Whew, we made it thru last month

Actually our streak of road trips started in May! I was scheduled for 3 weeks in Austin, TX (4-5 hour drive) for work. We decided that both Guin and my mom would join me. This not only allowed Rick to focus on is on-call duties for work but also squeeze in a little school work. It allowed for some girl time for us and a change of scenery :) I am very lucky to have my mom roll with the semi un-planned events and schedule! We were successful with most of our desired activities. While down there we were able to meet up with my high school friends on 5 occasions and an old co-worker once. We tried many restaurants including 2 food trucks plus made it to a craft show, and swam 3 times! Wow! Looking back we did a lot - and all that was before/after I worked each business day and drove home for the weekends. We returned home late afternoon of Friday 6/1.

Not even a week later, on Thursday 6/7 we (Rick and I only) made it to Kansas for a friend's wedding. Rick drove all 8 hours there on Thursday, around town on Friday, and all 8 hours home on Saturday. I got to take it easy and demand pee stops :) We had a great time! Oh, I do get a little credit - the reception had an open bar so I encouraged Rick to relax and enjoy, since I could drive us back to the hotel safely. So I did do some driving, though only 5-10 miles (if that!). *A special thanks goes out to my mom and dad for trading off time and giving Guinny a great time while we were away!* We returned home the night of Saturday 6/9.

Again not even a week later, on Wednesday 6/13 (after work no less) we (Rick, Guin, and I) hit the road heading to Michigan for a cousin's wedding! We made it there late Thursday night. This wedding was on Saturday and it was beautiful too! We had a wonderful time and were so happy we all made it up to visit (Rick's side)! Though by then I was experiencing some significant ankle and feet swelling, so I did need to take it easy and keep my feet up.  Rick drove us up and down from MI as well as around town while there, he really tried to make it as easy on me as possible! And Guinny was a champ! She didn't have potty accident, she ate well, played and socialized with other kids and adults! During this trip I think she finally got over her tentative nature around Boompa! We returned home the night of Monday 6/18 and had to return to work the next day. That was a little difficult.

The very next Friday and Saturday 6/22-23 was Guinny's first dance rehearsal and recital. We had to juggle a bit but Grammy was able to pick-up G's tights and Bupcia was able to take G to her dance rehearsal (while Rick and I worked Friday). A group was able to make it the show on Saturday. Apparently she did even less at the real show then at the rehearsal, but she didn't cry or run off stage. She did however pick her nose during the performance, thankfully that was very brief. We gave her some flowers after the show (as a co-worker recommended to me). I'm glad I was warned because many many others had flowers and I know how much my girl enjoys flowers and plants.

We had a great treat Sat-Sun, an overnight visit from "Cousin Meghan". We talked many things mommy and it just made me wish more then ever that we lived closer. But I didn't dwell, I really tried to soak in all the time, attention, and conversation I could!

The next day (Sunday 7/24) was our marvelous Tea Party - Baby Shower/Sprinkle! It was lovely. The foods and treats were so yummy and the company was AWESOME! It was so, so very nice to celebrate our coming family addition!