, having lived in Palo Alto since my days at Stanford, I know starting a family in Lodi would be the best thing for you and Scott.??Harvey, thank you for saying that. If you would have told me two years ago that my dream would be to move to Lodi and work in a family winery, I would have said you were crazy. My life and dreams have changed so much in the past two years since meeting Scott. Sancaktepe escort And, he said we?d only go to Lodi if I was ?all in? on the idea. We were honestly planning on moving back to San Diego.?**The next year plus went as planned with us living and working in Palo Alto. We decided not to buy a new house and save that money for when we move to Lodi to remodel my parent?s home, the house where I grew up.Over Labor Day 1995 we went to San Diego to see Rina?s parents, Jeanette and Allen (their third anniversary), and also so Allen and I could attend the Aztecs? opening football game of the season. Thankfully Jorge and Molly had turned Marina?s old bedroom into a guest room after the wedding, so it now had a queen-size bed. We had a wonderful long weekend visiting family and friends.Six weeks later I returned home from work to find Marina sitting in the living room in what I could only describe as a trance. ?Babe, what?s up? You look like you?re in shock. Anything wrong?? I asked.As I moved through the living room she stood up and her million-dollar smile appeared. ?I know this is not in our plan, but you?re going to be a FATHER!? she said as she pulled out üsküdar escort bayan a pregnancy stick from behind her back.?What?? was my first word as she caught me so off guard. ?Babe, that is so exciting!? I said a split second later giving her a giant hug.?I hadn?t been feeling well for a few weeks and I didn?t want to say anything to you. I took this test a few days ago and then went to my doctor first thing this morning. She called after lunch with my test results.??I?m in shock,? I told her. ?How far are you???Doctor Patel thinks about six weeks based on my menstrual cycle. That means we got pregnant when we were in San Diego probably,? Marina said. ?My parents will be so pleased to know we made a baby in the new guest room,? she joked.?Have you told anyone???Of course not, you had to be the first, Daddy,? Rina said with a grin. ?And we?re not going to tell ANYONE for another month or two. Remember, my mom had several miscarriages, so I want to be extra careful and not tell our family or friends until Doctor Patel thinks I?m past the first trimester.??I totally understand. Did the Doctor give you any suggestions based on your mom?s history?? I asked.?Yes, and she loaded me up with baby brochures about the ?Do?s and Don?ts.? Rina continued, ?She said that I should have no problems since I?m in such great shape. But I want to be extra cautious. She said I could keep going to the gym and running but I should cut out the upcoming half-marathon. She thought five miles a day, twenty miles a week would be ok.?