Whew! We Made It

We made it down to Austin and back for the baby shower. By "we," I mean K and I. Yep, we flew solo.

My friend's older daughter woke up with a slight fever, and she hadn't eatern her dinner the night before. She seemed like she was feeling OK, but that's such a tough call to make. She understandibly decided not to make the trip.

That left me to go it alone with a 20-month-old.

I stopped by my friend's house first and got the baby gift to take to the shower. She also loaned me her car DVD player. (Note to self: Must buy one of those!)

We hit the road. It took us a little over four hours to get there, including a stop for lunch and gas. We arrived at the shower about a half-hour late.

We had a great time. My college roommate looks awesome, even at 7 months pregnant. Her whole family was there, and they are all terrific. It was so great to catch up with all of them. K was the hit of the day. She just ran from person to person, high-fiving them and pointing out "Baby, baby" on all of the new baby gifts. It was a two-story house, so she had way too fine of time trying to sneak up to the second floor without me catching her.

It was after 6 pm before people started to leave. By the time we got on the road, it was 6:15. K watched a Little Einsteins movie, and we stopped at McD's in Waco to play on the playground and get a quick dinner. She slept in the car the rest of the way home.

We got in at 10:15 pm. That makes for a 13 hour day, but it was well worth it. I'm so glad I was able to go. My former roommate lives in Maryland, so I know I won't get to see her before the baby is born. I hope everything goes well for her. She'll be a great mommy!