Where Have I Been?

Vacation...

Day 1: Excited. Sister drives us to airport. Goodbye. Excited. Picture on the plane. CHICAGO! Surprised with Blue Man Tickets. Dinner & the show with J, Rach & some guy that I'll never see again. Tired. No baby.

Day 2: Shop. Relax. Pork Tenderloin Surprises. Love J's family. No baby.

Day 3: J's parent's anniversary. Help is refused. Father & Son's Pizza. Navy Pier, a dozen beers & a scary ferris wheel ride. Hibachi grill with J, his parents, Rach, and mommy & daddy 2b. No baby.

Day 4: Bridal shower! Feel incredibly special all day. Gifts, gifts, gifts! Lucky! Keg empty before sun down. Games. Cops! Drama. Karaoke. Party until sun up. GREAT DAY! Sleep for a few hours. No baby.

Day 5: BABY DAY! Up early after daddy 2b call. Dunkin Donuts for holes & a box o joe. Hospital. Waiting patiently. Snoozing. Waiting not so patiently. BABY! Lorigan Ann makes her entrance to the world. Big & perfect & beautiful. Emotional day. So proud. Cry. Cry. Cry.

Day 6: Stalk Craigslist. Arrange meeting. Breakfast @ Eggman's. Goooood omelet. Visit the little angel. Hold her. Fall in love. Ask J for one of my own. Wrigley Field. Baseball lovers dream. 13 innings. Walk off grand slam. Fall asleep with a smile.

Day 7: More shopping. New mommy & daddy are tired. No baby visit. Ask J for one of my own. Nephew's Tball game. Fast kid! Playground fun. Blackmail video. Too late to a party. Drink. Switch locations. Ikea furniture! Is it really almost over?

Day 8: Visit mommy, daddy & Lorigan. Hold her again. And again. Want to take her with me. Sad to leave. Finish up packing. Getting upset. Ride to the airport. Cry. Say goodbye. Cry. Love my J. Love his family. Wishes we could all be together. Plane is late. Arrival in Tampa is late. Rent gigantic car. Parent's & sleep.

Day 9: Ikea. More furniture for the house. Where will we put all this? J's grandpa. Visit. Get bridal shower gifts. Storage. Run out of room in two cars. We will never get all our stuff. Hot! Sweet tea & ice cream. Begin road trip. Lots of rain. Trip takes 3 hours as opposed to the usual 2. Home!!! Set up furniture. Sleep!

Day 10: Redecorate the bathroom. Wait for momma. See momma. Go to BJ's. Rave about the perfection that is childbirth & my favorite baby. Back to the apartment. Set up bed with our new bedskirt, sheets & comforter. Sleep in luxury. Woken up by dad coming at 4. Sleep again.

Day 11: Kohl's. Load up on frames & other wants. Ross, more home goodies. Big Lots, love discount shopping. Home. Nail. Hang. Screw. Work, work, work. Momma too tired to drive home. Apartment finally looks like a home! J is impressed. Creepy movie. Sleep.

Day 12: Today. Have done NOTHING so far. Feels good. Officially caught up.