We got home on Wednesday! The trip was amazing and I'm so thankful that we made the decision to go. Africa was never on my top 10 list, actually probably wouldn't have even made the top 20, but it was wonderful. Totally a trip that everyone should try to take at least once. I don't really consider myself someone who gets excited about seeing animals, but there is something so cool about seeing all those animals in their natural habitat. Plus, it's absolutely beautiful there.
It was also the first time that Thad and I had gone away together and left Harper for more than a weekend. It was good for us. We need to make a concious effort to go somewhere at least once a year. I had lots of anxiety over how I was going to do without him. I had no concerns on how he'd do without us. I knew he would be happy as a clam with his grandparents. I actually did really good, though. Sure, I missed him, but I was really fine. We kept so busy for most of the trip that I really didn't have much time to think about how much I was missing him. Our last 2 days allowed for a lot more free time and so that paired with the fact that it had been a LONG time since I'd seen him made me really start missing him. I was definitely ready to get on that plane and come home. I was giddy with excitement as we were landing in KC. He was a little mad at us, but quickly warmed up and forgave us. I took the day off on Thursday to spend snuggling and loving on him and it was exactly what we both needed.
Now I have to leave again tomorrow for a work trip to Indianapolis. I'll be back early Sunday night, so it's a quick trip. I still hate that I'm leaving him again so soon, though. Oh well, such is life I guess.
On another note, Harper has realized his deep passion for the show Yo Gabba Gabba. One might say he is obsessed. He is asking us to turn it on all the time. Yesterday we had to leave a friend's house because she didn't have Yo Gabba available On Demand and he wouldn't let it drop. Oh my. Let's hope this is a phase and it passes quickly. I never thought I'd be watching this crap.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Just a Litte Late
We're still going to Africa...just leaving a little later than we'd anticipated. Last night as we were enjoying what we thought was our last hour with Harper before he went to bed, Thad got a call from his mom. His dad had suddenly lost his short term memory. He was fine and went to take a shower and then after the shower he wasn't fine anymore. We quickly took Harper to our wonderful neighbors' house and headed for the hospital. It was so bizzare because he looked normal and healthly as a horse. He just didn't know a lot of basic information that he should have known. As the night progressed, he seemed to improve a little bit. There were definitley still some lapses, but he was starting to remember more and more. The CT scan showed there was no bleeding on the brain, and that was a big relief. At the end of all of it, they are thinking he's either had a mild stroke or some random thing that I can't even remember the name of. The important part is that he's going to be just fine. Thank goodness. I feel like we are still WAY to young to worry about our parents this way. We love Grandpa Mark and are so happy that he's going to be just fine.
So instead of leaving this morning because we wanted to wait for his MRI results, we are leaving Monday. We'll still fly into Africa with everyone else on the trip and everything will be just fine. And, to make this happy ending even happier, it means I got an extra 1 1/2 days with my boy. We made the most of it. We laid in bed and watched cartoons this morning and played in the pool this afternoon. Now we'll only have 7 full days that we don't see him. And 7 is so much more doable for me than 11, so I'm feelin' good!
So instead of leaving this morning because we wanted to wait for his MRI results, we are leaving Monday. We'll still fly into Africa with everyone else on the trip and everything will be just fine. And, to make this happy ending even happier, it means I got an extra 1 1/2 days with my boy. We made the most of it. We laid in bed and watched cartoons this morning and played in the pool this afternoon. Now we'll only have 7 full days that we don't see him. And 7 is so much more doable for me than 11, so I'm feelin' good!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
The Best Laid Plans
So, I had every intention of writing on this blog daily and yeah, well, that just hasn't happened. In my defense, it's been a busy couple of weeks.
