Where to start?

It's been such a hiatus from this little blog that I don't even know where to start.  Part of me wants to just abandon and forget updating altogether, but then what would my three readers (Danny and my mom included) do??  I owe it to the readers!!

So, where to start?  I really would like to write about my trip to Michigan.  That was over a month ago.  I would also like to write about my half marathon, Addison's birthday party, and Thanksgiving week.  We've also done some nice little house projects that'd be nice for the "actually got accomplished" file.  I also have some random thoughts swimming around about nothing in particular that would be nice to document.

I will start with Michigan.  We'll take this thing chronologically, yes. That's logical.  Strap on your time-traveling boots, cuz we're goin back in time, y'all.

Last month, Addison and I boarded a plane for our second flight-adventure (again, sans-daddy. boo).  Oh wait, this story actually starts before the flight was boarded...

Last May, our dear friends the Schubert's moved far, far away to Michigan.  You may remember this post where I gushed about all our friends leaving us.  Since then, Cindi and I have been plotting our first visit (of many hopefully), and the stars aligned for late October due to our husbands' work schedules.  I was simply giddy about going, and couldn't wait to spend the whole week with her and her twins, and even her dog, Mac.

the good ol days.

Danny and I laughed about the ROA airport being so relaxed, and literally NO ONE was around.  I wasn't even checked in by a human.  We moseyed upstairs and saw that the flight had been delayed, so instead of going through security we hung around and played with Addie together.  Long story short... I ended up missing my flight.  I know.  Crazy!!  Kinda our fault, kinda theirs, but thankfully they rebooked me for the following day.

That night, I learned just why we'd missed our flight.  In the peace and quiet, as I snuggled with Addie before bed, she puked all over herself, me, the chair, and the floor.  It was at the time we would've been on the plane, and I was sooo grateful we were not. 

Unfortunately, that was the start of a stomach bug that lasted the entire 7 days we were gone.  Throughout the trip Addison ate approximately 10 bites of yogurt and 2 bites of avocado, along with a little milk. She also got two new top teeth. I calculated by the end that she lost about 25-30 hours of sleep she'd normally have slept that week had she been at home and feeling normal.

But!!!  But!!!!  Do you think we let that ruin our trip that I was super super excited for?!?!  Nooo!!  We still had a fantastic time, despite her feeling lousy and being extra tired.  End negative parts, because here comes the fun stuff!

First of all, it was just great to see Cindi's house, neighborhood, and town.  We didn't get out much (have you ever tried to coordinate 3 babies' schedules?), but the main thing was getting to spend quality time together.  We went for runs, cooked and made HUGE messes, cleaned up the huge messes, watched TV on netflix and crafted in the evenings.  It was so great for Addie to spend quality time with other babies - I am often jealous of the fact that the twins always have a same-age sibling around to play with.  One day we even ventured to a pumpkin patch which was great fun.  I also got to experience The Grossest Night of My Life, about which I'll spare the nitty gritty details but it involved every bodily fluid you can imagine from multiple babies and rounding up lots and lots of tiny insects with our bare hands.  Wouldn't have changed a thing.

I dare you not to hug him.

yes there is tandem swinging happening here.

Living in a town like ours can get pretty hard, because it ends up being a constant revolving door... meaning lots of goodbyes.  I'm convinced good friendships are things worth your time and money investment if you want them to keep going, so even though we're both on tight budgets, this was totally worth that investment.

Watch out Cindi, I'm now regularly on Kayak searching for flights here...