Thad and I were invited on a safari trip to Africa with an insurance company we do a lot of business with. It's an amazing opportunity...a trip of a lifetime, so we couldn't pass it up. But, it was a last minute invitation, so we've found ourselves scrambling to get prepared. And I've found myself having some serious anxiety about being away from Harper for 10 days. And being halfway around the world, so that even if I needed to get back to him, I couldn't. I'm not typically an anxious person, but I guess having children and being away from them will do that to you. He's going to spend the time with his grandparents. The first half with G&G Pealer and the second half with G&G Kirk. He's going to be spoiled rotten and have the time of his life! We leave this Sunday and I think I'm actually starting to get a little bit excited.
In the midst of planning for Africa, I also had a party to look forward to. My best friend and her little girl are finally home! Jenn and Avery have spent the last 7 months living in Memphis and Jacksonville so that Avery could receive treatment for her cancer. They are finally home and they had a BIG party to celebrate! It was amazing to see so many people come to their home to love on them and give them a proper welcome back! I'm just so happy for Jeremy and Jenn that they have their family back together in their own home. It's going to do wonders for their souls. And, having my best friend is going to be pretty great for me, too!
A lot of our sorority sisters came into town for the event, and it's always so wonderful to have my girls together. There is definitely just something about the women who know everything about you and love you anyway. We are spread over 6 states now and don't see each other as often as any of us would like due to families and jobs, but when we all get together it's like we're still sitting around the den at the AXO house rehashing the events from the night before. When I joined the house, I have to admit, my intentions were not the most noble. I thought I'd meet some really fun girls to party with, and um, I needed to make sure I had an in for all the frat parties of course. What I didn't really anticipate was that I was about to meet the women who would be part of my life. Forever. Sure, they were fun. And we partied. A lot. But then this amazing thing happened. We grew up. And we still stuck together. We've followed each others' careers, stood with each other as we married our husbands, held each others' brand new babies, and rallied together when of our own needed us more than we ever could have anticipated back in 1998 when we pledged to be sisters forever. I am blessed.
Thad and I were invited on a safari trip to Africa with an insurance company we do a lot of business with. It's an amazing opportunity...a trip of a lifetime, so we couldn't pass it up. But, it was a last minute invitation, so we've found ourselves scrambling to get prepared. And I've found myself having some serious anxiety about being away from Harper for 10 days. And being halfway around the world, so that even if I needed to get back to him, I couldn't. I'm not typically an anxious person, but I guess having children and being away from them will do that to you. He's going to spend the time with his grandparents. The first half with G&G Pealer and the second half with G&G Kirk. He's going to be spoiled rotten and have the time of his life! We leave this Sunday and I think I'm actually starting to get a little bit excited.
In the midst of planning for Africa, I also had a party to look forward to. My best friend and her little girl are finally home! Jenn and Avery have spent the last 7 months living in Memphis and Jacksonville so that Avery could receive treatment for her cancer. They are finally home and they had a BIG party to celebrate! It was amazing to see so many people come to their home to love on them and give them a proper welcome back! I'm just so happy for Jeremy and Jenn that they have their family back together in their own home. It's going to do wonders for their souls. And, having my best friend is going to be pretty great for me, too!
A lot of our sorority sisters came into town for the event, and it's always so wonderful to have my girls together. There is definitely just something about the women who know everything about you and love you anyway. We are spread over 6 states now and don't see each other as often as any of us would like due to families and jobs, but when we all get together it's like we're still sitting around the den at the AXO house rehashing the events from the night before. When I joined the house, I have to admit, my intentions were not the most noble. I thought I'd meet some really fun girls to party with, and um, I needed to make sure I had an in for all the frat parties of course. What I didn't really anticipate was that I was about to meet the women who would be part of my life. Forever. Sure, they were fun. And we partied. A lot. But then this amazing thing happened. We grew up. And we still stuck together. We've followed each others' careers, stood with each other as we married our husbands, held each others' brand new babies, and rallied together when of our own needed us more than we ever could have anticipated back in 1998 when we pledged to be sisters forever. I am blessed.
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